Mark 8:31
in Mark 8Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again.
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ASV
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.
KJV
And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
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This verse in Mark 8
Commentary
8 notes on this verseTherefore did the Lord also say to His disciples after the resurrection, "O thoughtless ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His glory?" And again does He say to them: "These are the words which I spoke unto you while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning Me.
This site's exposition
the Son of Man must suffer many things
on Mark 8:31-33
Peter rebukes Jesus for saying the Son of Man must suffer many things, and Jesus answers, Get behind Me, Satan. Within four verses Peter goes from confessing the Christ to hearing the name Satan.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Vict. Ant. e Cat. in Marc. v. Chrys. ubi sup.) The reason, however, why the Lord told them this, was to show, that after His cross and resurrection, Christ must be preached by His witnesses. Again, Peter alone, from the fervour of his disposition, had the boldness to dispute about these things. Wherefore it goes on, And Peter took him up, and began to rebuke hime.
The Medieval Church2 voices
But after the Lord had accepted the confession of the disciples, who called Him the true God, He then reveals to them the mystery of the Cross. Wherefore it goes on, And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and of the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again; and he spake that saying openly, that is, concerning His future passion.
Having received from His disciples the confession that He is the true Christ, the Lord also revealed to them the mystery of the Cross. But He did not yet reveal it fully, for the apostles did not understand what He was saying, and did not …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he began to teach them,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)
The circumstances here recorded are of great importance. They took place during a journey, and arose out of a conversation "by the way." Happy are those journeys, in which time is not wasted on trifles, but redeemed as far as possible for the consideration of serious things. Let us observe the variety of opinions about Christ , which prevailed among the Jews. Some said that He was John the Baptist — some Elijah — and others one of the prophets. In short every kind of opinion appears to have been current, excepting that one which was true.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
J.C. Ryle1816–1900
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1857)
proposed
The circumstances here recorded are of great importance. They took place during a journey, and arose out of a conversation "by the way." Happy are those journeys, in which time is not wasted on trifles, but redeemed as far as possible for the consideration of serious things. Let us observe the variety of opinions about Christ , which prevailed among the Jews. Some said that He was John the Baptist — some Elijah — and others one of the prophets. In short every kind of opinion appears to have been current, excepting that one which was true. We may see the same thing on every side at the present day. Christ and his Gospel are just as little understood in reality, and are the subject of just as many different opinions as they were eighteen hundred years ago. Many know the name of Christ, acknowledge Him as one who came into the world to save sinners, and regularly worship in buildings set apart for His service. Few thoroughly realize that He is very God — the one Mediator — the one High Priest — the only source of life and peace — their own Shepherd and their own Friend. Vague ideas about Christ are still very common. Intelligent experimental acquaintance with Christ is still very rare. May we never rest until we can say of Christ, "My beloved is mine and I am His." (Cant. 2:16.) This is saving knowledge. This is life eternal. Let us observe the good confession of faith which the apostle Peter witnessed . He replied to our Lord's question, "Whom do you say that I am?" "You are the Christ." This was a noble answer, when the circumstances under which it was made are duly considered. It was made when Jesus was poor in condition, without honor, majesty, wealth, or power. It was made when the heads of the Jewish nation, both in church and state, refused to receive Jesus as the Messiah. Yet even then Simon Peter says, "You are the Christ."
The words behind it
30 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἤρξατο | erxato | He began | G757 → | 85 times |
| διδάσκειν | didaskein | to teach | G1321 → | 96 times |
| αὐτοὺς | autous | them | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → | 1292 times |
| δεῖ | dei | it is necessary for | G1163 → | 101 times |
| τὸν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| υἱὸν | huion | Son | G5207 → | 377 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀνθρώπου | anthropou | of Man | G444 → | 549 times |
| πολλὰ | polla | many things | G4183 → | 367 times |
| παθεῖν | pathein | to suffer | G3958 → | 42 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι | apodokimasthenai | to be rejected | G593 → | |
| ὑπὸ | hupo | by | G5259 → | 219 times |
| τῶν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πρεσβυτέρων | presbuteron | elders | G4245 → | 65 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τῶν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀρχιερέων | archiereon | chief priests | G749 → | 122 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τῶν | ton | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| γραμματέων | grammateon | scribes | G1122 → | 62 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἀποκτανθῆναι | apoktanthenai | to be killed | G615 → | 74 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| μετὰ | meta | after | G3326 → | 461 times |
| τρεῖς | treis | three | G5140 → | 69 times |
| ἡμέρας | hemeras | days | G2250 → | 389 times |
| ἀναστῆναι· | anastenai | to rise [again]; | G450 → | 107 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἤρξατοHe began
erxatoG757 →85 times
διδάσκεινto teach
didaskeinG1321 →96 times
αὐτοὺςthem
autousG846 →5565 times
ὅτιthat
hotiG3754 →1292 times
δεῖit is necessary for
deiG1163 →101 times
τὸνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
υἱὸνSon
huionG5207 →377 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
ἀνθρώπουof Man
anthropouG444 →549 times
πολλὰmany things
pollaG4183 →367 times
παθεῖνto suffer
patheinG3958 →42 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἀποδοκιμασθῆναιto be rejected
apodokimasthenaiG593 →
ὑπὸby
hupoG5259 →219 times
τῶνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
πρεσβυτέρωνelders
presbuteronG4245 →65 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τῶνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
ἀρχιερέωνchief priests
archiereonG749 →122 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τῶνthe
tonG3588 →19766 times
γραμματέωνscribes
grammateonG1122 →62 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἀποκτανθῆναιto be killed
apoktanthenaiG615 →74 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
μετὰafter
metaG3326 →461 times
τρεῖςthree
treisG5140 →69 times
ἡμέραςdays
hemerasG2250 →389 times
ἀναστῆναι·to rise [again];
anastenaiG450 →107 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
John 2:19Jesus answered, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up again.”
it leads to
- Mark 14:58
“We heard Him say, ‘I will destroy this man-made temple, and in three days I will build another that is made without hands.’”
- Mark 15:29
And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,
- Matthew 27:40
and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”
- Matthew 26:60–61
But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward
- Matthew 12:40
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
- Mark 14:58
Through
Hosea 6:2After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live in His presence.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 20:5
“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I…
- 1 Corinthians 15:4
that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
- Ezekiel 37:11–13
Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
- 2 Kings 20:5
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Irenaeus, Against Heresies Book III; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Mark (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition); John Chrysostom, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theophylact of Ohrid, Catena Aurea by Aquinas and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Mark.
