Mark 8:38 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 8:38

8:38 "Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he used to say to them, "This is the truth I tell you--there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste of death until they shall see the Kingdom of God coming with power." One thing leaps out from this passage--the confidence of Jesus. He has just been speaking of his death;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:38

Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me ,.... As suffering, crucified, and put to death; things he had been speaking of before: whoever through scandal of the cross, and fear of men, will be ashamed of Christ, and dare not profess faith in him, but shall conceal and keep it to themselves: and of my words ; the doctrines of the Gospel, of remission of sins by his blood, of justification by his righteousness, and of salvation alone by him, with every other truth relating to him, or... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:38

Whosoever - shall be ashamed of me - Our Lord hints here at one of the principal reasons of the incredulity of the Jews, - they saw nothing in the person of Jesus Christ which corresponded to the pompous notions which they had formed of the Messiah. If Jesus Christ had come into the world as a mighty and opulent man, clothed with earthly glories and honors, he would have had a multitude of partisans, and most of them hypocrites. And of my words - This was another subject of offense to... 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 8:34-38

The worldling and the Christian: a contrast. Our Lord had just foretold his own sufferings, and now he goes on to speak of his requirement—that his disciples should be willing to follow him in the way of the cross. Soon they would be involved in persecution and trials, which they would be unprepared to meet unless they had wholly surrendered themselves to him. He never hid from his disciples what it would cost them to follow him. Again and again, when there were signs of defection on the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:35-38

Parallel passages: Matthew 16:25-27 ; Luke 9:24 - 26 .— Secular profit and spiritual loss. I. A CURIOUS CALCULATION . These verses present themselves in the light of an arithmetical calculation regarding profit and loss—a calculation as important as it is curious. In this calculation the soul is on one side, and the world on the other; secular matters on the one hand, spiritual concerns on the other. A calculation of this sort involves a difficulty, for there is no common... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:38

Our Lord here looks onward to the day of judgment. Whosoever shall be ashamed of me . "Whosoever:" the word includes all, whatever their position or circumstances may be. "Shall be ashamed of me;" that is, shall deny my faith, or blush to confess me here. Of him shall the Son of man be ashamed ; that is, Christ will despise him, when he shall appear with power and great glory, in that sublime majesty which he gained by his death upon the cross. In this adulterous and sinful generation. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:38

Ashamed of Jesus and his words. This warning is evidently called forth by the unholy presumption of Peter, and the wavering of the disciples divined by the penetrating spirit of Christ. He rebukes the spirit of false shame as a heinous offense against himself and his cause. I. JESUS AND HIS WORDS AN OCCASION OF FALSE SHAME . The penalty attaching to unreal or unjustifiable feelings is that, sooner or later, they commit their subject to some egregious folly or... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 8:38

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:38

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:38

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:31-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:34-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:35-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:38

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:38

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

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