Friday, September 19, 2025

Mark 9:2-4 Part 1 of 2

     After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up on a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.    
  
After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up on a high mountain, where they were all alone.
Matthew 4:18-20
    As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will send you out to fish for people." At once they left their nets and followed him. 
Matthew 4:21-22  
    Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and followed him.
Luke 8:51  
    When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child's father and mother. 
Matthew 26:36-38  
    Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, "Sit here while I go over there and pray." He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. "My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me."  (see Matthew 26:36-46) 
Matthew 17:1  
    After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
Luke 9:28  
    About eight days after Jesus said this (see verse 27), he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 
 
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Thursday, September 18, 2025

Mark 8:34-9:1 Part 3 of 3

    Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."
    And he said to them, "Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power." 
 
"If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."
Matthew 16:27
"For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father's glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done."
Luke 9:26  
"Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels."
Matthew 24:30  
    "Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory."  (see all Matthew 24)
Matthew 25:31  
    "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne."  
(see all Matthew 25)
 
And he said to them, "Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power."  
Matthew 16:28  
    "Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."
Luke 9:27  
    "Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God." 
 
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Mark 8:34-9:1 Part 2 of 3

    Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."
    And he said to them, "Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power." 
 
"For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it."
Matthew 16:25
"For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it."
Luke 9:24  
"For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it."
John 12:25  
"Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life."  
(see John 12:20-33) 
Luke 14:26  
"If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters--yes, even their own life--such a person cannot be my disciple."
Matthew 10:39  
"Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it."
Luke 17:33  
"Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve it."
 
"What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?"  
Matthew 16:26  
"What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?"
Luke 9:25  
"What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit their very self?" 
 
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Mark 8:34-9:1 Part 1 of 3

    Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father's glory with the holy angels."
    And he said to them, "Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power." 
 
Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me."
Matthew 10:32-33  
    "Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven."
Matthew 10:38  
"Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me."  (see all Matthew 10)
Matthew 16:24  
    Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me."
Luke 9:23  
    Then he said to them all: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me."
Luke 14:27  
"And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple."
John 12:26  
    "Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant will also be. My Father will honor the one who serves me."  (see John 12:23-33)     
 
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Monday, September 15, 2025

Mark 8:31-33

    He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
    But Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, and he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns."
 
He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.
Matthew 16:21
    From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day, be raised to life.
Luke 9:22  
And he said, "The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life."
Matthew 12:40  
"For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."  (see Matthew 12:38-42)
Mark 10:33-34  
"We are going up to Jerusalem," he said, "and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priest and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will hand him over to the Gentiles, who will mock him and spit on him, flog him and kill him. Three days later he will rise."  
(see Mark 10:32-34)
Isaiah 53:3  
He was despised and rejected by mankind,
    a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
    he was despised, and we held him in low esteem.  
    (see all Isaiah 53)
 
He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.  
Matthew 16:22  
    Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you!"
John 18:20  
    "I have spoken openly to the world," Jesus replied. "I always taught in the synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret."  
(see John 18:19-24)
 
But Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, and he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns."  
Matthew 4:10  
    Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written: 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.' (Deuteronomy 6:13)"  (see Matthew 4:1-11)
Matthew 16:23   
    Jesus turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns." 
Luke 22:31-32  
    "Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. and when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers."  (see Luke 22:24-34)
Luke 22:40  
On reaching the place, he said to them, "Pray that you will not fall into temptation."  (see Luke 22:39-46)      
 
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Sunday, September 14, 2025

Mark 8:27-30 Part 2 of 2

    Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"
    They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."
    "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
    Peter answered, "You are the Messiah."
    Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.   
 
"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Messiah."
Matthew 16:15-16
    "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
    Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."
Luke 9:20  
    "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
    Peter answered, "God's Messiah."
John 6:68-69  
    Simon Peter answered him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God."  
(see John 6:60-71)
 
Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him. 
Matthew 16:20  
Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
Luke 9:21  
    Jesus warned them not to tell this to anyone.
Matthew 8:4  
Then Jesus said to him, "See that you don't tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them."  (see Matthew 8:1-4) 
Matthew 12:15-16  
    Aware of this (see verse 14), Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill. He warned them not to tell others about him.  
(see Matthew 12:1-21)
Mark 7:36  
    Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.  
(see Mark 7:31-37) 
 
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Saturday, September 13, 2025

Mark 8:27-30 Part 1 of 2

    Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"
    They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."
    "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"
    Peter answered, "You are the Messiah."
    Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.   
 
Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"
Matthew 16:13
    When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do the people say the Son of Man is?"
Luke 9:18
    Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say I am?"
 
They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."  
Malachi 3:1  
    "I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty.  (see all Malachi 3)
Malachi 4:5  
    "See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes."  (see all Malachi 4)
Matthew 1:13  
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John."  (see Matthew 1:8-25)
Matthew 3:1-2  
    In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."  (see Matthew 3:1-12)
Matthew 16:14  
    They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 
Luke 9:19  
    They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life."
Matthew 11:13-14  
"For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.  (see Matthew 11:1-19) 
 
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