Bible Strands
Mark 8:26
Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to a man whose sight was just restored, commanding him to return home instead of reentering the nearby village. This instruction occurs immediately before Jesus and His disciples depart for the villages around Caesarea Philippi.
The words — The verb ἀπέστειλεν (apesteilen) literally means “He sent away,” while λέγων (legōn) “saying” introduces the direct prohibition that follows.
The thread — This pattern of restricting public announcement appears in Matthew 8:4, Matthew 9:30, and Matthew 12:16, where Jesus repeatedly commands those He heals not to spread the news.
Why it lands — The text explicitly orders the healed man to avoid the village, requiring the reader to accept Jesus’ directive to delay public testimony rather than act on immediate impulse.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
Cross-references
- Matthew 8:4 Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
- Matthew 9:30 And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”
- Matthew 12:16 warning them not to make Him known.
- Mark 5:43 Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.
- Mark 7:36 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
- Mark 8:23 So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.