Bible Strands
Mark 8:30
And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses His disciples immediately after Peter’s confession of Messiahship. He issues the command at this precise narrative moment to halt public proclamation of His identity.
The words — The verb ἐπετίμησεν (epetimēsen) literally means He warned or He rebuked, carrying a forceful prohibitive sense. The ἵνα μὴδενὶ λέγωσιν (hina mēdeni legōsin) clause specifies the action forbidden: that no one may speak about Him.
The thread — This silence command appears in Matthew 16:20 and Luke 9:21 following identical confessional moments. Mark 9:9 reiterates the restriction until after the Son of Man rises.
Why it lands — The text states that Jesus actively restricts disclosure of His identity at this stage. It requires the reader to accept His sovereign timing rather than pursue immediate public recognition.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Cross-references
- Matthew 16:20 Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ.
- Luke 9:21 Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
- Mark 9:9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
- 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.”
- Mark 7:36 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
- Mark 8:26 Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”