Mark 8:34

World English Bible

He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

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Mark 8:34 in other translations

And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Mark 8:34 · American Standard Version

Mark 8:34 in context

  1. 32He spoke to them openly. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
  2. 33But he, turning around, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you have in mind not the things of God, but the things of men.”
  3. 34He called the multitude to himself with his disciples, and said to them, “Whoever wants to come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
  4. 35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it.
  5. 36For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life?