마태복음 16:24-28 KRV

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:26

For what is a man ( shall a man be ) profited? This verse explains the paradox concerning loss and gain in the previous verse. It is probably intended as a reminiscence of Psalms 49:7 , Psalms 49:8 . Wordsworth notes that it is quoted by Ignatius, 'Ep. ad Romans,' 6.; but it is probably an early interpolation there. The whole world. It is but a trifle of the whole world, with its riches, honours, pleasures, which the most successful man can obtain; but granted it all lay at his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:26

The great gain, and the greater loss. "What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" This is an extreme, a paradoxical utterance . No man can, in any precise sense, "gain the whole world." If he could, it would weigh nothing in the scale against the value of his life. For on life depends enjoyment of possessions. Illustrate by the parable of the rich farmer who boasted of what he possessed, and lost it all when he died in the night. Compare our Lord's... 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

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 16:26

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