Mark 8:21-38

²¹So He said to them, “How is it that you still don't understand?”

²²Then He came to Bethsaida; and they brought a blind man to Him and begged Him to touch him.

²³So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village; then spitting into his eyes and laying hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.

²⁴And looking up he said, “I do see men, only they look like walking trees.”

²⁵Then He put His hands on his eyes again, and made him look up; and he was restored and saw everyone clearly.

²⁶Then He sent him away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the village nor tell anyone in the village.”

²⁷Then Jesus and His disciples set out for the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who are people saying that I am?”

²⁸So they answered, “John the Baptist; others Elijah; still others one of the prophets.”

²⁹He said to them, “And who do you say that I am?” So Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ!”

³⁰Then He charged them that they should tell no one about Him.

³¹He then began to teach them that the Son of the Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

³²He said these things quite plainly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.

³³But He turned, looked at His disciples, and rebuked Peter, saying: “Get behind me, Satan! You have in mind men's values, not God's values.”

³⁴He summoned the crowd, along with His disciples, and said to them: “Whoever wants to follow along behind me must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

³⁵Because whoever may resolve to ‘save’ his life will waste it; but whoever may ‘waste’ his life for my sake and the Gospel's, he will save it.

³⁶Well, what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?

³⁷Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?

³⁸Yes, whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of the Man will also be ashamed of Him whenever He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy Angels.”