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25 Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.
26 Then He sent him away to his house, saying,1 “Neither go into the town, anor tell anyone in the town.”  

Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ

27 aNow Jesus and His disciples went out to the towns of Caesarea Philippi; and on the road He asked His disciples, saying to them, “Who do men say that I am?”  
28 So they answered, a“John the Baptist; but some say, bElijah; and others, one of the prophets.”  
29 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered and said to Him, a“You are the Christ.”  
30 aThen He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him.  

Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection

31 And aHe began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be brejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be ckilled, and after three days rise again.  
32 He spoke this word openly. Then Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
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Mark 8:27

Into the villages of Caesarea Philippi (eiv tav kwmav Kaisariav thv Filippou). Parts (merh) Matthew 16:13 has, the Caesarea of Philippi in contrast to the one down on the Mediterranean Sea. Mark means the villages belonging to the district around Caesarea Philippi. This region is on a spur of Mount Hermon in Iturea ruled by Herod Philip so that Jesus is safe from annoyance by Herod Antipas or the Pharisees and Sadducees. Up here on this mountain slope Jesus will have his best opportunity to give the disciples special teaching concerning the crucifixion just a little over six months ahead. So Jesus asked (ephrwta, descriptive imperfect)

Who do men say that I am? (Tina me legousin oi anqrwpoi einai). Matthew 16:13 has "the Son of Man" in place of "I" here in Mark and in Luke 9:18. He often described himself as "the Son of Man." Certainly here the phrase could not mean merely "a man." They knew the various popular opinions about Jesus of which Herod Antipas had heard (Mark 3:21, Mark 3:31). It was time that the disciples reveal how much they had been influenced by their environment as well as by the direct instruction of Jesus.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Mark 8:27:

Luke 9:28
John 6:69

 

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