Marcos 8:34

Filipino Cebuano Bible

34 Ug ngadto kaniya iyang gitawag ang panon sa katawhan uban sa iyang mga tinun-an, ug siya miingon kanila, "Kon adunay buot mosunod kanako, kinahanglan magadumili siya sa iyang kaugalingon, ug magpas-an sa iyang krus, ug magasunod kanako.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

called: Mark 7:14, Luke 9:23, Luke 20:45

Whosoever: Mark 9:43-48, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 7:13, Matthew 7:14, Matthew 16:24, Luke 13:24, Luke 14:27, Luke 14:33, Romans 15:1-3, 1 Corinthians 8:13, 1 Corinthians 9:19, Philippians 3:7, Titus 2:12

take: Mark 10:21, Matthew 10:38, Matthew 27:32, John 19:17, Acts 14:22, Romans 6:6, Romans 8:17, 1 Corinthians 4:9-13, 1 Corinthians 15:31, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 5:24, Galatians 6:14, Philippians 3:10, Colossians 1:24, Colossians 3:5, 2 Thessalonians 3:11, 1 Peter 4:1, 1 Peter 4:13, Revelation 2:10

follow: Numbers 14:24, 1 Kings 14:8, Luke 14:26, Luke 18:22, John 10:27, John 13:36, John 13:37, John 21:19, John 21:20, Hebrews 13:13, 2 Peter 1:14, 1 John 3:16

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 6:19 - follow me Matthew 13:21 - for Matthew 19:21 - come John 12:26 - let 1 Peter 2:21 - even

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he had called the people unto him,.... Who, it seems, followed him out of Galilee, from Bethsaida, and these parts; for it was in the way from thence to Caesarea Philippi, that Christ had this conversation with his disciples; who walked together alone, the multitude following at some distance; and the private conversation being ended, Christ called, or beckoned to the people, to come nearer to him:

with his disciples also; for what he was about to say, concerned them both:

whosoever will come after me; in a spiritual sense, as this multitude did in a natural one, and which is the same as to be a disciple of his:

let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me; signifying, that his followers must deny themselves of worldly advantages, and suffer many things, as well as he, which he had been but just before acquainting his disciples with;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 16:13-28.

Mark 8:32

He spake that saying openly - With boldness or confidence, or without parables or figures, so that there could be no possibility of misunderstanding him.

Mark 8:38

Ashamed of me - Ashamed to own attachment to me on account of my lowly appearance and my poverty.

And of my words - My doctrines, my instructions.

This adulterous and sinful generation - This age given to wickedness, particularly to adultery.

In the glory of his Father - In the day of judgment. See the notes at Matthew 26:64. The meaning of this verse is, Whosoever shall refuse, through pride or wickedness, to acknowledge and serve Christ here, shall be excluded from his kingdom hereafter. He was lowly, meek, and despised; yet there was an inimitable beauty in his character even then. But he will come again in awful grandeur; not as the babe of Bethlehem, not as the man of Nazareth, but as the Son of God, in majesty and glory. They that would not acknowledge him here must be rejected by him there; they that would not serve him on earth will not enjoy his favor in heaven; they that would cast Him out and despise him must be cast out by him, and consigned to eternal, hopeless sorrow.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Mark 8:34. Whosoever will come after me — It seems that Christ formed, on the proselytism of the Jews, the principal qualities which he required in the proselytes of his covenant.

The first condition of proselytism among the Jews was, that he that came to embrace their religion should come voluntarily, and that neither force nor influence should be employed in this business. This is also the first condition required by Jesus Christ, and which he considers as the foundation of all the rest: - If a man be willing to come after me.

The second condition required in the Jewish proselyte was, that he should perfectly renounce all his prejudices, his errors, his idolatry, and every thing that concerned his false religion; and that he should entirely separate himself from his most intimate friends and acquaintances. It was on this ground that the Jews called proselytism a new birth, and proselytes new-born, and new men; and our Lord requires men to be born again, not only of water, but by the Holy Ghost. See John 3:5. All this our Lord includes in this word, Let him renounce himself. To this the following scriptures refer: Matthew 10:33; John 3:3; John 3:5, 2 Corinthians 5:17.

The third condition on which a person was admitted into the Jewish Church as a proselyte was, that he should submit to the yoke of the Jewish law, and bear patiently the inconveniences and sufferings with which a profession of the Mosaic religion might be accompanied. Christ requires the same condition; but, instead of the yoke of the law, he brings in his own doctrine, which he calls his yoke, Matthew 11:29: and his cross, the taking up of which not only implies a bold profession of Christ crucified, but also a cheerful submitting to all the sufferings and persecutions to which he might be exposed, and even to death itself.

The fourth condition was, that they should solemnly engage to continue in the Jewish religion, faithful even unto death. This condition Christ also requires; and it is comprised in this word, Let him FOLLOW me. See the following verses; and see, on the subject of proselytism, Ruth 1:16-17.