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King James Bible - Mark 8:29

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 8:29

Entonces �l les dice: Y vosotros, ¿qui�n decís que soy yo? Y respondiendo Pedro, le dice: ¡T� eres el Cristo!

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Mark 8:29

Verse 29. Thou art the Christ.] Three MSS. and some versions add, the Son of the living God.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 29. And he saith unto them, but whom say ye that I am ? etc..] It was for the sake of this question he put the former; (see Gill on � Matthew 16:15�); and Peter answereth and saith unto him, thou art the Christ ; the Messiah that was long ago promised and so often prophesied of in the books of Moses and the prophets; and whom the Jews have so much and long expected. This confession of Peter's in which all the apostles agreed with him speaks out what Jesus really was, and exceeds the most exalted sentiments which the people had of him: he was not the harbinger of the Messiah but the Messiah himself; not Elias in whose Spirit his forerunner was to come and did come; nor any one of the prophets; but he who was spoken of by all the holy prophets; which have been since the beginning of the world. Not one of the various opinions of the people being just, and answering the true character of Jesus, he demands the sense of his disciples which is here given by Peter in their name, and which was right; and on account of which he declared Peter blessed and ascribed his knowledge of him not to flesh and blood but to the revelation of his Father. The Syriac and Persic versions add, �the Son of the living God�; and so Beza found it in one ancient copy; but it may be it is only taken from Matthew 16:16; (see Gill on � Matthew 16:16�).

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 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 no conquered, but a Conqueror. Now the disciples are convinced that Jesu is the Christ; they may bear to hear of his sufferings, of which Chris here begins to give them notice. He sees that amiss in what we say an 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 rightl understand the nature of Christ's kingdom.

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Greek Textus Receptus

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

29. He saith (ephrwta). More correctly, he questioned or asked. So Rev. Mark omits the commendation of Peter. See Introduction.

On verses 31-33, compare notes on Matt. xvi. 21-28.

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Robertson's NT Word Studies

8:29 {Thou art the Christ} (su ei ho cristos). Mark does not give "the Son of the living God" (#Mt 16:16) or "of God" (#Lu 9:20). The full confession is the form in Matthew. Luke's language means practically the same, while Mark's is the briefest. But the form in Mark really means the full idea. Mark omits all praise of Peter, probably because Peter had done so in his story of the incident. For criticism of the view that Matthew's narrative is due to ecclesiastical development and effort to justify ecclesiastical prerogatives, see discussion on �Mt 16:16,18. The disciples had confessed him as Messiah before. Thus #Joh 1:41; 4:29; 6:69; Mt 14:33. But Jesus had ceased to use the word Messiah to avoid political complications and a revolutionary movement (#Joh 6:14f.). But did the disciples still believe in Jesus as Messiah after all the defections and oppositions seen by them? It was a serious test to which Jesus now put them.