Mark 8:27-30·~1 min
Peter’s Confession of Christ
Jesus asks first about public opinion and then about the disciples’ own confession, after Peter’s answer and Jesus’ warning about silence.
T27hen Jesus and His disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way, He questioned His disciples: “Who do people say I am?” 28They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” 29“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” 30And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
Section summaryOn the way near Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asks what people say about him and then asks his disciples directly who they say he is. Peter’s answer stands against the surrounding guesses, and Jesus tells them not to speak of him openly.
Role in the chapterMark brings the disciples to a direct confession about Jesus’ identity.