Mark - 8:32



32 He spoke to them openly. Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

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Explanation and meaning of Mark 8:32.

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And he spoke the word openly. And Peter taking him, began to rebuke him.
And he spoke the thing openly. And Peter, taking him to him, began to rebuke him.
and openly he was speaking the word. And Peter having taken him aside, began to rebuke him,
This He told them plainly; whereupon Peter took Him and began to remonstrate with Him.
And he said this openly. And Peter took him, and was protesting.
And he spoke the word openly. And Peter, taking him aside, began to correct him.
He said all this quite openly. But Peter took Jesus aside, and began to rebuke him.

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Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

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

And he spake that saying - Concerning the certainty and necessity of his sufferings - openly: with great plainness, παρῥησια, confidence, or emphasis, so that the disciples now began fully to understand him. This is an additional observation of St. Mark. For Peter's reproof, see on Matthew 16:22 (note), etc.

(9) And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
(9) None are more mad than they that are wise without the word of God.

And he spake that saying openly,.... Concerning his sufferings, death, and resurrection from the dead. He not only spoke it before them all, but in plain words, without a figure; so that it might be, and was clearly understood by them; and he spake it as the word will also bear, not only very freely, but likewise boldly, with an undaunted courage, with intrepidity of mind; being not in the least discouraged, nor showing any concern or fear about what was to befall him:
and Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. Peter might more especially be concerned at this free and open account Christ gave of his sufferings and death, because he had just now acquainted him, that he should have the keys of the kingdom of heaven; by which he might understand some high post in the temporal kingdom of the Messiah he expected; and immediately to hear of his sufferings and death, damped his spirits, and destroyed his hopes, and threw him into such difficulties he was not able to remove; and therefore he takes Christ aside, and very warmly expostulates with him about what he had said, and chides him for it, and entreats him that he would not think, or talk of such like things: the words of Peter are recorded by Matthew; see Gill on Matthew 16:22.

He spake that saying openly - Or in express terms. Till now he had only intimated it to them. And Peter taking hold of him - Perhaps by the arms or clothes.

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