33 But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He (A)rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not [a]mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”

Take Up the Cross and Follow Him(B)

34 When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, (C)“Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For (D)whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.

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  1. Mark 8:33 setting your mind on

33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!”(A) he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”

The Way of the Cross

34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(B) 35 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.(C)

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  1. Mark 8:35 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verses 36 and 37.