Jesus has been talking about living a crucified life, of giving up your life for him and his kingdom. Now comes the warning.
For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
Chapter 4: Mark 8:27–9:8
The challenge of this verse is not how to translate it but what the prophecy means.
While the grammar of this verse is pretty straightforward, the vocabulary is a bit challenging.
After verse 3, this verse is a welcomed relief and is pretty easy to translate.
Sometimes you need to rearrange the Greek words in order to understand the Greek grammar.
Even though the verse is short, it does have quite a few interesting things to learn from.