Mark 8:17-38

17When he learned of this, Jesus said to them, “Why are you arguing about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Have your hearts been hardened?

18Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear? Don’t you remember?

19When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied, “Twelve.”

20“When I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many baskets full of pieces did you pick up?” They replied, “Seven.”

21Then he said to them, “Do you still not understand?”

22Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him.

23He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes and asked, “Do you see anything?”

24Regaining his sight he said, “I see people, but they look like trees walking.”

25Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again. And he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

26Jesus sent him home, saying, “Do not even go into the village.”

27Then Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”

28They said, “John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”

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

30Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.

31Then Jesus began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

32He spoke openly about this. So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

33But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.”

34Then Jesus called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.

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

36For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his life?

37What can a person give in exchange for his life?

38For 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 the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”