Hello and welcome to the Women’s Weekly Bible Challenge ! I’m Lisa Ann Spencer. I’m glad you have joined me for part 4 of our series, When Jesus Speaks to Women . Today we will consider the book of Mark. MARK Two of the accounts of Jesus speaking to women have already been covered in our study in the book of Matthew : The woman with the issue of blood The Syrophoenician woman That leaves only one account in which Jesus speaks to a woman in the book of Mark. But before we consider that passage, I hope you will click the link to read Mark 3:31-35 ( Compare Matthew 12:46-50) . In this passage, Jesus is in a house ( v. 19 ) somewhere near the Sea of Galilee ( v. 7 ). He is addressing a crowd of His followers including men, women and children. He is not directly addressing a woman in this passage, but it is of note because Jesus references His mother and His sister . In CONTEXT , which you will find by reading the whole chapter, there are ...