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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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses his three disciples as they physically descend from the mountain immediately following the transfiguration. He issues a direct command restricting their disclosure of the vision until a specific future event.
The words — διεστείλατο (diesteilato) literally means "He instructed" or "He charged," denoting a binding command rather than advice. καταβαινόντων (katabainontōn) translates as "when descending," anchoring the command to their immediate physical movement down the slope.
The thread — This disclosure restriction parallels the command in Matthew 17:9 and echoes the secrecy orders in Mark 5:43. The temporal condition "until the Son of Man had risen from the dead" directly anticipates the three-day burial motif in Matthew 12:40.
Why it lands — The text requires readers to withhold public proclamation until the resurrection is accomplished. It demands patient observation of Jesus’ identity through the lens of his impending death and subsequent vindication.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
Cross-references
- Matthew 17:9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
- 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.
- Matthew 12:40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
- Matthew 16:21 From that time on Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.
- Matthew 27:63 “Sir,” they said, “we remember that while He was alive that deceiver said, ‘After three days I will rise again.’
- Mark 8:29 “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
- Mark 9:30 Going on from there, they passed through Galilee. But Jesus did not want anyone to know,
- Mark 10:32 As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
- Luke 24:46 And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
- 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.”