Luke 9:21

21 And He strictly charged them and commanded them to tell no man this thing,

Luke 9:21 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 9:21

And he strictly charged them, and commanded them
Though he highly approved of this their confession, and pronounced Peter blessed upon it; and signified that it was a discovery which flesh and blood could not make, but what was made to him his Father: yet he gave them a strict charge, and laid his commands on them,

to tell no man that thing;
that he was the Messiah, and the eternal Son of God, and the true God, as well as the son of man, and really man: the reasons for this: (See Gill on Matthew 16:20).

Luke 9:21 In-Context

19 They answering said, "John the Baptist; but some say Elijah, and others say that one of the old prophets has risen again."

20 He said to them, "But who say ye that I am?" Peter answering said, "The Christ of God!"

21 And He strictly charged them and commanded them to tell no man this thing,

22 saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and scribes, and be slain and be raised the third day."

23 And He said to them all, "If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.