Mark 8:28

Mark 8:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
• New International Version (NIV)They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they told him, "John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So they answered, “John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”

Context of Mark 8:28

26Jesus sent him away, saying, “Don’t go back into the village on your way home.” 27Jesus and his disciples left Galilee and went up to the villages near Caesarea Philippi. As they were walking along, he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” “Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the other prophets.” 29Then he asked them, “But who do you say I am?” Peter replied, “You are the Messiah.” 30But Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

Mark 8:28 word by word

οἱ δὲ εἶπαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες· ὅτι Ἰωάννην τὸν βαπτιστήν, καὶ ἄλλοι· Ἠλίαν, ἄλλοι δὲ ὅτι εἷς τῶν προφητῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• they answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• the BaptistΒαπτιστήςBaptistēs · one who baptizesG910
• butκαίkai · andG2532
• someἄλλοςallos · anotherG243
• EliasἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243
• Oneεἷςheis · oneG1520
• of the prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396

Cross-references for Mark 8:28

• Mark 6:14Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.”
• Matthew 14:2he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.”
• Matthew 16:14“Well,” they replied, “some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”
• Luke 9:7When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about everything Jesus was doing, he was puzzled. Some were saying that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead.
• Mark 9:11Then they asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?”
• Malachi 4:5“Look, I am sending you the prophet Elijah before the great and dreadful day of the Lord arrives.
• John 1:21“Well then, who are you?” they asked. “Are you Elijah?” “No,” he replied. “Are you the Prophet we are expecting?” “No.”

Commentaries on Mark 8:28

• 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. 27-33Verses 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 not conquered, but a Conqueror. Now the disciples are convinced that Jesus is the Christ; they may bear to hear of his sufferings, of which Christ here begins to give them notice. He sees that amiss in what we say and do, of which we ourselves are not aware, and knows what manner of spirit we are of, when we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-28Philip the Tetrarch (a regional ruler) was the son of Herod the Great. Philip built Caesarea Philippi on the slopes of Mount Hermon, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of the Sea of Galilee. The more famous Caesarea on the coast was built by his father. Who do people say I am?: As a good teacher, Jesus asked this question to understand what his disciples thought. Their answer is similar to 6:14–16. John the Baptist: See study note on 6:14. one of the…Read the comment

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• John the Baptist
• Adulterous
• Deeply
• Faint
• Peter
• Sigh
• Elijah
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Mediation; Mediator

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