Mark 8:31 meaning and explanation
Then 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.
Mark 8:31, Berean Standard Bible
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Jesus speaks this to his disciples on the road near Caesarea Philippi, just after Peter has confessed him as the Christ. The word "must" carries the sense of divine necessity: this is what Scripture and the Father's purpose require.
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