Mark 8:27-9:13

English Standard Version

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

^27 (A)And 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, ^(B)“John the Baptist; and others say, ^(C)Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” ²⁹ And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, ^(D)“You are ^(E)the Christ.” ^30 (F)And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

^31 (G)And he began to teach them that ^(H)the Son of Man must ^(I)suffer many things and ^(J)be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and ^(K)after three days rise again. ³² And he said this ^(L)plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. ³³ But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, ^(M)“Get behind me, Satan! For you ^(N)are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

³⁴ And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^(O)deny himself and ^(P)take up his cross and follow me. ³⁵ For ^(Q)whoever would save his life^[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake ^(R)and the gospel's will save it. ^36 (S)For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? ³⁷ For ^(T)what can a man give in return for his soul? ³⁸ For ^(U)whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this ^(V)adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed ^(W)when he comes in the glory of his Father with ^(X)the holy angels.”

9 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not ^(Y)taste death ^(Z)until they see the kingdom of God after it has come ^(AA)with power.”

The Transfiguration

^2 (AB)And after six days Jesus took with him ^(AC)Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was ^(AD)transfigured before them, ³ and ^(AE)his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one^[b] on earth could bleach them. ⁴ And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. ⁵ And Peter said to Jesus, ^(AF)“Rabbi,^[c] it is good that we are here. Let us make three ^(AG)tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” ⁶ For ^(AH)he did not know what to say, for they were terrified. ⁷ And ^(AI)a cloud overshadowed them, and ^(AJ)a voice came out of the cloud, ^(AK)“This is my beloved Son;^{[d] (AL)}listen to him.” ⁸ And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only.

^9 (AM)And as they were coming down the mountain, ^(AN)he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, ^(AO)until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. ^10 (AP)So they kept the matter to themselves, ^(AQ)questioning what this rising from the dead might mean. ¹¹ And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say ^(AR)that first Elijah must come?” ¹² And he said to them, “Elijah does come first ^(AS)to restore all things. And ^(AT)how is it written of the Son of Man that he should ^(AU)suffer many things and ^(AV)be treated with contempt? ¹³ But I tell you that Elijah has come, and ^(AW)they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.”