Mark 8:27-31

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

27 ¹And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am? ”

28 And they told him, ²“John the Baptist; and others say, ³Elijah; and others, one of the prophets. ”

29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am? ”Peter answered him, ⁴“You are ⁵the Christ. ”

30 ⁶And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

31 ⁷And he began to teach them that ⁸the Son of Man must ⁹suffer many things and ¹⁰be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and ¹¹after three days rise again.

Cross References

• 1. 8:27 For ver. 27-29, see Matt. 16:13-16; Luke 9:18-20
• 2. 8:28 ch. 6:14; Matt. 14:2; Luke 9:7
• 3. 8:28 Luke 9:8; [ch. 9:11; Matt. 17:10; John 1:21]
• 4. 8:29 John 11:27
• 5. 8:29 ch. 14:61, 62; See Matt. 1:17
• 6. 8:30 Matt. 16:20; Luke 9:21; See Matt. 12:16
• 7. 8:31 For ch. 8:31–9:1, see Matt. 16:21-28; Luke 9:22-27
• 8. 8:31 ch. 10:33; [Luke 13:33]
• 9. 8:31 ch. 9:30, 31; Matt. 17:12, 22, 23; Luke 24:7
• 10. 8:31 Luke 17:25; 1 Pet. 2:4; [ch. 12:10]
• 11. 8:31 ch. 10:34; Matt. 27:63; [Matt. 12:40]; See John 2:19