The Grace Commentary – Your free verse-by-verse Bible commentary Mark 8

Mark 8:2

“I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat.

Compassion. The original word for compassion (splagchnizomai) appears a dozen times in the New Testament and in every case it is associated with the divine compassion revealed in Jesus Christ. See masuk for Compassion.

Mark 8:11

The Pharisees came out and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, to test him.

(a) Pharisees; Lihat masuk for Matt. 3:7.

(b) A sign from heaven; Lihat masuk for Matt. 12:38.

Mark 8:12

Sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

No sign will be given except the sign of Jonah; see masuk for Matt. 12:39.

Mark 8:15

And He was giving orders to them, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”

(a) Leaven symbolizes influence. In context, Jesus is referring to the corrupting influence of religious and political power. The Pharisees preached a law-based religion of self-improvement (“you can be like God”), while the politically-astute Herodians worshipped the image of the self-made man (“you can be a god”; see Acts 12:22). Both offered false paths to power, hence Christ’s warning not to be taken in.

(b) Pharisees; Lihat masuk for Matt. 3:7.

Mark 8:29

And He continued by questioning them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, “You are the Christ.”

You are the Christ or the Messiah spoken of by the prophets.

Peter had first heard that Jesus was the Messiah from his brother Andrew (John 1:41), but that was second-hand knowledge. By now, Peter understood by the Spirit of God that Jesus was indeed the Christ.

In Matthew’s recollection of this exchange, Peter also says “You are the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:16). Jesus rejoices knowing that Peter could not have figured this out without divine aid (see masuk for Matt. 16:17).

Mark 8:31

And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

(a) Anak Manusia; Lihat masuk for Matt. 8:20.

(b) Elders; Lihat masuk for Matt. 16:21.

(d) Scribes; Lihat masuk for Matt. 5:20.

(e) After three days. According to Matthew and Luke, Jesus said he would be raised on the third day (Matt. 16:21, 17:23, 20:19, Luke 9:22, 18:33), while Mark says he will rise after three days. Who is correct? They both are. Jesus was killed on the day of preparation that precedes the Sabbath (the first day) and rose on the day after the Sabbath (the third day). So he rose on the third day (as Matthew and Luke said) or after the third day had come (as Mark said).

The Pharisees are the proof. Like Mark, they understood that Jesus would rise “after three days” (Matt. 27:63). This prompted them to move quickly to secure the tomb “until the third day” (Matt. 27: 64).

All three evangelists record Jesus as prophesying that he would be killed only to rise from the dead a short time later. It was an incredible prophecy that came true.

Bacaan lebih lanjut: "Good Friday Timeline”

Markus 8:34

Dan Dia memanggil orang banyak dengan murid-murid-Nya, dan berkata kepada mereka, “Jika ada orang yang ingin mengikut Aku, ia harus menyangkal dirinya, memikul salibnya dan mengikut Aku.

(a) Jika ada yang ingin datang. Tuhan tidak memaksa kita tetapi Dia mengundang kita untuk datang ke meja perjamuan-Nya.

(b) menyangkal dirinya sendiri. Percayalah pada Yesus daripada diri Anda sendiri.

To deny yourself is to say, “I distrust myself. I distrust my knowledge and my understanding. I distrust my abilities, my character, and my desires, but I trust the Lord in all things. I have no confidence in myself or my faith, but I have a great confidence in Jesus. I take no pride in what I have done but I rejoice in what God has done for me and through me. I will not boast in my accomplishments and strengths, but I will boast in the Lord who loves me and gave himself for me.”

Menyangkal diri sendiri berarti hidup setiap hari dari hubungan mulia yang Anda miliki dengan Tuhan. Ini menolak untuk jatuh kembali ke cara-cara kedagingan yang lebih rendah yang Anda jalani ketika Anda adalah orang yang tidak percaya, tetapi itu berdiri teguh dalam kebebasan Kristus.

Contrary to what is sometimes taught, denying self does not necessarily mean denying your needs, appetites and desires. Abstaining from food, Facebook, or fun won’t make you righteous and holy. The ancient message of self-denial is nothing more than the asceticism dressed up in religious jargon. It is a message that promotes self-righteousness and DIY religiosity.

The reason most Christians struggle to live the Christian life is they do not know they have died with Christ. Yet Paul says so again and again. “You died with Christ” (Col 2:20). “We died with Christ” (Rom 6:8). “We died” (2 Cor. 5:14). “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me” (Gal 2:20).

