The Gerasene Demoniac
5 They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. 2 When He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him, 3 and he had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain; DEMONS CAN HAVE SUPERNATURAL POWERS. 4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue him. PLEASE REMEMBER TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE WITH YOU IF YOU ARE PRAYING.
5 Constantly, night and day, he was screaming among the tombs and in the mountains, and gashing himself with stones. SUICIDAL PEOPLE SOMETIMES ARE BEING INFLUENCED BY A DEMON.
6 Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before Him; 7 and shouting with a loud voice, he *said, “[a]What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!” HE WAS BEING SARCASTIC. 8 For He had been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” 9 And He was asking him, “What is your name?” And he *said to Him, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” A LEGION IS 24K PER https://www.icr.org/article/twelve-legions-angels/
10 And he began to implore Him earnestly not to send them out of the country. 11 Now there was a large herd of swine feeding [b]nearby on the mountain. 12 The demons implored Him, saying, “Send us into the swine so that we may enter them.” 13 Jesus gave them permission. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea. 14 THE IRONY OF THIS IS JEWISH CANNOT EAT PORK, AND HE SENT THEM INTO PIGS. 12 EACH?
Their herdsmen ran away and reported it in the city and in the country. And the people came to see what it was that had happened. 15 They *came to Jesus and *observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the “legion”; and they became frightened. 16 Those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the demon-possessed man, and all about the swine. 17 And they began to implore Him to leave their region. 18 As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed was imploring Him that he might [c]accompany Him. 19 And He did not let him, but He *said to him, “Go home to your people and report to them [d]what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.” 20 And he went away and began to proclaim in Decapolis [e]what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed. HE JUST SAID "YOUR PEOPLE" NOT EVERYONE.
MIRACLES AND HEALING
21 When Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him; and so He [f]stayed by the seashore. 22 One of the synagogue [g]officials named Jairus *came up, and on seeing Him, *fell at His feet 23 and *implored Him earnestly, saying, “My little daughter is at the point of death; please come and lay Your hands on her, so that she will [h]get well and live.” 24 And He went off with him; and a large crowd was following Him and pressing in on Him. 25 A woman who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years, ASK YOUR GIRLFRIEND, WIFE OR DAUGHTER HOW HORRIBLE THIS WOULD BE. 26 and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse— 27 after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His [i]cloak. 28 For she [j]thought, “If I just touch His garments, I will [k]get well.” 29 Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. 30 Immediately Jesus, perceiving in Himself that the power proceeding from Him had gone forth, turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched My garments?” JESUS KNEW THE HOLY SPIRIT'S POWER LEFT HIM.
31 And His disciples said to Him, “You see the crowd pressing in on You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’” 32 And He looked around to see the woman who had done this. 33 But the woman fearing and trembling, aware of what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. 34 And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has [l]made you well; go in peace and be healed of your affliction.” DO WE HAVE FAITH FOR CHRIST'S HEALING? 35 While He was still speaking, they *came from the house of the synagogue official, saying, “Your daughter has died; why trouble the Teacher anymore?” 36 But Jesus, overhearing what was being spoken, *said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid any longer, only [m]believe.” 37 And He allowed no one to accompany Him, except Peter and [n]James and John the brother of [o]James. 38 They *came to the house of the synagogue official; and He *saw a commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing. 39 And entering in, He *said to them, “Why make a commotion and weep? The child has not died, but is asleep.” CHRIST KNEW WHAT FATHER GOD COULD DO. 40 They began laughing at Him. But putting them all out, He *took along the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and *entered the room where the child was. 41 Taking the child by the hand, He *said to her, “Talitha kum!” (which translated means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). 42 Immediately the girl got up and began to walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were completely astounded. 43 And He gave them strict orders that no one should know about this, and He said that something should be given her to eat. CHRIST DIDN'T WANT THE WORD TO SPREAD ABOUT THE HEALING FROM THE COMA/DEATH, SINCE HE KNEW MANY WOULD COME.
Footnotes
Mark 5:7 Lit What to me and to you (a Heb idiom)
Mark 5:11 Lit there
Mark 5:18 Lit be with Him
Mark 5:19 Or everything that
Mark 5:20 Or everything that
Mark 5:21 Lit was
Mark 5:22 Or rulers
Mark 5:23 Lit be saved
Mark 5:27 Or outer garment
Mark 5:28 Lit was saying
Mark 5:28 Lit be saved
Mark 5:34 Lit saved you
Mark 5:36 Or keep on believing
Mark 5:37 Or Jacob; James is the Eng form of Jacob
Mark 5:37 Or Jacob; James is the Eng form of Jacob
Teaching at Nazareth
6 Jesus went out from there and *came into [a]His hometown; and His disciples *followed Him. 2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such [b]miracles DUNAMIS = DYNAMITE as these performed by His hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of [c]James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him. 4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in [d]his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.” 5 And He could do no [e]miracle DUNAMIS there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And He wondered at their unbelief. And He was going around the villages teaching. WE MAY NOT GET RESPECT AT HOME.
