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Mark 8:27-38

Through My Bible – April 17

Mark 8:27-38 (EHV)

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Mark 8

Jesus Is the Christ

27Ā Jesus went away with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, ā€œWho do people say that I am?ā€

28Ā They told him, ā€œJohn the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others say one of the prophets.ā€

29Ā ā€œBut who do you say I am?ā€ he asked them.

Peter answered him, ā€œYou are the Christ.ā€ [1]

30Ā Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.

Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection

31Ā Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things; be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the experts in the law; be killed; and after three days rise again. 32Ā He was speaking plainly to them. Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33Ā But after turning around and looking at his disciples, Jesus rebuked Peter and said, ā€œGet behind me, Satan! You do not have your mind set on the things of God, but the things of men.ā€

Take Up the Cross

34Ā He called the crowd and his disciples together and said to them, ā€œIf anyone wants to follow me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 35Ā For whoever wants to save his life will lose it. But whoever loses his life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. 36Ā After all, what good is it for a man to gain the whole world and yet forfeit his soul? 37Ā Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul? 38Ā In fact, whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.ā€

Footnotes

  1. Mark 8:29 Christ is the Greek word for Anointed One. The Hebrew/Aramaic word is Messiah.

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