“And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.”
He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him — Peter's response to the first passion prediction is to rebuke Jesus — the same word (epitimaō) used for Jesus' rebukes of demons. The disciple who correctly identified Jesus as the Messiah is now rebuking the Messiah for saying the Messiah must suffer. The plainly (parrhēsia) communicates that the passion prediction was not figurative or ambiguous — Jesus said this clearly, and Peter clearly rejected it.
Church Fathers on Mark 8:32
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.
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.
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.
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