Mark 8

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 8:34

And he called unto him the multitude with his disciples, and said unto them, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever would save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's shall save it.The cross was not merely for our Lord but for all who would enter into eternal life.Deny himself ... Egocentric pride is the bane of human life; and `God's plan of salvation requires the renunciation of... 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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 8:38

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.This verse is actually the conclusion of this paragraph, having no connection whatever with Mark 9:1. The paragraphing here has spawned much error. Mark 8:38 and Mark 9:1 regard utterly different subjects, and one may regret the gratuitous extension of this paragraph by the later versions to... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8

CHAP. VIII. Christ feedeth the people miraculously: refuseth to give a sign to the Pharisees: admonisheth his disciples to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod: giveth a blind man his sight: acknowledgeth that he is the Christ, who should suffer, and rise again; and exhorteth to patience in persecution for the profession of the gospel. Anno Domini 31. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:11

Mark 8:11. Began to question with him,— Συζητειν, to dispute. Heylin. This may refer to the ancient method of disputation, which was carried on by question and answer. Dr. Doddridge renders it began to examine him. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:12

Mark 8:12. There shall no sign be given— Ει δοθησεται . I am not alive, if a sign, &c. That this is an elliptical form of adjuration, is evident from Heb 3:11 in the original. The oath must be supplied thus: Let me not be true, if they shall enter into my rest,—if a sign shall be given, &c. Or as in Ezekiel 14:16. I live not, if sons or daughters be delivered, See the LXX. and Bos's Ellipses. Some MSS. and versions read ου δοθησεται, shall not be given. See Wetstein. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:15

Mark 8:15. And of the leaven of Herod.— See the note on Matthew 22:16. It seems evident from this passage, that the Herodians were of the sect of the Sadducees; for what St. Mark calls the leaven of Herod, St. Matthew, in the parallel passage, calls the leaven of the Sadducees. Herodian, therefore, was but another name for such sort of Sadducees as maintained the expediency of submitting to the innovations introduced by Herod and the Romans; for it may easily be thought, that those who favoured... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:17

Mark 8:17. Heart yet hardened?— Still insensible. Heylin. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:18

Mark 8:18. And do ye not remember?— Continue this on with what follows, and it seems to connect more properly. Do ye not remember, when I broke the five loaves, how many baskets? &c. As in Matthew 16:9. See Bowyer's Conjectures on Mark. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:22-26

Mark 8:22-26. And they bring a blind man, &c.— Two things are remarkable in this miracle: first, our Lord led the man out of the town, before he would heal him; and, when the cure was performed, he forbad him to return thither, or so much as to tell it unto any who lived in the town. The reason was, the people had for a long time been solicitous to have him acknowledged as the Messiah; and every new miracle which they beheld, moved them afresh to make the attempt. Nor could the inhabitants... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 8:34

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 8:36

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 8:38

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:11

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:12

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:18

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:22-26

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