8:32a

He spoke this message quite frankly: This phrase means that Jesus clearly told his disciples that he would suffer, die, and live again. He also clearly said that those things must happen. He concealed nothing but spoke boldly about it.

8:32b

and: The Greek conjunction that the Berean Standard Bible translates as and here introduces what Peter did in response to what Jesus had said. The Good News Bible has “So” to indicate this. In some languages a different connector may be more appropriate. For example:

When Peter heard this…
-or-
But Peter…

Connect this part of the verse to the preceding one in a natural way in your language.

Peter took Him aside: Peter wanted to correct Jesus privately, so he led him a short distance away from the other disciples.

8:32c

began to rebuke Him: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as rebuke means “scold” or “reproach.” Peter reproached Jesus because of what Jesus had said. Peter did not want the Messiah to suffer and die, so he told Jesus not to say these things about himself. See how you translated “rebuke” in 1:25 and “warned them sternly” in 3:12, where Jesus rebukes evil spirits.

You may want to include a footnote here about what the Jews expected their Messiah to be like. For example:

The Jews expected their Messiah to be a great king who would defeat all their enemies. They did not expect him to suffer and die.

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