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Mark 8:30

Jesus told the followers, "Don't tell anyone who I am."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Prudence;   Thompson Chain Reference - Silence;   Silence-Speech;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Caesarea-Philippi;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Mark, gospel of;   Messiah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ;   Jesus Christ, Name and Titles of;   Transfiguration;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Peter;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Caesarea Philippi;   Confessions and Credos;   Mark, the Gospel of;   Messianic Secret;   Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gospels;   Messiah;   Mss;   Peter;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Discourse;   Incarnation (2);   Israel, Israelite;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Paradox;   Plan;   Profession (2);   Propitiation (2);   Prudence;   Tabor, Mount;   Teaching of Jesus;   Transfiguration (2);   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Mediation;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Simon Cephas;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And he strictly warned them to tell no one about him.
King James Version (1611)
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
King James Version
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
English Standard Version
And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.
New American Standard Bible
And He warned them to tell no one about Him.
New Century Version
Jesus warned his followers not to tell anyone who he was.
Amplified Bible
Then Jesus strictly warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And He warned them to tell no one about Him.
Legacy Standard Bible
And He warned them to tell no one about Him.
Berean Standard Bible
And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
Contemporary English Version
Jesus warned the disciples not to tell anyone about him.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Yeshua warned them not to tell anyone about him.
Darby Translation
And he charged them straitly, in order that they should tell no man about him.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sharpely charged them, that concerning him they should tell no man.
George Lamsa Translation
And he warned them not to tell any man about him.
Good News Translation
Then Jesus ordered them, "Do not tell anyone about me."
Lexham English Bible
And he warned them that they should tell no one about him.
Literal Translation
And He warned them that they may tell no one about Him.
American Standard Version
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Bible in Basic English
And he put them under orders not to say this of him to anyone.
Hebrew Names Version
He charged them that they should tell no one about him.
International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
And he charged them that to any one they should not tell concerning him.
Murdock Translation
And he charged them, that they should say [fn] of him to no person.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he charged them, that they should tell no man of hym.
English Revised Version
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
World English Bible
He charged them that they should tell no one about him.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Weymouth's New Testament
And He strictly forbad them to tell this about Him to any one.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he chargide hem, that thei schulden not seie of hym to ony man.
Update Bible Version
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
New English Translation
Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.
New King James Version
Then He strictly warned them that they should tell no one about Him.
New Living Translation
But Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
New Life Bible
He told them with strong words that they should tell no one about Him.
New Revised Standard
And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he straitly charged them, that, no one, they should tell concerning him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he strictly charged them that they should not tell any man of him.
Revised Standard Version
And he charged them to tell no one about him.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And he charged them that they shuld tell no man of it.
Young's Literal Translation
And he strictly charged them that they may tell no one about it,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he charged them strately, that they shulde tell no man of him.
Mace New Testament (1729)
upon which he gave them a severe charge, not to say that of him to any man.
THE MESSAGE
Jesus warned them to keep it quiet, not to breathe a word of it to anyone. He then began explaining things to them: "It is necessary that the Son of Man proceed to an ordeal of suffering, be tried and found guilty by the elders, high priests, and religion scholars, be killed, and after three days rise up alive." He said this simply and clearly so they couldn't miss it. But Peter grabbed him in protest. Turning and seeing his disciples wavering, wondering what to believe, Jesus confronted Peter. "Peter, get out of my way! Satan, get lost! You have no idea how God works." Calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, "Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You're not in the driver's seat; I am. Don't run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I'll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to saving yourself, your true self. What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you? What could you ever trade your soul for? "If any of you are embarrassed over me and the way I'm leading you when you get around your fickle and unfocused friends, know that you'll be an even greater embarrassment to the Son of Man when he arrives in all the splendor of God, his Father, with an army of the holy angels."
Simplified Cowboy Version
After a long silence, Jesus said, "Don't tell anyone else . . . not yet."

Contextual Overview

27 Jesus and his followers went to the towns in the area of Caesarea Philippi. While they were traveling, Jesus asked the followers, "Who do people say I am?" 28 They answered, "Some people say you are John the Baptizer. Others say you are Elijah. And others say you are one of the prophets." 29 Then Jesus asked, "Who do you say I am?" Peter answered, "You are the Messiah." 30 Jesus told the followers, "Don't tell anyone who I am." 31 Then Jesus began to teach his followers that the Son of Man must suffer many things. He taught that the Son of Man would not be accepted by the older Jewish leaders, the leading priests, and the teachers of the law. He said that the Son of Man must be killed and then rise from death after three days. 32 Jesus told them everything that would happen. He did not keep anything secret. Peter took Jesus away from the other followers to talk to him alone. Peter criticized him for saying these things. 33 But Jesus turned and looked at his followers. Then he criticized Peter. He said to Peter, "Get away from me, Satan! You don't care about the same things God does. You care only about things that people think are important." 34 Then Jesus called the crowd and his followers to him. He said, "Any of you who want to be my follower must stop thinking about yourself and what you want. You must be willing to carry the cross that is given to you for following me. 35 Any of you who try to save the life you have will lose it. But you who give up your life for me and for the Good News will save it. 36 It is worth nothing for you to have the whole world if you yourself are lost.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Mark 8:26, Mark 7:36, Mark 9:9, Matthew 16:20, Luke 9:21

Reciprocal: Matthew 17:9 - Jesus Luke 18:31 - Behold

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he charged them,.... His disciples, after he had declared his approbation of Peter's confession of faith, and signified he would build his church on that rock, and the gates of hell should not prevail against it: and promised Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and that whatsoever was bound, or loosed by him on earth, should be bound and loosed in heaven; which are omitted by Mark, but related by Matthew, Matthew 16:17: after this he gave a strict and severe charge,

that they should tell no man of him; that he was the Messiah, and the Son of God; Matthew 16:17- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this passage illustrated in the notes at Matthew 16:13-28.

Mark 8:32

He spake that saying openly - With boldness or confidence, or without parables or figures, so that there could be no possibility of misunderstanding him.

Mark 8:38

Ashamed of me - Ashamed to own attachment to me on account of my lowly appearance and my poverty.

And of my words - My doctrines, my instructions.

This adulterous and sinful generation - This age given to wickedness, particularly to adultery.

In the glory of his Father - In the day of judgment. See the notes at Matthew 26:64. The meaning of this verse is, Whosoever shall refuse, through pride or wickedness, to acknowledge and serve Christ here, shall be excluded from his kingdom hereafter. He was lowly, meek, and despised; yet there was an inimitable beauty in his character even then. But he will come again in awful grandeur; not as the babe of Bethlehem, not as the man of Nazareth, but as the Son of God, in majesty and glory. They that would not acknowledge him here must be rejected by him there; they that would not serve him on earth will not enjoy his favor in heaven; they that would cast Him out and despise him must be cast out by him, and consigned to eternal, hopeless sorrow.


 
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