Mark 8:27
The Scripture
(27) And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Mark 8 opens with Jesus feeding four thousand from seven loaves and warning the disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod. At Bethsaida he heals a blind man in stages, and at Caesarea Philippi Peter confesses him as the Christ. The chapter closes with Jesus foretelling his suffering and resurrection, rebuking Peter's resistance, and calling all to deny themselves and take up the cross.
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