Mark 8:27-9:13

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Peter’s Confession of the Messiah

²⁷ Jesus^(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?”

²⁸ They 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)

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

His Death and Resurrection Predicted

³¹ Then^(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) 32} He was openly talking about this. So Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

³³ But 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

³⁴ Summoning 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) 35} For 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) 36} For what does it benefit^(Y) a man to gain^(Z) the whole world^(AA) yet lose^(AB) his life?^{(AC) 37} What can a man give in exchange for his life?^{(AD) 38} For 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)

9 Then He said to them, “I assure you:^(AM) There are some standing here who will not taste death^(AN) until they see the kingdom of God come in power.”^(AO)

The Transfiguration

² After^(AP) six days^(AQ) Jesus took Peter, James, and John^(AR) and led them up on a high mountain^(AS) by themselves to be alone. He was transformed^[b](AT) in front of them, ³ and His clothes^(AU) became dazzling—extremely white^(AV) as no launderer on earth could whiten^(AW) them. ⁴ Elijah^(AX) appeared to them with Moses,^(AY) and they were talking with Jesus.

⁵ Then Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi,^(AZ) it’s good^(BA) for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles:^(BB) one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”— ⁶ because he did not know what he should say,^(BC) since they were terrified.^(BD)

⁷ A cloud^(BE) appeared, overshadowing^(BF) them, and a voice^(BG) came from the cloud:^(BH)

⁸ Then suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone.

⁹ As^(BL) they were coming down from the mountain,^(BM) He ordered them to tell no one what they had seen^(BN) until the Son of Man^(BO) had risen^(BP) from the dead.^{(BQ) 10} They kept this word^(BR) to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.

¹¹ Then they began to question Him, “Why do the scribes^(BS) say that Elijah must come first?”^(BT)

¹² “Elijah does come first and restores^(BU) everything,”^(BV) He replied. “How then is it written^(BW) about the Son of Man that He must suffer^(BX) many things and be treated with contempt?^{(BY) 13} But I tell you that Elijah really has come, and they did whatever they pleased to him, just as it is written^(BZ) about him.”