Matthew 16:24-25 ASV

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:21-24

Christian self-denial. After the noble confession of Peter Jesus "began to show unto his disciples how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suite." This intelligence roused all the devil in Peter, so that he took that Blessed One whom he had just acknowledged to be the "Son of the living God," and began to rebuke him. Simon was not innocent of selfishness in his concern for the life of his Lord, for he shrewdly concluded that the servants might suffer with the Master. Jesus strongly resented... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:24

St. Mark tells us that Jesus called the multitude unto him together with the disciples, as about to say something of universal application. The connection between this paragraph and what has preceded is well put by St. Chrysostom. Then . "When? when St. Peter said, 'Be it far from thee: this shall not be unto thee,' and was told, 'Get thee behind me, Satan.' For Christ was by no means satisfied with the mere rebuke of Peter, but, willing more abundantly to show both the extravagance of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:24

The great condition. The heart-searching truths of this verse are too often neglected in popular presentations of the gospel. We have a Christianity made easy as an accommodation to an age which loves personal comfort. Not only is this unfaithful to the truth, no part of which we have any right to keep back; it is most foolish and shortsighted. It prepares for a surprising disappointment when the inevitable facts are discovered; and it does not really attract. A religion of sweetmeats is... read more

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

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 16:24

Matthew 16:24. Then said Jesus unto his disciples In Mark we read, When he had called the people unto him, and his disciples also, he said unto them; and in Luke, He said to them all, If any man will come after me Ει τις θελει , If any man be willing, no one is forced: but if any will be a Christian, it must be on the following terms. Let him deny himself A rule that can never be too much observed: let him in all things deny his own will, however pleasing, and do the will of God,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:20-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:21-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:25

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:25-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:25-28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 16:24-28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 16:24

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