Mark 8:34
The Scripture
(34) And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
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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