Luke 9 · Verse 21

Luke 9:21

And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
Luke 9:21, King James Version

Luke 9:21 in other translations

BSBJesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
WEBBut he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one,
ASVBut he charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no man;
YLTAnd having charged them, he commanded them to say this to no one,
DARBYBut, earnestly charging them, he enjoined them to say this to no man,
BBEBut he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man;
WebsterAnd he strictly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing,

What does Luke 9:21 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 9:18-27

It is an unspeakable comfort that our Lord Jesus is God's Anointed; this signifies that he was both appointed to be the Messiah, and qualified for it. Jesus discourses concerning his own sufferings and death. And so far must his disciples be from thinking how to prevent his sufferings, that they must prepare for their own. We often meet with crosses in the way of duty; and though we must not pull them upon our own…

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Luke 9:21 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὁho<the>G3588
δὲdeAndG1161
ἐπιτιμήσαςepitimēsashaving strictly warnedG2008
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846
παρήγγειλενparēngeilenHe instructed [them]G3853
μηδενὶmēdenito no oneG3367
λέγεινlegeinto tellG3004
τοῦτοtoutothisG3778

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 9:21

  • Matthew 16:20

    Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

  • Matthew 17:9

    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.

  • Mark 8:30-31

    And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

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Mt 16:20; 17:9; Mr 8:31

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Context

  • Luke 9:20

    He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The Christ of God.

  • Luke 9:21

    And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;

  • Luke 9:22

    Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day.

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Luke 9:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas él, conminándolos, mandó que á nadie dijesen esto;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et s’adressant à eux avec force, il leur commanda de ne dire ceci à personne,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er aber bedrohte sie und gebot ihnen, dies niemandem zu sagen,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
At ille increpans illos, præcepit ne cui dicerent hoc,