Mark 8 summary points

  • v 1 to 12 Jesus shows compassion on the crowds who have stayed with him for three days, by feeding 4,000 of them
  • v 13 to 21 Jesus teaches his disciples to look more closely at the miracles of loaves and fishes to see a deeper meaning explained in Matthew 16 v 11 and 12
  • v 22 to 26 Jesus restores sight to a blind man in a two-stage miracle
  • v 27 to 33 Peter confesses that Jesus is the “Christ”. Jesus explains that he must die and be raised from the dead. Peter is then rebuked for not accepting Jesus' message
  • v 34 to 38 Jesus teaches that following him means denying ourselves

 Timeline AD 30

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