31 And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes , and be killed , and after three days rise again . 32 And He was stating the matter plainly . And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. 33 But turning around and seeing His disciples , He rebuked Peter and said , "Get behind Me, Satan ; for you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's ." 34 And He summoned the crowd with His disciples , and said to them, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself , and take up his cross and follow Me. 35 "For whoever e wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever e loses his life for My sake and the gospel's will save it. 36 "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world , and forfeit his soul ? 37 "For what will a man give in exchange for his soul ? 38 "For whoever e is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation , the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 8:31-38
Commentary on Mark 8:27-33
(Read Mark 8:27-33)
These things are written, that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. These miracles of our Lord assure us that he was not conquered, but a Conqueror. Now the disciples are convinced that Jesus is the Christ; they may bear to hear of his sufferings, of which Christ here begins to give them notice. He sees that amiss in what we say and do, of which we ourselves are not aware, and knows what manner of spirit we are of, when we ourselves do not. The wisdom of man is folly, when it pretends to limit the Divine counsels. Peter did not rightly understand the nature of Christ's kingdom.
Commentary on Mark 8:34-38
(Read Mark 8:34-38)
Frequent notice is taken of the great flocking there was to Christ for help in various cases. All are concerned to know this, if they expect him to heal their souls. They must not indulge the ease of the body. As the happiness of heaven with Christ, is enough to make up for the loss of life itself for him, so the gain of all the world in sin, will not make up for the ruin of the soul by sin. And there is a day coming, when the cause of Christ will appear as glorious, as some now think it mean and contemptible. May we think of that season, and view every earthly object as we shall do at that great day.