Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 8:1-9
See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:32-39.Mark 8:1In those days - While in the wilderness, where he had cured the deaf-mute man.Having nothing to eat - Having come unprovided, or having consumed what they had brought.Mark 8:2I have compassions - I pity their condition. I am disposed to relieve them.Mark 8:9Four thousand - Four thousand “men,” besides women and children. See Matthew 15:38. See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 15:32-39. read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:38
Ashamed of Jesus and his words. This warning is evidently called forth by the unholy presumption of Peter, and the wavering of the disciples divined by the penetrating spirit of Christ. He rebukes the spirit of false shame as a heinous offense against himself and his cause. I. JESUS AND HIS WORDS AN OCCASION OF FALSE SHAME . The penalty attaching to unreal or unjustifiable feelings is that, sooner or later, they commit their subject to some egregious folly or... read more