Focused Passage

Mark 8:34-38

Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship

Mark 8 moves from Jesus' compassionate provision for a hungry multitude, to Pharisaic sign-demanding unbelief, to disciple dullness about bread, to a staged healing of blindness, to Peter's confession, to Jesus' first passion prediction, and finally to the call for cross-bearing discipleship.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

34 Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.

35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.

36 What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

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

38 If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 34

Cross-references

Matthew 16:24 BSB references Luke 9:23 BSB references Matthew 10:38 Classic cross-references Matthew 7:14 Classic cross-references Luke 14:26 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus] called προσκαλεσάμενος G4341 Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular crowd {to Him} ὄχλον G3793 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular along with σὺν G4862 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural disciples μαθηταῖς G3101 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural [and] He told εἶπεν G2036 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular them αὐτοῖς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural If Εἴ G1487 Conjunction anyone τις G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular wants θέλει G2309 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular to come ἐλθεῖν G2064 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active after ὀπίσω G3694 Preposition Me μου G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular he must deny ἀπαρνησάσθω G533 Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 3rd Person Singular himself ἑαυτὸν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction take up ἀράτω G142 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular cross σταυρὸν G4716 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction follow ἀκολουθείτω G190 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular Me μοι G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular

Verse 35

Cross-references

Matthew 10:39 Classic cross-references Matthew 16:25 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 2:11 Classic cross-references John 12:25 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:23 Classic cross-references

Original words

For γὰρ G1063 Conjunction whoever ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction wants θέλῃ G2309 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular to save σῶσαι G4982 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular life ψυχὴν G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular will lose ἀπολέσει G622 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular it αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular but δ’ G1161 Conjunction whoever ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . ἂν G302 Particle loses ἀπολέσει G622 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular life ψυχὴν G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular for My sake ἕνεκεν G1752 Preposition . . . ἐμοῦ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction for the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular gospel εὐαγγελίου G2098 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular will save σώσει G4982 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular it αὐτήν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 36

Cross-references

Matthew 16:26 Classic cross-references Luke 9:25 Classic cross-references Psalms 49:17 Classic cross-references James 1:9 Classic cross-references Philippians 3:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction What Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular does it profit ὠφελεῖ G5623 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a man ἄνθρωπον G444 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular to gain κερδῆσαι G2770 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular whole ὅλον G3650 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular world κόσμον G2889 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular yet καὶ G2532 Conjunction forfeit ζημιωθῆναι G2210 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular soul ψυχὴν G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular

Verse 37

Cross-references

Psalms 49:7 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 1:18 Classic cross-references

Original words

Or γὰρ G1063 Conjunction what τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular {can} a man ἄνθρωπος G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular give δοῖ G1325 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular in exchange ἀντάλλαγμα G465 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular for τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular soul ψυχῆς G5590 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 38

Cross-references

Romans 1:16 Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 1:8 Classic cross-references 1 John 2:28 Classic cross-references Luke 9:26 Classic cross-references Luke 12:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

- γὰρ G1063 Conjunction If anyone ὃς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular vvv ἐὰν G1437 Conjunction is ashamed of ἐπαισχυνθῇ G1870 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular Me με G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction My ἐμοὺς G1699 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 1st Person Plural - τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural words λόγους G3056 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural in ἐν G1722 Preposition this ταύτῃ G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular adulterous μοιχαλίδι G3428 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction sinful ἁμαρτωλῷ G268 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular generation γενεᾷ G1074 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular the ὁ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Son Υἱὸς G5207 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Man ἀνθρώπου G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular vvv καὶ G2532 Conjunction will also be ashamed of ἐπαισχυνθήσεται G1870 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular when ὅταν G3752 Conjunction He comes ἔλθῃ G2064 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Father’s Πατρὸς G3962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular glory δόξῃ G1391 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular with μετὰ G3326 Preposition the τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural holy ἁγίων G40 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural angels ἀγγέλων G32 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

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