Mark 8:31-33 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… It is charged with practical truths. 1. Man's shortsightedness. 2. Man's sentiment exaggerated. 3. Man's audacity to think he can help or save Christ.On Christ's side: 1. He rebukes the oldest. 2. He rebukes the wisest — it was Peter who said, "Thou art the Christ." 3. He shows that men are only worthy of Him in proportion as they enter into His spirit. (Dr. Parker.) Parallel Verses 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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