Commentary on Today's Verse

　　Commentary on Mark 8:34-38

　　(Read Mark 8:34-38)

　　Frequent notice is taken of the great flocking there was to Christ for help in various cases. All are concerned to know this, if they expect him to heal their souls. They must not indulge the ease of the body. As the happiness of heaven with Christ, is enough to make up for the loss of life itself for him, so the gain of all the world in sin, will not make up for the ruin of the soul by sin. And there is a day coming, when the cause of Christ will appear as glorious, as some now think it mean and contemptible. May we think of that season, and view every earthly object as we shall do at that great day.

　　Mark 8:34-35 In-Context

　　32 He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

　　33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. "Get behind me, Satan!" he said. "You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns."

　　34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

　　35 For whoever wants to save their lifeThe Greek word means either "life" or "soul" ; also in verses 36 and 37.will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.

　　36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?

　　37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?