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Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Matthew 16:21-28

B. The Church as bearing the Cross of Christ, in contrast to that worldly fear of the Cross by which the Lord is assailed. Matthew 16:21-28(Mark 8:31 to Mark 9:1; Luke 9:21-28)21From that time forth37 began Jesus to show unto [to] his disciples, how38 that he must go unto [to] Jerusalem, and suffer many things of [from] the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed [put to death], and be raised again [rise]39 the third day. 22Then Peter took him,40 and began41 to rebuke him, saying,... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Matthew 16:21-28

Bear the Cross for Jesus Matthew 16:21-28 The gospel has two parts: Jesus is the Christ; and the Christ must suffer, if He shall enter His glory. Our Lord made sure of the first, before He held to the second. There had been veiled hints of His death before, as in John 2:19 ; Matthew 9:15 ; Matthew 12:40 ; but henceforth it was taught without a veil. The Cross had always cast its shadow over our Lord’s path. He did not die as the martyr on whom death comes unexpectedly, but He stepped from... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Matthew 16:1-28

What a very wonderful fact in the life and ministry of Jesus is His power of suppressing the marvelous powers He possessed. He never used them save in divine wisdom and love. How easily He could have given a sign which would have startled and overwhelmed. It would have been wasted so far as the purpose of His life and ministry, the establishment of the Kingdom of heaven, were concerned. This accounts for the solemn word to the disciples which they were so slow to comprehend, "Beware of the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:1-28

Jesus Is Confirmed As The Son of God, Begins To Establish His New Congregation, Reaches Out To Gentiles, Is Acknowledged As Messiah By His Disciples, and Reveals His Inherent Glory (13:53-17:27). The advance of the Kingly Rule of Heaven leading up to the final consummation having been made clear by His parables Jesus is now confirmed as the Son of God (Matthew 14:33; Matthew 16:16; Matthew 18:26) and begins to establish a new open community (Matthew 14:13-21; Matthew 15:32-39; Matthew 16:18;... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:21-27

Jesus Reveals That As The Messiah and Son of Man He Must Suffer (16:21-27). Jesus declares that the way of suffering lies ahead for Him as the Messiah, and when Peter tries to show Him His ‘error’, He rebukes Peter and points out that all those who follow Him must choose the way of suffering. That is the way forward in order to establish His Kingly Rule over men’s lives. Contrary winds must be faced by those who would reach ‘the other side’. And then, when He returns in the glory of His Father... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:27

“For the Son of man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then will he render to every man according to his deeds.” The last part of this verse is cited from Psalms 62:12 where it is God Who does this. For in the end all must be judged in the light of the final day. One day Jesus will come as the Son of Man, coming in the full glory of His Father, the glory that He had with Him before the world was (John 17:5), accompanied by His angels, those angels who had remained... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:28

Note on Matthew 16:28 . Before we consider this whole passage we should perhaps consider the meaning of Matthew 16:28 which has been the subject of much controversy. And in order to consider it we need to see the three versions of it, as found in Matthew, Mark and Luke, side by side. 16. 28 “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who stand here, who will in no way taste of death, until they see the Son of man coming in His kingly rule.” Mark 9:1 ‘And he said to them, “Truly I say to you,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 16:13-28

Matthew 16:13-Hosea : . The Great Confession and the First View of the Cross ( Mark 8:27-Zechariah : *, Luke 9:18-Daniel :).— Omitting the cure of the blind man (but cf. Matthew 9:27-Micah :), Mt. passes to the significant episode of Cæ sarea Philippi. Matthew 16:13-Nehemiah : = Mark 8:27-Joel :, but note the substitution ( Matthew 16:13) of “ Son of Man” for “ I,” which gives the position away (especially if we read “ I, the Son of Man” ), and the addition of Jeremiah ( Matthew 16:14),... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 16:27

This verse makes it plain, that our Saviour by ψυχη in the former verse understood the soul of man, or eternal life, that blessed state which is prepared for the saints of God; for he here minds them that there shall be a last judgment, and gives them a little description of it. 1. As to the Judge, the Son of man, him whom you now see in the shape of a man, and whom men vilify and contemn under that notion. He is to be the Judge of quick and dead, Acts 10:42; 2 Timothy 4:1. 2. As to the... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Matthew 16:28

Mark saith, Mark 9:1, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power; Luke 9:27, saith no more than till they see the kingdom of God. There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, that is, that shall not die. Hebrews 2:9. It is the same with not seeing death, John 8:51,John 8:52; Hebrews 11:5. The great question is, what is here meant by the Son of man coming in his kingdom. It cannot be meant of his second coming to judgment, spoken of immediately before, for all who... read more

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