"But what about you?" Jesus asked. "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Christ."
27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, "Who do people say I am?"
28 They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."
29 "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"Peter answered, "You are the Messiah."
30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.
A fool's lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
Read all of Proverbs 18 NIVWe all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.
Read all of James 3 NIVI am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.
Read all of Romans 1 NIVWhere you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
Read all of James 3 NIVThe world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.
Read all of 1 John 2 NIVAnd now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.
Read all of 1 John 2 NIVBetter a little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth with turmoil.
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Commentary on Today's Verse
Commentary on Mark 8:27-33
(Read Mark 8:27-33)
These things are written, that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. These miracles of our Lord assure us that he was not conquered, but a Conqueror. Now the disciples are convinced that Jesus is the Christ; they may bear to hear of his sufferings, of which Christ here begins to give them notice. He sees that amiss in what we say and do, of which we ourselves are not aware, and knows what manner of spirit we are of, when we ourselves do not. The wisdom of man is folly, when it pretends to limit the Divine counsels. Peter did not rightly understand the nature of Christ's kingdom.