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He just did this command to silence, what does the next verse say?
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"Then he began to teach them that the
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Son of Man must undergo great suffering."
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Then he began to teach them
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not before--" Then He began to teach them
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that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering,
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be rejected by the elders, the chief priest, the Scribes,
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and be killed and after three days rise again.
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He said all this quite openly.
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Mark is a clever writer.
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He puts little short sentences like this
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in his gospel at interesting places,