Mark 8:27–38

Peter’s Confession of the Messiah

²⁷Jesus ^swent out with His disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the road He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”

²⁸They answered Him, “John the Baptist; ^tothers, Elijah; still others, one of the prophets.” ^u

²⁹“But you,” He asked them again, “who do you say that I am?”

Peter ^vanswered Him, “You are the Messiah!” ^w

³⁰And He strictly warned ^xthem to tell no one about Him.

His Death and Resurrection Predicted

³¹Then ^yHe began to teach them that the Son of Man ^zmust suffer many things and be rejected ^aby the elders, ^bthe chief priests, and the scribes, ^cbe killed, and rise ^dafter three days. ^e32He was openly talking about this. So Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

³³But turning around and looking at His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan, ^fbecause you’re not thinking about God’s concerns, ^gbut man’s!”

Take Up Your Cross

³⁴Summoning the crowd along with His disciples, He said to them, “If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself, ^htake up his cross, ⁱand follow Me. ^j35For whoever wants to save ^khis ^•life will lose it, ^lbut whoever loses ^mhis life ⁿbecause of Me ^oand the gospel ^pwill save it. ^q36For what does it benefit ^ra man to gain ^sthe whole world ^tyet lose ^uhis life? ^v37What can a man give in exchange for his life? ^w38For whoever is ashamed ^xof Me and of My words ^yin this adulterous and sinful ^zgeneration, ^athe Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory ^bof His Father ^cwith the holy ^dangels.” ^e