Mark 8:21-38

²¹And he said to them, Do ye not yet understand?

²²And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him.

²³And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the village; and spitting on his eyes, and putting his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.

²⁴And he looked up, and said, I can see men, for I see them as trees, walking.

²⁵Then he again put his hands on his eyes, and he saw clearly, and was restored, and saw all things distinctly.

²⁶And he sent him away to his house, saying, Go not into the village.

²⁷And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, saying to them, Who do men say that I am?

²⁸And they answered him, saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.

²⁹And he asked them, But who do ye say that I am? Peter answering saith to him, Thou art the Christ.

³⁰And he strictly charged them to tell no one concerning him.

³¹And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days rise again;

³²and he told them this plainly. And Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him.

³³But he turning about and looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith, Get thee behind me, Satan! for thy thoughts are not on the things of God, but on those of men.

³⁴And calling the multitude to him with his disciples also, he said to them, Whoever chooseth to follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

³⁵For whoever chooseth to save his life, will lose it; but whoever shall lose his life for the sake of me and of the glad tidings, will save it.

³⁶For what doth it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?

³⁷For what can a man give as an exchange for his life?

³⁸For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will also the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.