Mark 8:21-38

²¹And he said to them, Is it still not clear to you?

²²And they came to Beth-saida. And they took a blind man to him, requesting him to put his hands on him.

²³And he took the blind man by the hand, and went with him out of the town; and when he had put water from his mouth on his eyes, and put his hands on him, he said, Do you see anything?

²⁴And looking up, he said, I see men; I see them like trees, walking.

²⁵Then again he put his hands on his eyes; and looking hard, he was able to see, and saw all things clearly.

²⁶And he sent him away to his house, saying, Do not even go into the town.

²⁷And Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the little towns round Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he put a question to his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I am?

²⁸And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

²⁹And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ.

³⁰And he put them under orders not to say this of him to anyone.

³¹And teaching them, he said that the Son of man would have to undergo much, and be hated by those in authority, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days come back from the dead.

³²And he said this openly. And Peter took him, and was protesting.

³³But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.

³⁴And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.

³⁵Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

³⁶What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?

³⁷And what would a man give in exchange for his life?

³⁸Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.