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Mark 8:28 — King James Version← Study notes

And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.


Mark 8:28Greek Interlinear

Greek · Mark 8:2818 words
GreekMeaning
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
δὲde
AndwordG1161
εἶπανeipan
sayverbG3004
αὐτῷautō
he / she / it / samepronounG846
λέγοντεςlegontes
sayverbG3004
ὅτιhoti
that / becausewordG3754
ἸωάννηνIōannēn
JohnnounG2491
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
βαπτιστήνbaptistēn
BaptistnounG910
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἄλλοιalloi
othersadjectiveG243
ἨλίανĒlian
ElijahnounG2243
ἄλλοιalloi
othersadjectiveG243
δὲde
nowwordG1161
ὅτιhoti
that / becausewordG3754
εἷςheis
into / toadjectiveG1519
τῶνtōn
of thearticleG3588
προφητῶνprophētōn
prophetsnounG4396
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Mark 8:28

After taking His disciples afar from the Jews, He then asks them concerning Himself, that they might speak the truth without fear of the Jews.

Theophylact · 11th century

Philip was that brother of Herod, of whom we spoke above, who in honour of Tiberius Caesar called that town, which is now called Paneas, Caesarea Philippi.

Bede · 8th century · in Marc., 2, 35

Or else, Mark and Luke, as they wrote that Peter answered, 'Thou art the Christ,' without adding what is put down in Matthew, 'the Son of the living God,' so they omitted to relate the blessing which was conferred on this confession.

Origen · 3rd century · in Matt. Tom., 12, 15
Read all 11 entries in the readerCatena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
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