Mark 8 · Verse 26

Mark 8:26

And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
Mark 8:26, King James Version

Mark 8:26 in other translations

BSBJesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
WEBHe sent him away to his house, saying, “Don’t enter into the village, nor tell anyone in the village.”
ASVAnd he sent him away to his home, saying, Do not even enter into the village.
YLTand he sent him away to his house, saying, ‘Neither to the village mayest thou go, nor tell it to any in the village.'
DARBYAnd he sent him to his house, saying, Neither enter into the village, nor tell it to any one in the village.
BBEAnd he sent him away to his house, saying, Do not even go into the town.
WebsterAnd he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

What does Mark 8:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town--Besides the usual reasons against going about "blazing the matter," retirement in this case would be salutary to himself.

Mr 8:27-38. Peter's Noble Confession of Christ--Our Lord's First Explicit Announcement of His Approaching Sufferings, Death, and Resurrection--His Rebuke of Peter, and Warning to All the Twelve. ( =

Mt 16:13-27; Lu 9:18-26). For the exposition, see on Mt 16:13-28.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 26. The town. The town of Bethsaida.

Nor tell it, etc. Lest it excite the jealousy of the Pharisees, and produce commotion and danger.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 He sent him away to his house - So it appears that this person did not belong to Bethsaida, for, in going to his house, he was not to enter into the village. This miracle is not mentioned by any other of the evangelists. It affords another proof that Mark did not abridge Matthew's Gospel.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 8:22-26

Here is a blind man brought to Christ by his friends. Therein appeared the faith of those that brought him. If those who are spiritually blind, do not pray for themselves, yet their friends and relations should pray for them, that Christ would be pleased to touch them. The cure was wrought gradually, which was not usual in our Lord's miracles. Christ showed in what method those commonly are healed by his grace, who…

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Mark 8:26 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.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἀπέστειλενapesteilenHe sentG649
αὐτὸνautonhimG846
εἰςeistoG1519
οἶκονoikonhomeG3624
αὐτοῦautouof himG846
λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004
μηδὲmēdeNotG3366
εἰςeisintoG1519
τὴνtēntheG3588
κώμηνkōmēnvillageG2968
εἰσέλθῃςeiselthēsshall you enterG1525
μηδὲmēdenorG3366
εἴπῃςeipēsmay you speakG2036
τινὶtinito anyoneG5100
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēa<the>G3588
κώμῃ.¶kōmēvillage.G2968

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

Cross references for Mark 8:26

  • Matthew 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.

  • Matthew 12:16

    And charged them that they should not make him known:

  • Matthew 9:30

    And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

  • Mark 8:23

    And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

  • Mark 7:36

    And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

  • Mark 5:43

    And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Neither.
5:43; 7:36; Mt 8:4; 9:30; 12:16

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Context

  • Mark 8:25

    After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

  • Mark 8:26

    And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

  • Mark 8:27

    And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Cesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

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Mark 8:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y envióle á su casa, diciendo: No entres en la aldea, ni lo digas á nadie en la aldea.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il le renvoya dans sa maison, disant: N’entre pas dans la bourgade, et ne le dis à personne dans la bourgade.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er schickte ihn nach seinem Hause und sprach: Geh nicht in das Dorf, sage es auch niemandem im Dorfe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et misit illum in domum suam, dicens: Vade in domum tuam: et si in vicum introieris, nemini dixeris.