^8:29He asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him,⁴⁰ “You are the Christ.”⁴¹^8:30Then⁴² he warned them not to tell anyone about him.⁴³

First Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

^8:31Then⁴⁴ Jesus⁴⁵ began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer⁴⁶ many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law,⁴⁷ and be killed, and after three days rise again.

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Footnotes

40 Grk “Answering, Peter said to him.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “Peter answered him.”
41 Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” The term χριστός (christos) was originally an adjective (“anointed”), developing in into a substantive (“an anointed one”), then developing still further into a technical generic term (“the anointed one”). In the intertestamental period it developed further into a technical term referring to the hoped-for anointed one, that is, a specific individual. In the NT the development starts there (technical-specific), is so used in the gospels, and then develops in Paul to mean virtually Jesus’ last name.
42 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the conclusion of the episode.
43 Mark 8:27–10:52. The entire section 8:27–10:52 is built around three passion predictions of Jesus (8:31; 9:31; 10:33). These predictions form the structure of the section, the content for the section (Jesus’ suffering, death, and the meaning of genuine discipleship) and the mood of the section (i.e., a somber mood). What is interesting is that after each passion prediction, Mark records both the misunderstanding of the disciples and then Jesus’ teaching on the nature of his death and what genuine discipleship is all about: (1) denying oneself (8:34–38); (2) humility and serving (9:33–37); (3) suffering, humble service, and not lording it over people (10:35–45). For further discussion of the structure of the passage, see W. L. Lane, Mark (), 292–94.
44 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
45 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
46 The necessity that the Son of Man suffer is the particular point that needed emphasis, since for many 1st century Jews the Messiah was a glorious and powerful figure, not a suffering one.
47 Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.

And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and after three days rise again.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”

Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“But you,” he asked them, “who do you say that I am?”

Peter answered him, “You are the Messiah.” And he strictly warned them to tell no one about him.

Then he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, be killed, and rise after three days.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?”

Peter replied, “You are the Messiah.”

But Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

Then Jesus began to tell them that the Son of Man must suffer many terrible things and be rejected by the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law. He would be killed, but three days later he would rise from the dead.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to him, “You are the Christ!” And he warned them that they should tell no one about him.

And he began to teach them that it was necessary for the Son of Man to suffer many things and to be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise.

KJV 1900King James Version

And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

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