Mark 8:35

“For whosoever will save his life, etc..] Life is a valuable thing, and all that a man has he will give for it; self preservation is a principle in nature; and it becomes every man to take all lawful methods to save his life, when it is threatened, or is in danger: but whoever is willing to save it, when it is called for to be laid down for Christ's sake; and rather than lay it down, will deny Christ, and give up a profession of him, and his Gospel, shall lose it: he shall not enjoy it with honour and comfort now, and much less with peace, pleasure, and happiness hereafter, but shall be under the power of the second death: but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospel's; that…”

“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 16:25; Luk 9:24; Luk 17:33; Joh 12:25. Mark 8:38”

“8:35 If you try to hang on to (literally save) your life by keeping it from Jesus, you will lose it in the next world. But if you lose it to Jesus and his cause (the spread of the Good News), you will save it forever.”

“will save: Est 4:11-16; Jer 26:20-24; Mat 10:39, Mat 16:25; Luk 9:24, Luk 17:33; Joh 12:25, Joh 12:26; Act 20:24, Act 21:13; Ti2 2:11-13, Ti2 4:6-8; Heb 11:35; Rev 2:10, Rev 7:14, Rev 12:11 for: Mat 5:10-12, Mat 10:22, Mat 19:29; Luk 6:22, Luk 6:23; Joh 15:20, Joh 15:21; Act 9:16; Co1 9:23; Co2 12:10; Ti2 1:8; Pe1 4:12-16 Mark 8:36”