The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:21-28
Jesus announces plainly his death and resurrection. Rebukes Peter. (Mk 8:31-9:1; Luke 9:22-27 .) read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:25
(Comp. Matthew 10:39 ; John 12:25 .) Whosoever will ( ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ , whosoever wills to ) save his life ( ψυχήν ). Here are set forth the highest motives for courage, endurance, and perseverance in the way of righteousness. The word translated "life" is used four times in this and the following verse, though in the latter it is rendered "soul" in the Anglican Version. The fact is the word is used in two senses: for the life which now is—the bodily life:... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:25-26
The gain that is loss, and the loss that is gain. Great confusion has been introduced into these verses in the Authorized Version by the rendering of the same Greek word as "life" in Matthew 16:25 , and "soul" in Matthew 16:26 . The Revisers have helped to a better understanding of the passage by translating the word "life" throughout. Christ was not speaking of the soul as we understand it, of the higher nature of man; but of life as opposed to the idea of being killed and so losing... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:25-28
Profit and loss. As the time of the brief ministry of Jesus drew to its close, he began to show his disciples how he must go to Jerusalem and suffer and be killed, and rise again the third day. The sombre part of this anticipation was a terrible shock to the strong Jewish prejudices of Peter; and he lost sight of the glorious element of the resurrection. So is prejudice blind evermore. He had. the presumption to take Jesus to task, and stoutly protested against any such issue. For this... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:26
For what is a man ( shall a man be ) profited? This verse explains the paradox concerning loss and gain in the previous verse. It is probably intended as a reminiscence of Psalms 49:7 , Psalms 49:8 . Wordsworth notes that it is quoted by Ignatius, 'Ep. ad Romans,' 6.; but it is probably an early interpolation there. The whole world. It is but a trifle of the whole world, with its riches, honours, pleasures, which the most successful man can obtain; but granted it all lay at his... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:26
The great gain, and the greater loss. "What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" This is an extreme, a paradoxical utterance . No man can, in any precise sense, "gain the whole world." If he could, it would weigh nothing in the scale against the value of his life. For on life depends enjoyment of possessions. Illustrate by the parable of the rich farmer who boasted of what he possessed, and lost it all when he died in the night. Compare our Lord's... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 16:24-28
This discourse is also recorded in Mark 8:34-38; Mark 9:1; and Luke 9:23-27.Let him, deny himself - That is, let him surrender to God his will, his affections, his body, and his soul. Let him not seek his own happiness as the supreme object, but be willing to renounce all, and lay down his life also, if required.Take up his cross - See the notes at Matthew 10:38.Matthew 16:25Whosoever will save his life ... - See the notes at Matthew 10:39.Matthew 16:26For what is a man profited ... - To gain... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 16:25-27
Matthew 16:25-27. Whosoever will save his life At the expense of his conscience: whosoever, in the very highest instance, that of life itself, will not renounce himself, shall be lost eternally. But can any man hope he should be able thus to renounce himself, if he cannot do it in the smallest instances? And whosoever will lose his life, shall find it What he loses on earth he shall find in heaven. See note on Matthew 10:39, where this sentence is explained more at large. For what is... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 16:24-28
74. Test of true discipleship (Matthew 16:24-28; Mark 8:34-9:1; Luke 9:23-27)Immediately after telling his disciples of his coming suffering and death, Jesus told them they had to be prepared for similar treatment. The disciples of Jesus are those who have given their lives to Jesus, and they will be obedient to their master even if it leads to hardship, persecution and death. They will no longer rule their own lives, but will deny themselves personal desires in order to please Jesus. In... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:20-28
Necessity of the cross. Peter's words pierced like a sharp thorn into the very heart of Christ, and roused as keen an indignation as his previous words had awakened gratitude. For the horror which our Lord saw in Peter's face as he announced the near approach of death reflected the horror he himself had passed through during those past days in which he had been making up his mind to die; the incapacity of Peter to understand that death should be the necessary step to glory tended to upset... read more