Bible Strands
Mark 8:32
He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples immediately after predicting His suffering, rejection, death, and resurrection. Peter responds by taking Jesus aside to address the message directly.
The words — The Greek term παρρησίᾳ (parrēsia) literally means "openly," describing Jesus' manner of delivery. The participle προσλαβόμενος (proslabomenos) denotes Peter's action of "having taken" Jesus aside for a private conversation.
The thread — This confrontation parallels the account in Matthew 16:22, where Peter similarly takes Jesus aside to rebuke the prediction of suffering. The concept of speaking openly also appears in John 16:25 and John 16:29 regarding Jesus' future mode of communication.
Why it lands — The text records Peter's immediate human reaction to divine revelation before Jesus corrects his perspective. It requires the reader to confront the tension between human expectations and the necessity of God's redemptive plan.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
Cross-references
- Matthew 16:22 Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him. “Far be it from You, Lord!” he said. “This shall never happen to You!”
- John 16:25 I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way, but will tell you plainly about the Father.
- John 16:29 His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.
- John 18:20 “I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
- Mark 4:38 But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?”
- Luke 10:40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations to be made. She came to Jesus and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me!”
- John 13:6 He came to Simon Peter, who asked Him, “Lord, are You going to wash my feet?”