mark-8:36

Sermon Bible Commentary - Mark 8:35-37

Mark 8:35-37 I. The confession and rebuke of St. Peter seem to be closely connected with the solemn teaching of the text. The fearfully wrong view which St. Peter had taken of what was consistent with the character and office of our Lord, notwithstanding the wonderful revelation he had received concerning His true being; seems to have suggested, as it were, to our blessed Lord the necessity of publishing clearly and broadly certain essential laws of His kingdom. So He called to Him the people... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Mark 8:36

Mark 8:36 Two questions meet us on the threshold of this great subject. What is meant by the soul, to which this paramount value is ascribed? And why should there be any natural enmity between the world and the soul? Why should the gain of the whole world be likely to hazard the loss of the soul? I. The soul is man's higher life; the life, not of the body, nor even of the intellect, but of the feelings, the affections, and the aspirations. A man may ignore this higher life and do his best to... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Mark 8:36

Profit and Loss July 6th, 1856 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole word, and lose his own soul?" Mark 8:36 . Many men have been made bankrupts through inattention to their books. No man ever loses anything by counting the cost, knowing his own expenditure, and keeping his debtor and creditor pretty closely up; but many men have been ruined by attempts which have been suggested by a spirit of speculation, and fostered by a negligence of their... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Mark 8:1-38

Let's turn now in our Bibles to Mark's gospel, chapter 8.Now, Mark has already told us how that Jesus fed five thousand men beside the women and children with five loaves and two fish. Now we find a second miracle of the multiplying of the food in order to supply the needs of the people. It is interesting at the beginning of Christ's ministry, when Satan was tempting Him, he said to Him because He was hungry after the forty day fast, "Why don't You take these stones and make them into bread?"... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Mark 8:1-38

Mark 8:10 . He came into the parts of Dalmanutha, situate beyond the Jordan, where Tiberias and Magdala were considerable towns. Mark 8:12 . There shall no sign be given to this generation. Matthew 12:38. Mark 8:24 . I see men, as trees, walking. To other blind men the Lord said, receive your sight, and the blind saw. Here he chose to diversify his manner by a gradual restoration of the powers of vision. From the more private and gradual operation of this miracle, we learn that this... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 8:36-37

Mark 8:36-37For what shall it profit a man?The worth and excellency of the soulThe soul of man is of inestimable value.1. In respect of its capacity of understanding.2. In respect of its capacity of moral perfection.3. In respect of its capacity of pleasure and delight.4. The high price which God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost have set upon our souls. (Dr. Scott.)The gain of the world compared with the loss of the soulI. The gain supposed.1. It is an uncertain gain-“If.”2. It is a difficult... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Mark 8:36

36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Ver. 36. For what shall it profit a man ] And yet many do as Shimei, that, to seek his servants, lost himself. And as Jonah, that was content to be cast into the sea, that the ship with her lading might come safe to shore. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Mark 8:36

what: Job 2:4, Psalms 49:17, Psalms 73:18-Proverbs :, Matthew 4:8-2 Samuel :, Matthew 16:26, Luke 9:25, Luke 12:19, Luke 12:20, Luke 16:19-Isaiah :, Philippians 3:7-1 Samuel :, Revelation 18:7, Revelation 18:8 profit: Job 22:2, Malachi 3:14, Romans 6:21, Hebrews 11:24-Ezekiel :, James 1:9-1 Kings : Reciprocal: Job 27:8 - General Psalms 62:10 - riches Proverbs 4:7 - with Ecclesiastes 1:3 - profit Ecclesiastes 5:16 - what Jeremiah 41:8 - Slay Ezekiel 28:18 - by the iniquity Matthew 5:29 - for... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:31-38

§ 74. PREDICTIONS OF HIS OWN SUFFERING, vv. AND ULTIMATE COMING TO JUDGE THE WORLD, Mark 8:31-38 . (See notes on Matthew 16:21-28.) read more