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For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and my words (hos gar ean epaischunthēi me kai tous emous logous). More exactly, whosoever is ashamed (first aorist passive subjunctive with indefinite relative and ean ̂ an. See Robertson, Grammar, pp. 957-9. It is not a statement about the future conduct of one, but about his present attitude toward Jesus. The conduct of men toward Christ now determines Christ’s conduct then (epaischunthēsetai, first future passive indicative). This passive verb is transitive and uses the accusative (me, auton).
In this adulterous and sinful generation (en tēi geneāi tautēi tēi moichalidi kai hamartōlōi). Only in Mark.
When he cometh (hotan elthēi). Aorist active subjunctive with reference to the future second coming of Christ with the glory of the Father with his holy angels (cf. Mat 16:27). This is a clear prediction of the final eschatological coming of Christ. This verse could not be separated from Mar 9:1 as the chapter division does. These two verses in Mar 8:38; Mar 9:1 form one paragraph and should go together.