Who Is Jesus?

(Mark 8.27-30; Luke 9.18-21)

¹³ When Jesus and his disciples were near the town of Caesarea Philippi, he asked them, “What do people say about the Son of Man?”

^14 (A) The disciples answered, “Some people say you are John the Baptist or maybe Elijah^[a] or Jeremiah or some other prophet.”

¹⁵ Then Jesus asked, “But who do you say I am?”

^16 (B) Simon Peter spoke up, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Jesus Again Speaks about His Death

(Mark 9.30-32; Luke 9.43b-45)

²² While Jesus and his disciples were going from place to place in Galilee, he told them, “The Son of Man will be handed over to people ²³ who will kill him. But three days later he will rise to life.” All of this made the disciples very sad.

^28 (A) Jesus answered:

Yes, all of you have become my followers. And so in the future world, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, I promise you will sit on twelve thrones to judge the twelve tribes of Israel.

¹⁸ We are now on our way to Jerusalem, where the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the teachers of the Law of Moses. They will sentence him to death,

²⁸ The Son of Man did not come to be a slave master, but a slave who will give his life to rescue^[a] many people.

^2 (A) “You know two days from now will be Passover. This is when the Son of Man will be handed over to his enemies and nailed to a cross.”