Mark 8:30

30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

Mark 8:30 in Other Translations

30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

30 And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.

30 But Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

30 Jesus warned them to keep it quiet, not to breathe a word of it to anyone.

30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

30 He ordered them not to tell anyone about him.

30 And He strictly warned them to tell no one about Him.

30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone 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 replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”

29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”

30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.

32 He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

Cross References

• 1. S Matthew 8:4; Matthew 16:20; Matthew 17:9; Mark 9:9; Luke 9:21