Mark 9:31

He wanted to have time alone with his followers so that he could teach them. He said, “I am God's special man from heaven, but somebody is going to turn against me and help my enemies to arrest me. They will kill me, but I will only be dead for 3 days, and then I will come alive again.”

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In The King James Version

For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.

In Context

30Later, Jesus and his followers quietly left that place and went across the country of Galilee. Jesus did not want everyone to know where they were going.

32His followers did not understand what he said, but they were too frightened to ask him about it. And you can read this story in Matthew 18:1-5 and in Luke 9:46-48

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Cross References

Mark 9:12Jesus answered, “Those law teachers are right. Elijah did come to make everything right and people did bad things to him. I am God's special man from heaven, and they will do bad things to me too. They will not listen to me, they will turn against me, and they will give me a lot of pain. All this was written down in God's book a long time ago.” And you can read this story in Matthew 17:14-21 and in Luke 9:37-43

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:31-41

The Apostles Reproved. 30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. 31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. 32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him. 33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? 34 But they… Read the whole commentary →

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