The Twelve Sent Out
7 And He *summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits; 8 and He instructed them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a mere staff—no bread, no [f]bag, no money in their belt— 9 but [g]to wear sandals; and He added, “Do not put on two [h]tunics.” 10 And He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you [i]leave town. 11 Any place that does not receive you or listen to you, as you go out from there, shake the dust [j]off the soles of your feet for a testimony against them.” 12 They went out and [k]preached that men should repent. 13 And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them. IT'S GOOD TO DO MINISTRY IN PAIRS. THEY HAD FAITH. I SOLD THINGS TO GO INTO MISSIONS FOR 2 YEARS.
John’s Fate Recalled
14 And King Herod heard of it, for His name had become well known; and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why these miraculous powers DUNAMIS are at work in Him.” 15 But others were saying, “He is Elijah.” And others were saying, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.” 16 But when Herod heard of it, he kept saying, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen!” 17 For Herod himself had sent and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her. AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU AREN'T IN CUFFS MUCH? 18 For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19 Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death and could not do so; 20 for Herod was afraid of John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. And when he heard him, he was very perplexed; [l]but he [m]used to enjoy listening to him. 21 A strategic day came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his lords and [n]military commanders and the leading men of Galilee; 22 and when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and [o]his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.” 23 And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to half of my kingdom.” 24 And she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25 Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26 And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of [p]his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her. 27 Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison, 28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 When his disciples mathetes heard about this, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.30 The apostles apostolos *gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught. 31 And He *said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.) 32 They went away in the boat to a secluded place by themselves. IT'S INTERESTING THE FOLLOWERS AND SENT OUT ONES ARE IN VERSES NEXT TO ONE ANOTHER. IT'S GOOD FOR US TO REST.
Five Thousand Fed
33 The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them. 34 When Jesus went [q]ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things. 35 When it was already quite late, His disciples came to Him and said, “[r]This place is desolate and it is already quite late; 36 send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves [s]something to eat.” 37 But He answered them, “You give them something to eat!” And they *said to Him, “Shall we go and spend two hundred [t]denarii DAY'S WAGE on bread and give them something to eat?” 38 And He *said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go look!” And when they found out, they *said, “Five, and two fish.” 39 And He commanded them all to [u]sit down by groups on the green grass. 40 They [v]sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties. 41 And He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toward heaven, He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before them; and He divided up the two fish among them all. 42 They all ate and were satisfied, 43 and they picked up twelve full baskets of the broken pieces, and also of the fish. 44 There were five thousand men who ate the loaves. WHICH DOESN'T INCLUDE WOMEN AND 2 KIDS? PER FAMILY.
Jesus Walks on the Water
45 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side to Bethsaida, while He Himself was sending the crowd away. 46 After bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray.
47 When it was evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on the land. 48 Seeing them [w]straining at the oars, for the wind was against them, at about the [x]fourth watch of the night He *came to them, walking on the sea; and He intended to pass by them. 49 But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they supposed that it was a ghost, and cried out; 50 for they all saw Him and were [y]terrified. But immediately He spoke with them and *said to them, “Take courage; it is I, do not be afraid.” 51 Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly astonished, 52 for they [z]had not gained any insight from the incident of the loaves, but [aa]their heart was hardened. THEY DIDN'T LEARN, DO WE?
Healing at Gennesaret
53 When they had crossed over they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore. 54 When they got out of the boat, immediately the people recognized Him, 55 and ran about that whole country and began to carry here and there on their pallets those who were sick, to [ab]the place they heard He was. 56 Wherever He entered villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places, and imploring Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were being cured. THEY HAD FAITH, DO WE?
Footnotes
Mark 6:1 Or His own part of the country
Mark 6:2 Or works of power
Mark 6:3 Or Jacob
Mark 6:4 Or his own part of the country
Mark 6:5 Or work of power
Mark 6:8 Or knapsack or beggar’s bag
Mark 6:9 Lit being shod with
Mark 6:9 Or inner garments
Mark 6:10 Lit go out from there
Mark 6:11 Lit under your feet
Mark 6:12 Or proclaimed as a herald
Mark 6:20 Lit and
Mark 6:20 Lit was hearing him gladly
Mark 6:21 I.e. chiliarchs, in command of a thousand troops
Mark 6:22 Lit those who reclined at the table with him
Mark 6:26 Lit those reclining at the table
Mark 6:34 Lit out
Mark 6:35 Lit The
Mark 6:36 Lit what they may eat
Mark 6:37 The denarius was equivalent to one day’s wage
Mark 6:39 Lit recline
Mark 6:40 Lit reclined
Mark 6:48 Lit harassed in rowing
Mark 6:48 I.e. 3-6 a.m.
