Mark 8:31
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
Cross-references
In Mark 10:34, Jesus specifies the mockery, spitting, flogging, and death before rising — details not in 8:31.
In Mark 10:33, Jesus expands on the rejection: the Son of Man will be delivered to chief priests and handed over to Gentiles, adding detail.
In Mark 9:32, the disciples fail to understand this same prediction, highlighting their confusion about Jesus' suffering.
In Mark 9:31, Jesus repeats the same prophecy of his suffering and resurrection, reinforcing the lesson.
In Mark 9:9, Jesus links the transfiguration secrecy to his resurrection — the same event predicted here.
Mark 12:10 quotes Psalm 118:22 about the rejected stone — linking to the rejection aspect of Jesus' prediction here.
Luke 24:6 has the angel remind the women of Jesus' prediction, connecting the resurrection to this earlier teaching.
Luke 17:25 repeats the prediction that the Son of Man must suffer and be rejected — a direct parallel to this verse.
Luke 18:31-34 adds that these events fulfill the prophets and notes the disciples didn't understand.
1 Corinthians 15:4 states Christ was raised on the third day — the exact fulfillment of what Jesus foretold in Mark 8:31.
Luke 24:7 quotes Jesus' prediction of being delivered, crucified, and raised — directly echoing Mark 8:31.
Luke 24:26 has the risen Jesus explain that the Messiah had to suffer and enter glory, interpreting the prediction.
Luke 24:44 is Jesus' post-resurrection reminder that his suffering and resurrection were prophesied — directly echoing the prediction here.
John 2:19 records Jesus' temple metaphor predicting resurrection in three days — identical to the timeframe in Mark 8:31.
Acts 3:13 recounts how the people disowned and killed Jesus — fulfillment of the rejection and death Jesus foretold.
Acts 7:52 says the leaders killed the Righteous One — the very death Jesus predicted in Mark 8:31.
Psalm 118:22 is the 'rejected stone' prophecy that Jesus applies to himself — directly predicting the rejection He foretells.
Luke 9:22 is Luke's parallel to Mark 8:31, almost verbatim, reinforcing the same prophecy.
Matthew 21:42 has Jesus quoting the rejected stone psalm — another instance of the same rejection theme Jesus predicts.
Matthew 20:17-19 gives the fullest passion prediction, including crucifixion and Gentile involvement, echoing Mark 8:31.
Matthew 16:21 is the parallel account, nearly identical wording, confirming the same teaching.
Matthew 12:40 has Jesus explicitly linking his three-day resurrection to Jonah — the same timeline taught in Mark 8:31.
Jonah 1:17 recounts three days in the fish — a classic type of Jesus' three-day burial and resurrection in Mark 8:31.
Isaiah 53:3 describes the Suffering Servant as despised and rejected — the precise pattern Jesus says he must undergo.
In Luke 9:44, Jesus repeats the same prediction of betrayal — reinforcing the coming suffering.
In Matthew 28:6, the angel confirms Jesus' resurrection — exactly as predicted in this verse.
Matthew 27:63 quotes the chief priests recalling Jesus' prediction of rising after three days — directly echoing Mark 8:31.
Matthew 17:22 briefly says the Son of Man will be delivered into men's hands — a less detailed version of the prediction.
In John 20:9, the disciples' failure to understand Scripture about resurrection mirrors their earlier confusion over this prediction.
Hosea 6:2 uses 'third day' revival imagery — a prophetic pattern that foreshadows the resurrection Jesus predicts in Mark 8:31.