Mark 8:32 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 8:27-38

We have read a great deal of the doctrine Christ preached, and the miracles he wrought, which were many, and strange, and well-attested, of various kinds, and wrought in several places, to the astonishment of the multitudes that were eye-witnesses of them. It is now time for us to pause a little, and to consider what these things mean; the wondrous works which Christ then forbade the publishing of, being recorded in these sacred writings, are thereby published to all the world, to us, to all... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 8:31-33

8:31-33 He began to teach them that it was necessary that the Son of Man should suffer many things, and should be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed and rise again after three days. He kept telling them this plainly. And Peter caught him and began to rebuke him. He turned round; he looked at his disciples; and he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan," he said. "These are not God's thoughts but men's." It is against the background of what we have just seen... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:32

And he spake that saying openly ,.... Concerning his sufferings, death, and resurrection from the dead. He not only spoke it before them all, but in plain words, without a figure; so that it might be, and was clearly understood by them; and he spake it as the word will also bear, not only very freely, but likewise boldly, with an undaunted courage, with intrepidity of mind; being not in the least discouraged, nor showing any concern or fear about what was to befall him: and Peter took... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:32

And he spake that saying - Concerning the certainty and necessity of his sufferings - openly: with great plainness, παρῥησια , confidence, or emphasis, so that the disciples now began fully to understand him. This is an additional observation of St. Mark. For Peter's reproof, see on Matthew 16:22 ; (note), etc. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:27-34

Parallel passages: Matthew 16:13-24 ; Luke 9:18-23 .— Christ's prediction of his death and rebuke of Peter. This section will be considered in connection with a like prediction in the following (ninth) chapter of this Gospel.—J.J.G. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:29-33

Peter's self-contradiction. I. WHEREIN IT CONSISTED . 1 . In identifying Jesus with the Messiah and yet deprecating his sufferings. That Messiah should suffer was abundantly declared by the prophets. His death was the greatest testimony he could give to the righteousness of God. A comfortable, earthly, prosperous king could never occupy the spiritual position of the Christ; moral influence, the essential feature of the latter's reign, would be entirely wanting. To the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:31-33

The Christ foretelling his own career. I. HOW UNIQUE AND MARVELLOUS THE PREDICTION ! It is a clear, consistent, even symmetrical scheme; as exquisitely balanced and progressively developed as any tragedy of Aeschylus or Euripides. A person who could ideally mark out such a future for himself could not have been mere man. The gospel challenges investigation because of the originality and Divine moral elevation of its conception. And by such statements as this it proves how... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:31-38

Unwelcome prophecies. I. PLAIN TRUTHS SELDOM WELCOME . He now spoke of suffering, rejection, even murder, at the hands of a conspiracy. The veil was drawn aside; at last it was seen what the Messiahship of Jesus meant. The same thing had before been expressed parabolically ( John 2:19 ; John 3:14 ; John 6:51 ). II. THE FLATTERY OF FRIENDSHIP . The honest-hearted Peter is endeared to us. He is so human; his feelings always on the right side, his intelligence often... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:32

And he spake the saying openly ( παῤῥησία ); literally, without reserve. This sudden announcement excited St. Peter. It was a new and startling communication. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him . The word προσλαβόμενος indicates that he "took hold of him," to lead him apart, as though to have the opportunity of warning him with the greater familiarity and secrecy. So say St. Chrysostom and others. Peter would not have his own confession of Christ thus evacuated, as it were;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:32-33

Covert temptation. This scene has, of course, certain features connected with it which cannot be imitated by ordinary persons, or by mere men. Christ exercised a Divine insight and authority. But there are certain principles illustrated. We see— I. HOW IT PRESENTS ITSELF . 1 . Under the guise of friendship. The love may be real in the individuals who are the instruments of temptation, but their knowledge is not sufficient, or their moral character not so, high as it... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 8:27-38

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 8:31-33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:32

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:27-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:29-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:31-33

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:31-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:32-33

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