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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:26

Lose his own soul - Or, lose his life, την ψυχην αυτου . On what authority many have translated the word ψυχη , in the 25th verse, life, and in this verse, soul, I know not, but am certain it means life in both places. If a man should gain the whole world, its riches, honors, and pleasures, and lose his life, what would all these profit him, seeing they can only be enjoyed during life? But if the words be applied to the soul, they show the difficulty - the necessity - and importance of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:27

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father - This seems to refer to Daniel 7:13 , Daniel 7:14 . "Behold, one like the Son of man came - to the ancient of Days - and there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, and nations, and languages should serve him." This was the glorious Mediatorial kingdom which Jesus Christ was now about to set up, by the destruction of the Jewish nation and polity, and the diffusion of his Gospel through the whole world.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:28

There be some - which shall not taste of death - This verse seems to confirm the above explanation, as our Lord evidently speaks of the establishment of the Christian Church after the day of pentecost, and its final triumph after the destruction of the Jewish polity; as if he had said, "Some of you, my disciples, shall continue to live until these things take place." The destruction of Jerusalem, and the Jewish economy, which our Lord here predicts, took place about forty-three years after... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:22

Verse 22 Matthew 16:22.And Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him. It is a proof of the excessive zeal of Peter, that he reproves his Master; though it would appear that the respect he entertained for him was his reason for taking him aside, because he did not venture to reprove him in presence of others. Still, it was highly presumptuous in Peter to advise our Lord to spare himself, as if he had been deficient in prudence or self-command. But so completely are men hurried on and driven... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:23

Verse 23 23.Get thee behind me, Satan. It is idle to speculate, as some have done, about the word ( ὀπίσω) behind; as if Peter were ordered to follow, and not to go before; for, in a passage which we have already considered, Luke ( Luke 4:8) informs us that our Lord used those very words in repelling the attacks of Satan, and the verb ὕπαγε (from which the Latin word Apage is derived) signifies to withdraw (460) Christ therefore throws his disciple to a distance from him, because, in his... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:24

Verse 24 24.Then Jesus said to his disciples. As Christ saw that Peter had a dread of the cross, and that all the rest were affected in the same way, he enters into a general discourse about bearing the cross, and does not limit his address to the twelve apostles, but lays down the same law for all the godly. (463) We have already met with a statement nearly similar, (Matthew 10:38.) (464) But in that passage the apostles were only reminded of the persecution which awaited them, as soon as they... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:25

Verse 25 25.For he that would save his life shall lose it. It is a most appropriate consolation, that they who willingly suffer death for the sake of Christ (467) do actually obtain life; for Mark expressly states this as the motive to believers in dying — for my sake, and for the sake of the Gospel — and in the words of Matthew the same thing must be understood. It frequently happens that irreligious men are prompted by ambition or despair to despise life; and to such persons it will be no... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:26

Verse 26 26.For what doth it profit a man? The word soul is here used in the strictest sense. Christ reminds them that the soul of man was not created merely to enjoy the world for a few days, but to obtain at length its immortality in heaven. What carelessness and what brutal stupidity is this, that men are so strongly attached to the world, and so much occupied with its affairs, as not to consider why they were born, and that God gave them an immortal soul, in order that, when the course of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:27

Verse 27 27.For the Son of man will come. That the doctrine which has just been laid down may more deeply affect our minds, Christ places before our eyes the future judgment; for if we would perceive the worthlessness of this fading life, we must be deeply affected by the view of the heavenly life. So tardy and sluggish is our mind, that it needs to be aided by looking towards heaven. Christ summons believers to his judgment-seat, to lead them to reflect at all times that they lived for no... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:28

Verse 28 28.Verily, I say to you. As the disciples might still hesitate and inquire when that day would be, our Lord animates them by the immediate assurance, that he will presently give them a proof of his future glory. We know the truth of the common proverb, that to one who is in expectation even speed looks like delay; but never does it hold more true, than when we are told to wait for our salvation till the coming of Christ. To support his disciples in the meantime, our Lord holds out to... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:26

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:28

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:24

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:26

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:27

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:28

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