Mark 8:27-33
The circumstances here recorded are of great importance. They took place during a journey, and arose out of a conversation “by the way.” Happy are those journeys, in which time is not wasted on trifles, but redeemed as far as possible for the consideration of serious things.
Let us observe the variety of opinions about Christ, which prevailed among the Jews. Some said that He was John the Baptist,–some Elias,–and others one of the prophets. In short every kind of opinion appears to have been current, excepting that one which was true.