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CHAP. VIII.
1 Christ feedeth the people miraculously: 10 refuseth to giue a signe to the Pharisees: 14 admonisheth his disciples to beware of the leuen of the Pharisees, and of the leuen of Herode: 22 giueth a blinde man his sight: 27 acknowledgeth that hee is the Christ, who should suffer and rise againe: 34 and exhorteth to patience in persecution for the profession of the Gospel.
1 In those dayes the multitude being very great, and hauing nothing to eat. Iesus called his disciples vnto him, & saith vnto them,1
5 And hee asked them, How many loaues haue ye? And they said, Seuen.
7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commaunded to set them also before them.
9 And they that had eaten were about foure thousand, and he sent them away.
10 ¶ And straightway he entred into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.
11 And the Pharisees came foorth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a signe from heauen, tempting him.11
13 And he left them, & entring into the ship againe, departed to the other side.
14 ¶ Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more then one loafe.14
16 And they reasoned among themselues, saying, It is, because we haue no bread.16
18 Hauing eyes, see ye not? and hauing eares heare ye not? And doe ye not remember?
21 And he said vnto them, How is it that ye doe not vnderstand?
22 ¶ And he commeth to Bethsaida, and they bring a blind man vnto him, and besought him to touch him:
24 And he looked vp, and saide, I see men as trees, walking.
27 ¶ And Iesus went out, and his disciples, into the townes of Cesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying vnto them, Whom doe men say that I am?27
28 And they answered, Iohn the Baptist: but some say, Elias: & others, one of the Prophets.
30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter tooke him, and beganne to rebuke him.
34 ¶ And when he had called the people vnto him, with his disciples also, he said vnto them, Whosoeuer will come after me, let him denie himselfe, and take vp his crosse and follow mee.34
36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gaine the whole world, and lose his owne soule?
37 Or what shall a man giue in exchange for his soule?
38 Whosoeuer therefore shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinfull generation, of him also shall the Sonne of man bee ashamed, when he commeth in the glory of his Father, with the holy Angels.38
View Wesley's Notes for Mark Chapter 8
8:1 #Mt 15:32|.
8:8 So they did eat - This miracle was intended to demonstrate, that Christ was the true bread which cometh down from heaven; for he who was almighty to create bread without means to support natural life, could not want power to create bread without means to support spiritual life. And this heavenly bread we stand so much in need of every moment, that we ought to be always praying, Lord, evermore give us this bread.
8:11 Tempting him - That is, trying to ensnare him. #Mt 16:1|.
8:12 #Mt 16:4|.
8:15 Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod, or of the Sadducees; two opposite extremes.
8:17-18 Our Lord here affirms of all the apostles, (for the question is equivalent to an affirmation,) That their hearts were hardened; that having eyes they saw not, having ears they heard not; that they did not consider, neither understand: the very same expressions that occur in the thirteenth of Matthew. And yet it is certain they were not judicially hardened. Therefore all these strong expressions do not necessarily import any thing more than the present want of spiritual understanding.
8:23 He led him out of the town - It was in just displeasure against the inhabitants of Bethsaida for their obstinate infidelity, that our Lord would work no more miracles among them, nor even suffer the person he had cured, either to go into the town, or to tell it to any therein.
8:24 I see men as trees walking - He distinguished men from trees only by their motion.
8:27 #Mt 16:13|; Lu 9:18.
8:30 He enjoined them silence for the present, That he might not encourage the people to set him up for a temporal king; That he might not provoke the scribes and Pharisees to destroy him before the time and, That he might not forestall the bright evidence which was to be given of his Divine character after his resurrection.
8:31 #Mt 16:21|; Lu 9:22.
8:32 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.
8:33 Looking on his disciples - That they might the more observe what he said to Peter.
8:34 And when he called the people - To hear a truth of the last importance, and one that equally concerned them all. Let him deny himself - His own will, in all things small and great, however pleasing, and that continually: And take up his cross - Embrace the will of God, however painful, daily, hourly, continually. Thus only can he follow me in holiness to glory.
8:35 #Mt 16:25|; Lu 9:24; Lu 17:33; John 12:25.
8:38 Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words - That is, avowing whatever I have said (particularly of self denial and the daily cross) both by word and action. #Mt 10:32|; Lu 9:26; Lu 12:8.
Mark Chapter 8 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
1 Mat.15.32.
11 Mat.16.1
14 Mat.16.5.
16 Mat.16.7.
27 Mat.16.13.
34 Matt.10. 38.
38 Mat.10. 33.
* Courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania
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