Mark 6:50 Or troubled
Mark 6:52 Lit had not understood on the basis of
Mark 6:52 Or their mind was closed, made dull, or insensible
Mark 6:55 Lit where they were hearing that He was
Followers of Tradition
7 The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, 2 and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they [a]carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders; 4 and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they [b]cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the [c]washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.) 5 The Pharisees and the scribes *asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?” GOOD QUESTION, THEY MAY GET SICK. 6 And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me.
7 ‘But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’ DO WE WORSHIP IN VAIN?
8 Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.” 9 He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, is to [d]be put to death’; 11 but you say, ‘If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, [e]given to God),’ 12 you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother; 13 thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”
The Heart of Man
14 After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and understand: 15 there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into him; but the things which proceed out of the man are what defile the man. 16 [[f]If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”] 17 When he had left the crowd and entered the house, His disciples questioned Him about the parable. 18 And He *said to them, “Are you so lacking in understanding also? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile him, 19 because it does not go into his heart, but into his stomach, and [g]is eliminated?” (Thus He declared all foods clean.) 20 And He was saying, “That which proceeds out of the man, that is what defiles the man. 21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, [h]fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries, 22 deeds of coveting and wickedness, as well as deceit, sensuality, [i]envy, slander, [j]pride and foolishness. 23 All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man.” IT'S WHAT WE SAY AND DO THAT MATTERS.
The Syrophoenician Woman
24 Jesus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre[k]. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; [l]yet He could not escape notice. 25 But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet. 26 Now the woman was a [m]Gentile, of the Syrophoenician race. And she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 And He was saying to her, “Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not [n]good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” 28 But she answered and *said to Him, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs under the table feed on the children’s crumbs.” 29 And He said to her, “Because of this [o]answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” 30 And going back to her home, she found the child [p]lying on the bed, the demon having left. WE CAN PRAY AND IT CAN CHANGE THINGS AROUND THE WORLD. 31 Again He went out from the region of Tyre, and came through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, within the region of Decapolis. 32 They *brought to Him one who was deaf and spoke with difficulty, and they *implored Him to lay His hand on him. 33 Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva; 34 and looking up to heaven with a deep sigh, He *said to him, “Ephphatha!” that is, “Be opened!” 35 And his ears were opened, and the [q]impediment of his tongue [r]was removed, and he began speaking plainly. 36 And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it. 37 They were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.” I WOULD DO THIS ONLY IF YOU'RE SURE THE LORD TOLD YOU TO DO THIS. HE WASNT READY TO BE CRUCIFIED.
Footnotes
Mark 7:3 Lit with the fist
Mark 7:4 Or sprinkle
Mark 7:4 Lit baptizing
Mark 7:10 Lit die the death
Mark 7:11 Or a gift, i.e. an offering
Mark 7:16 Early mss do not contain this verse
Mark 7:19 Lit goes out into the latrine
Mark 7:21 I.e. acts of sexual immorality
Mark 7:22 Lit an evil eye
Mark 7:22 Or arrogance
Mark 7:24 Two early mss add and Sidon
Mark 7:24 Lit and
Mark 7:26 Lit Greek
Mark 7:27 Or proper
Mark 7:29 Lit word
Mark 7:30 Lit thrown
Mark 7:35 Or bond
Mark 7:35 Lit was loosed
Four Thousand Fed
8 In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and *said to them, 2 “I feel compassion for the [a]people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat. 3 If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” 4 And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough [b]bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” 5 And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” 6 And He *directed the [c]people to [d]sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to [e]serve to them, and they served them to the [f]people. 7 They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be [g]served as well. 8 And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. 9 About four thousand were there; and He sent them away. 10 And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of Dalmanutha. 11 The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a [h]sign from heaven, [i]to test Him. 12 Sighing deeply [j]in His spirit, He *said, “Why does this generation seek for a [k]sign? Truly I say to you, [l]no [m]sign will be given to this generation.” 13 Leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side. 14 And they had forgotten to take bread, and did not have more than one loaf in the boat with them. 15 And He was giving orders to them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” 16 They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. 17 And Jesus, aware of this, *said to them, “Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a [n]hardened heart? 18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, 19 when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?” They *said to Him, “Twelve.” 20 “When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?” And they *said to Him, “Seven.” 21 And He was saying to them, “Do you not yet understand?” 22 And they *came to Bethsaida. And they *brought a blind man to Jesus and *implored Him to touch him. 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he [o]looked up and said, “I see men, for [p]I see them like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly. 26 And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.” THEY AREN'T LEARNING AND DON'T HAVE FAITH.
