29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
29 "But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?"Peter answered, "You are the Messiah."
29 And he asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Christ."
29 He then asked, "And you - what are you saying about me? Who am I?" Peter gave the answer: "You are the Christ, the Messiah."
29 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said to Him, "You are the Christ."
29 Then he asked them, "But who do you say I am?" Peter replied, "You are the Messiah. "
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Mark 8:29
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.