New English Translation

Mark 8:31-36 New English Translation (NET)

31. Then 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.

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

33. But 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.”

34. Then 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.

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