Mark 8:36-37 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 8:27-38

See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 16:13-28.Mark 8:32He spake that saying openly - With boldness or confidence, or without parables or figures, so that there could be no possibility of misunderstanding him.Mark 8:38Ashamed of me - Ashamed to own attachment to me on account of my lowly appearance and my poverty.And of my words - My doctrines, my instructions.This adulterous and sinful generation - This age given to wickedness, particularly to adultery.In the glory of his Father... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 8:34-38

Mark 8:34-38. When he had called the people unto him To hear a truth of the last importance, and one that equally concerned them all; whosoever will come after me And be a disciple of mine, entitled to all the privileges and blessings which belong to my disciples in this world and the next; let him deny himself His own will, in all things, great and small, however pleasing, and that continually; and take up his cross Embrace the will of God, however painful, daily, hourly,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 8:34-38

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 8:36

if he shall gain, &c. See App-118 . world. Greek. kosmos. App-129 . soul = life. Same word as life "in Mark 8:35 . See Matthew 16:26 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 8:37

in exchange = [as] an equivalent. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 8:36

For what doth it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? For what should a man give in exchange for his life?These verses stress the incomparable value of the soul, worth more than the whole world; and if, through disloyalty to Christ, one should forfeit his soul to eternal night, there is nothing with which he could hope to reclaim it. The loss would be irrevocable. Even if he should have gained the planet itself, such would be insufficient to purchase again the forfeited... 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 8:36-37

The psyche in these verses means the essential person. It is foolish to preserve one’s comforts now because by doing so one sacrifices something of much greater value that God would give him or her. The "whole world" comprehends earthly possessions, position, pleasure, and power-all that the world can provide. Mark 8:37 stresses the irrevocable nature of the choice. 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 8:34-38

(34-38) And when he had called the people.—See Notes on Matthew 16:24-28. The “calling the people,” or better, the multitude, to hear what involved the apparent failure of His mission announced in the preceding verses is an addition to St. Matthew’s narrative. It is confirmed by St. Luke’s “He said unto all” (Luke 9:23). read more