God’s Word Translation
Mark 8:38
38If people are ashamed of me and what I say in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes with the holy angels in his Father’s glory.”
Mark 8:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
- New International Version (NIV)If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."
- New King James Version (NKJV)For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
Context of Mark 8:38
36What good does it do for people to win the whole world yet lose their lives? 37Or what should a person give in exchange for life? If people are ashamed of me and what I say in this unfaithful and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of those people when he comes with the holy angels in his Father’s glory.”
Read all of Mark 8Mark 8:38 word by word
ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν ἐπαισχυνθῇ με καὶ τοὺς ἐμοὺς λόγους ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ μοιχαλίδι καὶ ἁμαρτωλῷ, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπαισχυνθήσεται αὐτὸν ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ μετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων τῶν ἁγίων.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Whosoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- Whosoeverἄνan · ifG302
- thereforeγάρgar · forG1063
- shall be ashamedἐπαισχύνομαιepaischunomai · be ashamed ofG1870
- of meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- and ofκαίkai · andG2532
- myἐμόςemos · mineG1699
- wordsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- adulterousμοιχαλίςmoichalis · adulterousG3428
- sinfulἁμαρτωλόςhamartōlos · sinfulG268
- generationγενεάgenea · generationG1074
- of himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
- he comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
- ofπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- withμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- the holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
- angelsἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
Cross-references for Mark 8:38
- Matthew 10:32“So I will acknowledge in front of my Father in heaven that person who acknowledges me in front of others.
- Luke 19:26“ ‘I can guarantee that everyone who has something will be given more. But everything will be taken away from those who don’t have much.
- Luke 12:8I can guarantee that the Son of Man will acknowledge in front of God’s angels every person who acknowledges him in front of others.
- Acts 5:41The apostles left the council room. They were happy to have been considered worthy to suffer dishonor for speaking about Jesus.
- Romans 1:16I’m not ashamed of the Good News. It is God’s power to save everyone who believes, Jews first and Greeks as well.
- Galatians 6:14But it’s unthinkable that I could ever brag about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. By his cross my relationship to the world and its relationship to me have been crucified.
- 2 Timothy 1:8So never be ashamed to tell others about our Lord or be ashamed of me, his prisoner. Instead, by God’s power, join me in suffering for the sake of the Good News.
- 2 Timothy 2:12If we endure, we will rule with him. If we disown him, he will disown us.
- Hebrews 11:26He thought that being insulted for Christ would be better than having the treasures of Egypt. He was looking ahead to his reward.
- Hebrews 12:2We must focus on Jesus, the source and goal of our faith. He saw the joy ahead of him, so he endured death on the cross and ignored the disgrace it brought him. Now he holds the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne.
- Hebrews 13:13So we must go to him outside the camp and endure the insults he endured.
- 1 John 2:23Everyone who rejects the Son doesn’t have the Father either. The person who acknowledges the Son also has the Father.
- Matthew 12:39He responded, “The people of an evil and unfaithful era look for a miraculous sign. But the only sign they will get is the sign of the prophet Jonah.
- Matthew 16:4“Evil and unfaithful people look for a miraculous sign. But the only sign they will be given is that of Jonah.” Then he left them standing there and went away.
- James 4:4You unfaithful people! Don’t you know that love for this ⌞evil⌟ world is hatred toward God? Whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God.
- Mark 14:62Jesus answered, “Yes, I am, and you will see the Son of Man in the honored position—the one next to God the Father on the heavenly throne. He will be coming with the clouds of heaven.”
Commentaries on Mark 8:38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38Whosoever - shall be ashamed of me - Our Lord hints here at one of the principal reasons of the incredulity of the Jews, - they saw nothing in the person of Jesus Christ which corresponded to the pompous notions which they had formed of the Messiah. If Jesus Christ had come into the world as a mighty and opulent man, clothed with earthly glories and honors, he would have had a multitude of partisans, and most of them hypocrites. And of my words - This was…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27-38Verses 27-38 See this passage illustrated in the notes at Mark 8:32 He spake that saying openly - With boldness or confidence, or without parables or figures, so that there could be no possibility of misunderstanding him. Mark 8:38 Ashamed of me - Ashamed to own attachment to me on account of my lowly appearance and my poverty. And of my words - My doctrines, my instructions. This adulterous and sinful generation - This age given to wickedness…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-38Verses 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…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 38When Jesus, as the Son of Man, returns in glory to judge the world, he will be ashamed of those who were ashamed to be identified with him and his message (compare Matthew 7:21–23; 10:32–33; Luke 12:8–9; 2 Timothy 2:12).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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