Marcos 8:27-29 ARA

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 8:27-30

8:27-30 Jesus and his disciples went away to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the road he asked his disciples a question. "Who," he said to them, "do men say that I am?" They said to him, "Some say, John the Baptizer; others say, Elijah; others, one of the prophets." He asked them, "You--who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are God's Anointed One." And he insisted that they should tell no man about him. Caesarea Philippi was outside Galilee altogether. It was not in the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:27

And Jesus went out, and his disciples ,.... From Bethsaida and even from Galilee into the towns Caesarea Philippi ; in the jurisdiction of Philip, tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis; for this Caesarea was rebuilt by him and called so in honour of Tiberius Caesar; and the towns and villages adjacent to it are here intended: See Gill on Matthew 16:13 ; and by the way he asked his disciples ; as they were going from Galilee to those parts: saying unto them; whom do men say that I... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:28

And they answered ,.... That some said he was John the Baptist ; which was the opinion of Herod, and others: but some say Elias ; that is the "Tishbite", whom the Jews in general expected in person before the coming of the Messiah and imagined that Jesus was he: and others one of the prophets ; as Jeremiah or Isaiah or some other. The Vulgate Latin reads, "as one of the prophets"; and so Beza's ancient copy as in Mark 6:15 . All spake highly and honourably of him: the people in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:29

And he saith unto them, but whom say ye that I am ?.... It was for the sake of this question he put the former; See Gill on Matthew 16:15 ; and Peter answereth and saith unto him, thou art the Christ ; the Messiah that was long ago promised and so often prophesied of in the books of Moses and the prophets; and whom the Jews have so much and long expected. This confession of Peter's in which all the apostles agreed with him speaks out what Jesus really was, and exceeds the most exalted... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:27

And Jesus went out, etc. - See on Matthew 16:13-20 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:29

Thou art the Christ - Three MSS. and some versions add, the Son of the living God. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:27-28

And Jesus went forth, and his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi . This verse seems to corroborate the view that the Bethsaida just referred to was Bethsaida Julias. Caesarea Philippi lies at the roots of Libanus. Cornelius a Lapide says that it was originally celled Dan, the place where two little streams united, namely, Jeor and Daniel These two streamlets so united make the Jordan, whence the name Jeer-Dan, or Jordan. But since Pan, the God of shepherds, was better known to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:27-30

Peter's good confession. The scene of this is worth notice. It lay to the northward of Bethsaida, amongst the villages in the neighbourhood of Caesarea Philippi. This town, on the site of the ancient Paneas (now Bahias), was built by the tetrarch Philip in honor of Tiberius Caesar, and is to be distinguished from the Caesarea of the southern Mediterranean seaboard of Palestine. The country was magnificent; wild, wooded, and mountainous, and dominated by the royal castle of Subeibeh. Here,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:27-30

The confession of Peter. The brief record of St. Mark leads us to turn to the fuller statements of St. Matthew. Jesus tests the faith of his disciples "as they were able" to bear it. First, "in the way he asked, Who do men say that I am?" What is the general opinion? Then, more closely," But who say ye that I am?" It was a day of testing. There had been a general blindness. Immediately before he had occasion to say, "O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have no... read more

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

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 8:27-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 8:29

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:29

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:27-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:27-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 8:27-30

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