Mark 8 · Verse 31

Mark 8:31

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
Mark 8:31, King James Version

Mark 8:31 in other translations

BSBThen He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
WEBHe began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand began to teach them, that it behoveth the Son of Man to suffer many things, and to be rejected by the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and to be killed, and after three days to rise again;
DARBYAnd he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and of the chief priests and of the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
BBEAnd teaching them, he said that the Son of man would have to undergo much, and be hated by those in authority, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days come back from the dead.
WebsterAnd 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 scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

What does Mark 8:31 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 8:27-33

These things are written, that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. These miracles of our Lord assure us that he was not conquered, but a Conqueror. Now the disciples are convinced that Jesus is the Christ; they may bear to hear of his sufferings, of which Christ here begins to give them notice. He sees that amiss in what we say and do, of which we ourselves are not aware, and knows what manner…

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Mark 8:31 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἤρξατοērxatoHe beganG757
διδάσκεινdidaskeinto teachG1321
αὐτοὺςautousthemG846
ὅτιhotithatG3754
δεῖdeiit is necessary forG1163
τὸνtontheG3588
υἱὸνhuionSonG5207
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof ManG444
πολλὰpollamany thingsG4183
παθεῖνpatheinto sufferG3958
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀποδοκιμασθῆναιapodokimasthēnaito be rejectedG593
ὑπὸhupobyG5259
τῶνtōntheG3588
πρεσβυτέρωνpresbuterōneldersG4245
καὶkaiandG2532
τῶνtōntheG3588
ἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnchief priestsG749
καὶkaiandG2532
τῶνtōntheG3588
γραμματέωνgrammateōnscribesG1122
καὶkaiandG2532
ἀποκτανθῆναιapoktanthēnaito be killedG615
καὶkaiandG2532
μετὰmetaafterG3326
τρεῖςtreisthreeG5140
ἡμέραςhēmerasdaysG2250
ἀναστῆναι·anastēnaito rise [again];G450

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 8:31

  • Mark 10:33-34

    Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.

  • John 2:19

    Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.

  • Luke 24:26

    Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?

  • Hosea 6:2

    After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

  • 1 Samuel 10:19

    And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes, and by your thousands.

  • Acts 7:35

    This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.

  • Matthew 16:21-28

    From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. …

  • Mark 9:31-32

    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. But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

  • Luke 17:25

    But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.

  • Mark 12:10

    And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

  • Matthew 21:42

    Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

  • Acts 7:51-52

    Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he began.
9:31,32; 10:33,34; Mt 16:21; 17:22; 20:17-19; Lu 9:22; 18:31-34
Lu 24:6,7,26,44
rejected.
12:10; 1Sa 8:7; 10:19; Ps 118:22; Isa 53:3; Mt 21:42; Lu 17:25
Joh 12:48; Ac 3:13-15; 7:35,51,52
and after.
Ho 6:2; Jon 1:17; Mt 12:40; Joh 2:19; 1Co 15:4

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Context

  • Mark 8:30

    And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

  • Mark 8:31

    And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

  • Mark 8:32

    And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

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Mark 8:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y comenzó á enseñarles, que convenía que el Hijo del hombre padeciese mucho, y ser reprobado de los ancianos, y de los príncipes de los sacerdotes, y de los escribas, y ser muerto, y resucitar después de tres días.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il commença à les enseigner: Il faut que le fils de l’homme souffre beaucoup, et qu’il soit rejeté des anciens et des principaux sacrificateurs et des scribes, et qu’il soit mis à mort, et qu’il ressuscite après trois jours.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er fing an, sie zu lehren, daß der Sohn des Menschen vieles leiden und verworfen werden müsse von den Ältesten und Hohenpriestern und Schriftgelehrten, und daß er getötet werden und nach drei Tagen auferstehen müsse.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et cœpit docere eos quoniam oportet Filium hominis pati multa, et reprobari a senioribus, et a summis sacerdotibus et scribis, et occidi: et post tres dies resurgere.