The feeding of the 4,000 is important because of where it took place. The feeding of the 5,000 took place near Bethsaida, close to the Sea of Galilee. In contrast, the feeding of the 4,000 took place in the region of the Gerasenes, in the region around the Decapolis.
Okay, so the two miracles took place in different regions, so what? It’s important because the first region was Jewish (5,000+) and the second region was Gentile (4,000+)
https://www.somersethillsbc.org/shbc-blog/whats-the-difference-between-the-feeding-of-the-4000-and-the-5000/
The Gospel of Mark contains two feeding stories, which serve multiple narrative and theological purposes. These stories are not mere historical accounts but are crafted to convey deeper meanings about Jesus' identity and mission. The repetition of the feeding miracle demonstrates Jesus' concern for both Jews and Gentiles, as the second feeding is believed to have occurred in non-Jewish territory[1][2]. The stories also highlight the disciples' lack of understanding, creating irony as they fail to recognize Jesus' power even after witnessing the first miracle[3]. This irony is part of Mark's larger narrative strategy, using the miracles to visually represent the arrival of God's kingdom in Christ[3]. Additionally, the feeding stories are connected to other themes in Mark, such as Jesus' identity, the disciples' growing comprehension, and the expansion of Jesus' ministry beyond Jewish boundaries[1][4]. Interestingly, some scholars suggest that the second feeding story shows a development in the disciples' understanding, as they appear to count women among the 4,000 people fed, unlike in the first story where only men were counted[5].
[1] Cook, Donald E. 1993. “The Call of the Disciples in Mark.” Faith and Mission 11, no. 1: 6.
[2] Yates, Kenneth W. 2021. “Examples Of The Four Soils In The Gospel Of Mark.” Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society 34, no. 67: 12.
[3] Ellenburg, B. Dale. 1995. “A Review of Selected Narrative-Critical Conventions in Markís Use of Miracle Material.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 38, no. 2: 174.
[4] McKnight, Edgar V., ed. 1989. Semeia 48: 100.
[5] Miller, Jeff. 2020. “Women Count.” Priscilla Papers 34, no. 4: 20.
THE VINEYARD CHURCH OF COLORADO SPRINGS WAS HELPING AT AN OUTREACH IN TOWN BY GIVING OUT WATER. SOMEHOW, THERE WAS ENOUGH TO GIVE OUT EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH.
Peter’s Confession of Christ
27 Jesus went out, along with His disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way He questioned His disciples, saying to them, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 They told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.” 29 And He continued by questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter *answered and *said to Him, “You are [q]the Christ.” 30 And He [r]warned them to tell no one about Him. PETER KNEW BUT IT WASN'T TIME TO TELL YET. YOU CAN SEE PETER CHANGES QUICKLY:
31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 And He was stating the matter plainly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and *said, “Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on [s]God’s interests, but man’s.” SOMETIMES WE LET EVIL INFLUENCE US.34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me. 35 For whoever wishes to save his [t]life will lose it, but whoever loses his [u]life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? 37 For what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For whoever 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.”
"All but three times that it occurs in the New Testament, it comes from the lips of Jesus. And it refers back to the Old Testament vision that was written down by the prophet Daniel" https://www.ligonier.org/posts/difference-between-son-god-and-son-man?srsltid=AfmBOopAA1yMgDiebwGkdiataIQyptHWGgUFc56W8FIxq4x9-4r6v2QZ
Footnotes
Mark 8:2 Lit crowd
Mark 8:4 Lit loaves
Mark 8:6 Lit crowd
Mark 8:6 Lit recline
Mark 8:6 Lit set before
Mark 8:6 Lit crowd
Mark 8:7 Lit set before them
Mark 8:11 Or attesting miracle
Mark 8:11 Lit testing Him
Mark 8:12 Or to Himself
Mark 8:12 Or attesting miracle
Mark 8:12 Lit if a sign shall be given
Mark 8:12 Or attesting miracle
Mark 8:17 Or dull, insensible
Mark 8:24 Or gained sight
Mark 8:24 Or they look to me
Mark 8:29 I.e. the Messiah
Mark 8:30 Or strictly admonished
Mark 8:33 Lit the things of God
Mark 8:35 Or soul
Mark 8:35 Or soul
