Mark 8:34

Mark 8:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.

Context of Mark 8:34

32He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?

Mark 8:34 word by word

καὶ προσκαλεσάμενος τὸν ὄχλον σὺν τοῖς μαθηταῖς αὐτοῦ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· εἴ τις θέλει ὀπίσω μου ἀκολουθεῖν, ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀκολουθείτω μοι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when he had calledπροσκαλέωproskaleomai · to call to/summonG4341
• the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whosoeverὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• willθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• afterὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• let him denyἀπαρνέομαιaparneomai · to denyG533
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• take upαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• crossσταυρόςstauros · crossG4716
• followἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190

Cross-references for Mark 8:34

• Mark 7:14Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this.
• Luke 9:23Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.
• Luke 20:45While all the people were listening, Jesus said to his disciples,
• Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out.
• Matthew 5:29If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
• Matthew 7:13“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
• Matthew 16:24Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.
• Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
• Luke 14:27And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
• Romans 15:1We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
• 1 Corinthians 8:13Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother or sister to fall into sin, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause them to fall.
• 1 Corinthians 9:19Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
• Philippians 3:7But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.
• Mark 10:21Jesus looked at him and loved him. “One thing you lack,” he said. “Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
• Matthew 10:38Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.
• Matthew 27:32As they were going out, they met a man from Cyrene, named Simon, and they forced him to carry the cross.

Commentaries on Mark 8:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34Whosoever will come after me - It seems that Christ formed, on the proselytism of the Jews, the principal qualities which he required in the proselytes of his covenant. The first condition of proselytism among the Jews was, that he that came to embrace their religion should come voluntarily, and that neither force nor influence should be employed in this business. This is also the first condition required by Jesus Christ, and which he considers as the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-38Verses 27-38 See this passage illustrated in the notes at Mark 8:32 He spake that saying openly - With boldness or confidence, or without parables or figures, so that there could be no possibility of misunderstanding him. Mark 8:38 Ashamed of me - Ashamed to own attachment to me on account of my lowly appearance and my poverty. And of my words - My doctrines, my instructions. This adulterous and sinful generation - This age given to wickedness…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-38Verses 34-38 Frequent notice is taken of the great flocking there was to Christ for help in various cases. All are concerned to know this, if they expect him to heal their souls. They must not indulge the ease of the body. As the happiness of heaven with Christ, is enough to make up for the loss of life itself for him, so the gain of all the world in sin, will not make up for the ruin of the soul by sin. And there is a day coming, when the cause of Christ…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-38Jesus invites his disciples and the crowd to understand what following him will cost them. must deny himself: This means letting Jesus decide your goals and purposes in life. Taking up your cross is a metaphor (compare Luke 9:23). It means being faithful to Jesus, even to the point of death if necessary. Following the teachings and example of Jesus requires continual commitment.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 8:34

• Commandments
• Cross
• Jesus, the Christ
• Self-Denial
• Stoicism

In the dictionaries

• Adulterous
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• Deeply
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• Sigh
• Abstinence
• Christ, Offices of
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Sacrifice
• Self-Surrender

Commentaries on Mark 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings