Quotes & Notes on:     Mark 8:29   

• John Wesley's Notes:
  (No comment on this verse).
   

• Reginald Fuller's Preaching the Lectionary:

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• Massey H. Shepherd, Jr., Interpreter's Commentary:

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• Donald Guthrie, The New Bible Commentary (Revised 1970):

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• David Guzik, Study Guide for Mark:
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• Catechism of the Catholic Church:
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• The Fourfold Gospel:

    Jesus here first asks the disciples this question, having given them abundant time and opportunity in which to form a correct judgment. The proper answer of the heart to this question forms the starting-point of the true Christian life.
   

• Treasury of Scripture Knowledge:

  * But. Mr 4:11; Mt 16:15; Lu 9:20; 1Pe 2:7
  * Thou. Mt 16:16; Joh 1:41-49; 4:42; 6:69; 11:27; Ac 8:37; 9:20; 1Jo 4:15; 5:1
   

• Robertson's Word Pictures:
   Thou art the Christ (Su ei ho Christos). Mark does not give "the Son of the living God" (Mt 16:16) or "of God" (Lu 9:20). The full confession is the form in Matthew. Luke's language means practically the same, while Mark's is the briefest. But the form in Mark really means the full idea. Mark omits all praise of Peter, probably because Peter had done so in his story of the incident. For criticism of the view that Matthew's narrative is due to ecclesiastical development and effort to justify ecclesiastical prerogatives, see discussion on Mt 16:16,18. The disciples had confessed him as Messiah before. Thus Joh 1:41; 4:29; 6:69; Mt 14:33. But Jesus had ceased to use the word Messiah to avoid political complications and a revolutionary movement (Joh 6:14). But did the disciples still believe in Jesus as Messiah after all the defections and oppositions seen by them? It was a serious test to which Jesus now put them.
   

• William Burkitt's Notes:

  (No comment on this verse).
   

• Family Bible Notes:

  (No comment on this verse).
   

• 1599 Geneva Bible Notes:
  (No comment on this verse).
   

• People's New Testament Commentary:

  (No comment on this verse).
   

• Albert Barnes' Commentary:

  (No comment on this verse).
   

• Jamieson-Faussett Brown:

  (No comment on this verse).
   

• Spurgeon Devotional Commentary:

  (No comment on this verse).
   

• Adam Clarke's Commentary:

   Three MSS. and some versions add, the Son of the living God.

   

• Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary:

   (No comment on this verse).