Matthew 17:9
7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
- KJV
- And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
- WEB
- As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
- ASV
- And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead.
- DARBY
- And as they descended from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man be risen up from among [the] dead.
- BLB
- And [in] their coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man should be raised out from the dead.”
- ÅB
- Og da de gikk ned fra fjellet befalte Jesus dem: «Dere skal ikke fortelle noen om dette synet før Menneskesønnen har stått opp fra de døde.»
- OTB
- Mens de gikk ned fra fjellet, befalte Jesus dem: “Fortell ingen om synet før Menneskesønnen er oppstått fra de døde.”
- B1930
- Og da de gikk ned av fjellet, bød Jesus dem: I skal ikke fortelle nogen om dette syn før Menneskesønnen er opstanden fra de døde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 8:30
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Read in contextLuke 24:46–47
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
Read in contextMatthew 16:20–21
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
Read in contextMark 9:9–13
And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
Read in contextMatthew 8:4
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Read in contextMatthew 17:23
And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
Read in contextMatthew 8:20
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Read in contextLuke 8:56
And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
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