Mark 8:31-37 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:36

For what shall it profit a man ,.... In the long run, in the issue of things, who by denying Christ, and his Gospel, may not only save his life for the present, but procure for himself great riches and wealth: if he shall gain the whole world ; were that possible to be done, and which the ambitious, worldly man is desirous of; yet supposing he: had his desire, of what avail would this be in the upshot of things, should the following be his case, as it will, and lose his own soul ?... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:37

Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? To deliver it out of its miserable state and condition; all the riches of the world, and the whole world itself, are not an equivalent to it, or a sufficient ransom for it; riches will not profit in the day of wrath, or deliver a soul from damnation, and ruin: wherefore, if he had the whole world, he could not redeem his soul with it; and he has nothing else to give for it, and therefore it is past all recovery: See Gill on Matthew 16:26 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:32

And he spake that saying - Concerning the certainty and necessity of his sufferings - openly: with great plainness, παρῥησια , confidence, or emphasis, so that the disciples now began fully to understand him. This is an additional observation of St. Mark. For Peter's reproof, see on Matthew 16:22 ; (note), etc. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:34

Whosoever will come after me - It seems that Christ formed, on the proselytism of the Jews, the principal qualities which he required in the proselytes of his covenant. The first condition of proselytism among the Jews was, that he that came to embrace their religion should come voluntarily, and that neither force nor influence should be employed in this business. This is also the first condition required by Jesus Christ, and which he considers as the foundation of all the rest: - If a man... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:35

For whosoever will save his life - On this and the following verses, see Matthew 16:24 , etc. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:27-34

Parallel passages: Matthew 16:13-24 ; Luke 9:18-23 .— Christ's prediction of his death and rebuke of Peter. This section will be considered in connection with a like prediction in the following (ninth) chapter of this Gospel.—J.J.G. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:29-33

Peter's self-contradiction. I. WHEREIN IT CONSISTED . 1 . In identifying Jesus with the Messiah and yet deprecating his sufferings. That Messiah should suffer was abundantly declared by the prophets. His death was the greatest testimony he could give to the righteousness of God. A comfortable, earthly, prosperous king could never occupy the spiritual position of the Christ; moral influence, the essential feature of the latter's reign, would be entirely wanting. To the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:31

And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, etc. In St. Matthew's narrative he says ( Matthew 16:21 ), "From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples," etc.—from the time, that is, of this great confession; from the time when he had openly acknowledged to his disciples the truth of his essential Divinity; from that time he began to instruct them as to his passion and his death. There are two great principles of faith, namely, And it was necessary that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:31-33

The Christ foretelling his own career. I. HOW UNIQUE AND MARVELLOUS THE PREDICTION ! It is a clear, consistent, even symmetrical scheme; as exquisitely balanced and progressively developed as any tragedy of Aeschylus or Euripides. A person who could ideally mark out such a future for himself could not have been mere man. The gospel challenges investigation because of the originality and Divine moral elevation of its conception. And by such statements as this it proves how... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:31-38

Unwelcome prophecies. I. PLAIN TRUTHS SELDOM WELCOME . He now spoke of suffering, rejection, even murder, at the hands of a conspiracy. The veil was drawn aside; at last it was seen what the Messiahship of Jesus meant. The same thing had before been expressed parabolically ( John 2:19 ; John 3:14 ; John 6:51 ). II. THE FLATTERY OF FRIENDSHIP . The honest-hearted Peter is endeared to us. He is so human; his feelings always on the right side, his intelligence often... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:37

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:32

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:34

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:35

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:27-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:29-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:31-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:31-38

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