Spake the saying openly (παρρησια τον λογον ελαλε). He held back nothing, told it all (παν, all, ρησια, from ειπον, say), without …

He spake that saying openly; with boldness or confidence, or without parables or figures; so that there could be no possibility of misunde…

And he began to teach them.—See Notes on Matthew 16:21-23.

The points peculiar to St. Mark are:

1. that our Lord spok…

Theophylact of Ohrid: After taking His disciples far from the Jews, He then asks them about Himself, so that they could spe…

The message got through to Peter, but he refused to accept it, for he followed the popular theological and political categories. A suffering Messia…

And he spoke that saying openly
Concerning his sufferings, death, and resurrection from the dead. He not only spoke …

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 n…