Mark 8:28

And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
answered	ἀποκρίνομαι apokrínomai	G611	to conclude for oneself
John	Ἰωάννην Iōannēn	G2491	Joannes (i.e. Jochanan) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
Baptist	βαπτιστήν, baptistēn	G910	a baptizer · noun — accusative singular masculine
but	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
some	ἄλλοι· alloi	G243	"else · adjective — nominative plural masculine
Elias	Ἠλίαν, Ēlian	G2243	Helias (i.e. Elijah) · noun — accusative singular masculine, a proper name
and	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
others	ἄλλοι alloi	G243	"else · adjective — nominative plural masculine
One	εἷς heis	G1520	one · adjective — nominative singular masculine
prophets	προφητῶν. prophētōn	G4396	a foreteller ("prophet") · noun — genitive plural masculine

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Cross-references

John 1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
Matthew 14:2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
Mark 9:11-13 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Matthew 16:14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
Mark 6:14-16 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mig…
Luke 9:7-9 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:27–end

We have read a great deal of the doctrine Christ preached, and the miracles he wrought, which were many, and strange, and well-attested, of various kinds, and wrought in several places, to the astonishment of the multitudes that were eye-witnesses of them. It is now time for us to pause a little, and to consider what these things mean; the wondrous works which Christ then forbade the publishing of, being recorded in these sacred writings, are thereby published to all the world, to us, to all ages; now what shall we think of them? Is the record of those things designed only for an amusement, or to furnish us with matter for discourse? No, certainly these things are written, that we may believ…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 8:27

And Jesus went out, etc. - See on Mat 16:13-20 (note).

John Gill on Mark 8:28

And they answered,.... That some said he was John the Baptist; which was the opinion of Herod, and others: but some say Elias; that is the "Tishbite", whom the Jews in general expected in person before the coming of the Messiah and imagined that Jesus was he: and others one of the prophets; as Jeremiah or Isaiah or some other. The Vulgate Latin reads, "as one of the prophets"; and so Beza's ancient copy as in Mark 6:15. All spake highly and honourably of him: the people in common did not look upon him as a mean person; they perceived by his doctrine and more especially by his miracles that he was an extraordinary one: the several persons which they differently took him to be and make ment…

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John Calvin on Mark 8:27-29

Mark 8:27-29 Matthew 16:13-19 Mark 8:27-29 Luke 9:18-20 13. And when Jesus came to the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I the Son of man am? 14. And they said, Some [say,] John the Baptist; and other, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. 15. He saith to them, But who do you say that I am? 16. And Simon Peter answering said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17. And Jesus answering said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona; [436] for flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. 18. But I say to thee, That thou art Peter, and on this rock will I build my church; and the gates…

Dictionary and topics

Peter — Originally called Simon (=Simeon, i.e., “hearing”), a very common Jewish name in the New Testament. He was the son of Jona (Matt. 16:17). His mother is nowhere named in Scripture. He had a younger…
Titles And Names Of The Wicked · Sinful generation — Sinful generation

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:27–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 8:27

John Gill on Mark 8:28

John Calvin on Mark 8:27-29

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Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 8:27–end

Adam Clarke on Mark 8:27

John Gill on Mark 8:28

John Calvin on Mark 8:27-29

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 8:27–end