Mark 8:33

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 8:31-33

Mark 8:31-33. And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer The disciples being now convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, the Son of God, and having made confession of him as such, they were prepared to receive this further and equally important discovery, which they could not have borne before, without being so offended as to forsake him; and which, perhaps, they could hardly have borne now, had they thoroughly understood, and fully believed, Christ’s words; for they certainly... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 8:27-33

73. Peter’s confession of the Messiah (Matthew 16:13-23; Mark 8:27-33; Luke 9:18-22)Jesus and the apostles travelled up to Caesarea Philippi, in the far north of Palestine. While there, Jesus asked the apostles who they believed him to be. Peter, probably speaking for the group, replied that he was the promised Messiah, the Son of God (Matthew 16:13-16).Delighted at this insight, Jesus told the group (through words addressed to their spokesman Peter) that they would be the foundation on which... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 8:33

looked , &c. = saw ( App-133 .) His disciples, who might easily have been ledastray by Peter's remonstrance. Get thee behind , &c. Compare Matthew 4:10 , regarding it as a Satanic temptation. savourest = mindest. God. App-98 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 8:33

But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, and saith, Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.The words of Christ here do not mean that Peter was satanic and depraved, but that in opposing the cross he was unconsciously taking the part of Satan in opposing the divine will. He was looking at things in the light of mere human wisdom and not from the perspective of the will of God. As Erdman said:The offense of the cross has... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:31-33

1. The first major prophecy of Jesus’ passion 8:31-33 (cf. Matthew 16:21-23; Luke 9:22) read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:31-52

V. THE SERVANT’S JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM 8:31-10:52Having comprehended Jesus’ true identity the disciples next turned south with Jesus and headed from Caesarea Philippi toward Jerusalem. This section of the Gospel traces that journey and stresses Jesus’ preparation of His disciples for His coming death and resurrection."It is no coincidence that the narrator frames the journey to Jerusalem with two healing stories about blindness [Mark 8:22-26; Mark 10:46-52], for the journey surely seems... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:33

Jesus spoke His rebuke for the other disciples as well as for Peter. This indicates that Peter was speaking for them. Jesus called Peter Satan because He recognized Satan as the ultimate source of Peter’s suggestion (cf. Matthew 4:10). Peter’s words had opposed God’s will in favor of the popular messianic idea. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:1-38

Feeding the Four Thousand. The Sign from Heaven. Healing of a Blind Man. Confession of Peter1-10. Feeding the four thousand (Matthew 15:32). See on Mt.11-13. A sign from heaven sought (Matthew 16:1). See on Mt.14-21. A warning against the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod (Matthew 16:4). See on Mt.22-26. A blind man healed at Bethsaida (peculiar to Mk, and selected, like the healing in Mark 7:32, for its unusual features). The man was healed in stages, probably because his faith was... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 8:31-33

(31-33) And he began to teach them.—See Notes on Matthew 16:21-23. The points peculiar to St. Mark are, (1) that our Lord “spake that saying openly”—the absence of any reticence in this announcement of apparent failure was what startled the disciples; and (2) the graphic touch that as He rebuked Peter, He turned and looked, not on that Apostle only, but on the whole company of the disciples. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Mark 8:1-38

The Compassion of the Christ Mark 8:1-2 So spake the Christ; so wrote the Holy Spirit; short, simple words, 'I have compassion'; pregnant with strength and with comfort for the toiling and heaving crowds of each succeeding age. There was nothing attractive then, even as there is nothing attractive now, in an eastern crowd. The motive power of the miracle was the eternal love of God manifest in the flesh. I. Observe how Christ takes the disciples into His confidence. Then, as now, He demanded... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 8:31-33

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 8:27-33

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 8:33

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 8:33

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:31-33

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:31-52

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:33

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:1-38

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 8:31-33

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Mark 8:1-38

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