mark-8:38,-luke-9:26-niv

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 8:34-38

Mark 8:34-38. When he had called the people unto him To hear a truth of the last importance, and one that equally concerned them all; whosoever will come after me And be a disciple of mine, entitled to all the privileges and blessings which belong to my disciples in this world and the next; let him deny himself His own will, in all things, great and small, however pleasing, and that continually; and take up his cross Embrace the will of God, however painful, daily, hourly,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 8:34-38

74. Test of true discipleship (Matthew 16:24-28; Mark 8:34-9:1; Luke 9:23-27)Immediately after telling his disciples of his coming suffering and death, Jesus told them they had to be prepared for similar treatment. The disciples of Jesus are those who have given their lives to Jesus, and they will be obedient to their master even if it leads to hardship, persecution and death. They will no longer rule their own lives, but will deny themselves personal desires in order to please Jesus. In... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 8:38

Whosoever therefore = For whosoever. My words . Not of Christ only, but of His words. See note on Mark 9:32 . this . . . generation. A Divine supplement, here. Note the frequent references to "this generation" as sinful above all others, and as being different from all others: verses: Mark 8:12 ; Mark 9:19 ; Mark 13:30 . See note on Matthew 11:16 . him also. The "also" must be after 'the Son of man", not after "him", cometh = may have come. Father . See App-98 . 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 8:38

Mark 8:38. Whosoever therefore, &c.— Jesus fitly inculcated the necessity of self-denial from the consideration of a judgment to come; the most awful and important event in the whole compass of our duration, and which, the word of God directsustobelieve,willbeattendedwith the most awful circumstances. His intention was, that we should fortify ourselves with this reflection, that it is eligible to endure a littlenow, when that little, through grace, may preserve us from enduring unspeakably... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:31-52

V. THE SERVANT’S JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM 8:31-10:52Having comprehended Jesus’ true identity the disciples next turned south with Jesus and headed from Caesarea Philippi toward Jerusalem. This section of the Gospel traces that journey and stresses Jesus’ preparation of His disciples for His coming death and resurrection."It is no coincidence that the narrator frames the journey to Jerusalem with two healing stories about blindness [Mark 8:22-26; Mark 10:46-52], for the journey surely seems... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:38

"Whoever" means unbelievers or believers (cf. Mark 8:34). For unbelievers living when the Son of Man returns to set up His kingdom, Jesus being ashamed before the Father will result in their loss of salvation. For believers living then, it will mean their loss of reward. This is the first explicit reference in Mark to Jesus’ return in glory. Being ashamed of Jesus, rejecting His claims, has serious consequences.". . . this conflict between Jesus and the disciples on the way to Jerusalem... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:1-38

Feeding the Four Thousand. The Sign from Heaven. Healing of a Blind Man. Confession of Peter1-10. Feeding the four thousand (Matthew 15:32). See on Mt.11-13. A sign from heaven sought (Matthew 16:1). See on Mt.14-21. A warning against the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod (Matthew 16:4). See on Mt.22-26. A blind man healed at Bethsaida (peculiar to Mk, and selected, like the healing in Mark 7:32, for its unusual features). The man was healed in stages, probably because his faith was... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 8:34-38

(34-38) And when he had called the people.—See Notes on Matthew 16:24-28. The “calling the people,” or better, the multitude, to hear what involved the apparent failure of His mission announced in the preceding verses is an addition to St. Matthew’s narrative. It is confirmed by St. Luke’s “He said unto all” (Luke 9:23). read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 8:38

(38) Whosoever therefore.—Here St. Mark differs from St. Matthew, who omits these words, and agrees, though not quite verbally, with St. Luke. It is obvious that general as the words are, they had a special bearing on those who, like Peter, and probably the other disciples, had shown that they were “ashamed” of the words which had just been spoken.This adulterous and sinful generation.—The words are not found in St. Luke’s report, but they agree with language which our Lord had used before... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 8:34-38

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 8:34-38

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 8:38

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 8:38

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 8:38

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:31-52

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 8:38

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:1-38

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 8:34-38

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 8:38

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