Mark 8:27-38

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Peter’s Confession of the Messiah

²⁷Jesus^(A) went 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;^(B) others, Elijah; still others, one of the prophets.”^(C)

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

Peter^(D) answered Him, “You are the Messiah!”^(E)

³⁰And He strictly warned^(F) them to tell no one about Him.

His Death and Resurrection Predicted

³¹Then^(G) He began to teach them that the Son of Man^(H) must suffer many things and be rejected^(I) by the elders,^(J) the chief priests, and the scribes,^(K) be killed, and rise^(L) after three days.^(M) ³²He 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,^(N) because you’re not thinking about God’s concerns,^[a] but 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,^(O) take up his cross,^(P) and follow Me.^(Q) ³⁵For whoever wants to save^(R) his life will lose it,^(S) but whoever loses^(T) his life^(U) because of Me^(V) and the gospel^(W) will save it.^(X) ³⁶For what does it benefit^(Y) a man to gain^(Z) the whole world^(AA) yet lose^(AB) his life?^(AC) ³⁷What can a man give in exchange for his life?^(AD) ³⁸For whoever is ashamed^(AE) of Me and of My words^(AF) in this adulterous and sinful^(AG) generation,^(AH) the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory^(AI) of His Father^(AJ) with the holy^(AK) angels.”^(AL)