Ketika Anda dibaptis atau ditempatkan ke dalam Kristus, Anda dibaptis ke dalam kematian-Nya (lihat masuk for Rom 6:3). In a manner of speaking, his cross became your cross. This may be the single most important thing that ever happened to you, yet many Christians are unaware of it. And since they don’t know that they died with Christ, they are constantly trying to die.

(d) Ikuti aku. Jalan keselamatan adalah melalui Yesus dan salib-Nya.

Bacaan lebih lanjut: "Pikul salibmu setiap hari”

Markus 8:35

“Karena barangsiapa ingin menyelamatkan nyawanya, ia akan kehilangan nyawanya, tetapi barangsiapa kehilangan nyawanya karena Aku dan karena Injil, ia akan menyelamatkannya.

(a) Menyelamatkan hidupnya. Kata asli untuk kehidupan (psuchē) biasanya mengacu pada kehidupan-jiwa. (Kata psikologi berasal dari kata psuchē.) Ini adalah kehidupan kedagingan yang kita warisi dari Adam.

(b) Akan kehilangan itu. Live for the appetites of the flesh and you will lose your true self. Run after the inferior pleasures of the world and you will lose your soul. What profit is that (Matt. 16:26)?

(c) Kehilangan nyawanya demi Aku. Ada dua cara untuk kehilangan hidup Anda. Yang pertama adalah untuk dikonsumsi oleh selera Anda sendiri sampai hidup Anda tidak lebih dari makan dan minum dan mengejar kesenangan sesaat. Yang kedua adalah berpaling dari kehidupan yang lebih rendah itu karena sejauh ini Anda telah menemukan sesuatu yang lebih baik.

(d) Injil mengacu pada Injil Kristus atau Injil Allah atau Injil kerajaan. Ini semua adalah label yang berbeda untuk Injil kasih karunia. Lihat masuk untuk Injil.

(e) Akan menyimpannya. Kehidupan nyata – jenis yang ditawarkan Yesus – ditemukan dalam persekutuan dengan Allah.

The bottom-line hasn’t changed. God is inviting us to a love-relationship based on trust. He wants us to look to him as our Source (Matt. 6:25). See masuk untuk Hidup Baru.

Markus 8:36

“Untuk apa untungnya seseorang memperoleh seluruh dunia, dan kehilangan jiwanya?

(a) Dapatkan seluruh dunia. Pikiran alami menginginkan hal-hal dunia ini. Kekhawatirannya adalah, "Apa yang saya inginkan, bagaimana saya bisa mendapatkannya, dan bagaimana itu akan membuat saya terlihat?" Tetapi jika kita mendapatkan yang kita dambakan, kita tidak akan menemukan kedamaian dan sukacita yang langgeng.

(b) Kehilangan jiwanya? The selfish life is a dead-end street that ultimately leads to self-destruction (Rom. 8:6).

The pursuit of self-gratification incurs a terrible cost. In the quest for success we put life on hold, mortgage our families, and sell our souls. We claw and fight and grab and hold and the result is conflict and dissension (Gal. 5:15). And if we make it to the top, we find nothing there because life is so much more than accomplishments and the accumulation of stuff (Luke 12:15).

Running after the hollow pleasures of this world is like building with sand. Any success will be fleeting and forgotten, buried by the passage of time. The end result of this way of life is disconnection, destruction, and death (Rom. 8:6, Gal. 6:8, Php. 3:18-19).

(c) Jiwa. Your soul is you. It is that part of you that contains your personality, memories, and intentions. Metaphorically, it is your heart and mind. The Greek word for soul, psuche, is related to the word psychology, which has to do with the mind. We might say the soul resides in your mind – or perhaps your mind resides in your soul – and it is that part of you that thinks, feels, and remembers. Your soul can be contrasted with your body (see masuk for Matt. 10:28) and your spirit (see masuk for Luke 1:46–47).

Markus 8:38

“Karena siapa pun yang malu akan Aku dan firman-Ku di generasi yang berdosa dan berdosa ini, Anak Manusia juga akan malu padanya ketika Dia datang dalam kemuliaan Bapa-Nya bersama para malaikat kudus.”

(a) When he comes. At least five different comings of the Son of Man are mentioned in the Gospels (see masuk for Matt. 16:28). Whenever the Son of Man is coming with his angels, it is a reference to his final and glorious return to earth (Matt. 25:31).

(b) Glory. The original noun (doxa) means majesty, magnificence, splendor, preeminence, and exalted.

(c) Malaikat suci. The angels of God are holy in the sense that they are whole and unbroken by sin. See also Luke 9:26, Acts 10:22, Rev. 14:10. Fallen angels are not holy (2 Pet. 2:4, Jude 1:6).

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