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Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary (4 vols)

Mark 8:38

Mark 8:38. Shall be ashamed of me, and my words. Disown me and reject my words. The two terms correspond with those in Mark 8:35: ‘for my sake and the gospel's.' There is a hint of the same thought in Matthew's account (Matthew 16:27), and something analogous is found in Matthew 10:33.

In this adulterous and sinful generation. Com. Matthew 12:39. These words, peculiar to Mark in this connection, suggest that being ashamed of Christ is the result of paying attention to the verdict of such a generation.

The son of man (now lowly, despised and rejected of men) also be ashamed (disown and reject). Cometh. At the Second Advent

In the glory of his Father. See Matthew 16:27. Luke is fuller: ‘In His own glory, and the Father's, and of the holy angels.'

Holy angels. Matthew: ‘His angels.'

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  • A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger

    MARK 8:38 lo,gouj {B} Although the reading without the word lo,gouj gives good sense (“whoever is ashamed of me and of my [followers]”), it is easier to account for the origin of the shorter reading...

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

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  • Catena Aurea Commentary

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

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  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

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  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

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  • Sermon Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Gospels Compared

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  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 John 2:23; 1 Thessalonians 1:7; 1 Thessalonians 1:8; 2 Timothy 1:12;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    My words. Bengel remarks that one may confess Christ in general and yet be ashamed of this or that saying. In this adulterous and sinful generation. Peculiar to Mark. :Mr_9 CHAPTER IX Compare Matth...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    That is, whosoever shall deny or disown me, either in my person, my gospel, or my members, for any fear or favour of man, he shall with shame be disowned and eternally rejected by me at the great day....

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