Mark 8:31

“And he began to teach them, etc..] For as yet he had said nothing to them about his sufferings and death, at least in express terms; but now they being firmly established in the faith of him, as the Messiah, he thought it proper to inform them, that the son of man must suffer many things; meaning himself, as that he should be betrayed, apprehended, and bound, should be smitten, spit upon, buffeted, and scourged; and which things must be done, and he suffer them, because it was so determined by God, and foretold in the Scriptures: and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests and Scribes; which composed the grand sanhedrim of the nation, and are the builders that were prophesied of…”

“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…”

“Mat 16:21; Luk 9:22. Mark 8:32”

“8:31-38 Then Jesus began to teach the disciples that he would suffer and be killed in Jerusalem and three days later . . . rise from the dead. Jesus now explicitly predicted what he had revealed in veiled form (2:19-20). In response, Peter objected, so Jesus taught him and the other disciples the nature of his mission and what it really means to follow him. 8:31 It was a divine necessity that Jesus must suffer (see also 9:11; 13:7, 10). The immediate cause for Jesus’ suffering was the elders, the leading priests, and the teachers of religious law (see 10:33; 11:18, 27; 14:1, 43, 53), but the ultimate cause was the will of God. • Jesus’ death would not be the end, for three days later he…”

“he began: Mar 9:31, Mar 9:32, Mar 10:33, Mar 10:34; Mat 16:21, Mat 17:22, Mat 20:17-19; Luk 9:22, Luk 18:31-34; Luk 24:6, Luk 24:7, Luk 24:26, Luk 24:44 rejected: Mar 12:10; Sa1 8:7, Sa1 10:19; Psa 118:22; Isa 53:3; Mat 21:42; Luk 17:25; Joh 12:48; Act 3:13-15, Act 7:35, Act 7:51, Act 7:52 and after: Hos 6:2; Jon 1:17; Mat 12:40; Joh 2:19; Co1 15:4 Mark 8:32”