Mark 9:30

30 They left that place and were passing through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where he was

Mark 9:30 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 9:30

And they departed thence
From the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, from that part of the country where the mountain was, on which Christ was transfigured, and at the foot of which the above miracle was wrought. This is to be understood of Christ and his twelve disciples, though the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read in the singular number, "he went out"; not alone, but with his disciples, as the following account shows:

and passed through Galilee;
in order to go to the coasts of Judea, and so to Jerusalem, where he was shortly to suffer: and therefore that his journey might not be retarded, and he be hindered by the conversation of the people in Galilee, and their importunity to stay with them, and teach, and work miracles among them, he passed through the country, in as private a manner as could be:

and he would not that any man should know it;
partly for the reason just mentioned, and partly that he might have the opportunity of conversing alone with his disciples, and of reminding, and informing them, of some important things, which it was necessary they should be acquainted with, and observe.

Mark 9:30 In-Context

28 When Jesus went into a house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we force the spirit out of the boy?"
29 He told them, "This kind of spirit can be forced out only by prayer."
30 They left that place and were passing through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where he was
31 because he was teaching his disciples. He taught them, "The Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over to people. They will kill him, but on the third day he will come back to life."
32 The disciples didn't understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him.
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