He turning about and seeing his disciples (επιστραφεις κα ιδων τους μαθητας αυτου). Peter had called Jesus off to himself (προσκαλ…

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…

Jesus’ words to Peter were not only severe, they were deliberately spoken in the presence of the other disciples, for they probably shared Peter’s …

But when he had turned about
Upon Peter, and showed quick resentment at what he said:

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…