Mark 8: 30–34
And he forbade them not to tell anyone about Him.
And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer a lot, be rejected by the elders, high priests and scribes, and be killed, and rise again on the third day.
And he spoke about it openly. But Peter, recalling Him, began to rebel against Him.
But he, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter, saying: Get away from Me, Satan, because you think not about what is of God, but what is human.
And calling the people with his disciples, he said to them: whoever wants to follow me, deny yourself, and take up your cross, and follow me.
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Averintsev S.S. Professor
Interpretation of a group of verses: Mark: 8: 29-33
And Peter answers Him: 'You are Christ!' And He ordered them not to reveal to anyone about Him. And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must endure a lot of suffering [...]. And Peter, taking Him aside, began to object to Him. And He [...] strongly objected to Peter, telling him: “Begone, Satan! Your thoughts are not God's, but human ”.
Peter's open proclamation and Jesus' acceptance of the messianic title in the perspective of the political messianism prevalent at that time could seem like a promise of the prospect of a prosperous and victorious earthly kingdom. That is why Jesus is quick to reject this perspective at once.
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Iannuariy (Ivliev) archimandrite
Interpretation of a group of verses: Mark: 8: 33-33
These are very harsh words. After all, with exactly the same words, Jesus called Simon Peter to follow Him (Mark 1:17). This is not reflected in our Synodal translation, as well as in the Slavic text.
In other words, by his attempt to divert Jesus from His path, Peter simultaneously betrays his discipleship. Anyone who offers Jesus a different path in order to bring God's salvation into the world is thinking too humanly, but that is precisely why he becomes like Satan.
For he thinks '33 not about what is God's, but what is human.' (Already here we should pay attention to the fact that for our Evangelist the Passion of Christ is by no means Satan's desire! The rest is in the footnote to Mark 14:49).
The confession of Jesus as the Christ - correctly understood - also includes the confession of a very definite path on which the salvation of this world of ours is achieved.
Prepared by the rector of St. Nicholas Church Archpriest Roman Romanov.
And he forbade them not to tell anyone about Him.
And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer a lot, be rejected by the elders, high priests and scribes, and be killed, and rise again on the third day.
And he spoke about it openly. But Peter, recalling Him, began to rebel against Him.
But he, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter, saying: Get away from Me, Satan, because you think not about what is of God, but what is human.
And calling the people with his disciples, he said to them: whoever wants to follow me, deny yourself, and take up your cross, and follow me.
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Averintsev S.S. Professor
Interpretation of a group of verses: Mark: 8: 29-33
And Peter answers Him: 'You are Christ!' And He ordered them not to reveal to anyone about Him. And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must endure a lot of suffering [...]. And Peter, taking Him aside, began to object to Him. And He [...] strongly objected to Peter, telling him: “Begone, Satan! Your thoughts are not God's, but human ”.
Peter's open proclamation and Jesus' acceptance of the messianic title in the perspective of the political messianism prevalent at that time could seem like a promise of the prospect of a prosperous and victorious earthly kingdom. That is why Jesus is quick to reject this perspective at once.
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Iannuariy (Ivliev) archimandrite
Interpretation of a group of verses: Mark: 8: 33-33
These are very harsh words. After all, with exactly the same words, Jesus called Simon Peter to follow Him (Mark 1:17). This is not reflected in our Synodal translation, as well as in the Slavic text.
In other words, by his attempt to divert Jesus from His path, Peter simultaneously betrays his discipleship. Anyone who offers Jesus a different path in order to bring God's salvation into the world is thinking too humanly, but that is precisely why he becomes like Satan.
For he thinks '33 not about what is God's, but what is human.' (Already here we should pay attention to the fact that for our Evangelist the Passion of Christ is by no means Satan's desire! The rest is in the footnote to Mark 14:49).
The confession of Jesus as the Christ - correctly understood - also includes the confession of a very definite path on which the salvation of this world of ours is achieved.
Prepared by the rector of St. Nicholas Church Archpriest Roman Romanov.
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