Mark 8:30

30 He charged them that they should tell no one about him.

Mark 8:30 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 8:30

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 16:17-19 ) : 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; (See Gill on Matthew 16:20).

Mark 8:30 In-Context

28 They told him, "Yochanan the immerser, and others: Eliyah, but others: one of the prophets."

29 He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Kefa answered, "You are the Messiah."

30 He charged them that they should tell no one about him.

31 He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the Zakenim, the chief Kohanim, and the Sofrim, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

32 He spoke to them openly. Kefa took him, and began to rebuke him.