Matthew 17 · Verse 9

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.

Matthew 17:9, King James Version

Matthew 17:9 in other translations

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.”
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.
YLT	And as they are coming down from the mount, Jesus charged them, saying, ‘Say to no one the vision, till the Son of Man out of the dead may rise.'
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.
BBE	And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.
Webster	And as they were descending the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be raised again from the dead.

What does Matthew 17:9 mean?

Barnes' Notes

Verse 9. Tell the vision to no man. This vision was designed particularly to confirm them in the truth that he was the Messiah. While he was with them, it was unnecessary that they should relate what they had seen. When he was crucified, they would need this evidence that he was the Christ. Then they were to use it. There were three witnesses of it--as many as the law required; and the proof that he was the Messiah was clear. Besides, if they had told it then, it would have provoked the Jews and endangered his life. His time was not yet come.

Vision. Sight; appearance. What they had seen on the mount.

Charged them. Gave them a commandment.

The sole design of this transfiguration was to convince them that he was the Christ; that he was greater than the greatest of the prophets; that he was the Son of God.

Mark adds, Mk 9:10 they kept this saying, questioning what the rising of the dead should mean. The Pharisees believed that the dead would rise; and there is no doubt that the disciples believed it. But their views were not clear. And, in particular, they did not understand what he meant by his rising from the dead. They do not appear to have understood, though he had told them Mt 12:40 that he would rise after three days.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 9 Tell the vision to no man - See the note on Mat 16:20; and farther observe, that as this transfiguration was intended to show forth the final abolition of the whole ceremonial law, it was necessary that a matter which could not fail to irritate the Jewish rulers and people should be kept secret, till Jesus had accomplished vision and prophecy by his death and resurrection. The whole of this emblematic transaction appears to me to be intended to prove, 1st. The reality of the world of spirits, and the immortality of the soul. 2dly. The resurrection of the body, and the doctrine of future rewards and punishments, see Mat 16:27. 3dly. The abolition of the Mosaic institutions, and, the fulfillment of the predictions of the prophets relative to the person, nature, sufferings, death, and resurrection of Christ, and the glory that should follow. 4thly. The establishment of the mild, light-bringing, and life-giving Gospel of the Son of God. And 5thly. That as the old Jewish covenant and Mediatorship had ended, Jesus was now to be considered as the sole Teacher, the only availing offering for sin, and the grand Mediator between God and man. There are many very useful remarks on this transaction, by the late venerable Bp. Porteus.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 17:1-13

Now the disciples beheld somewhat of Christ's glory, as of the only begotten of the Father. It was intended to support their faith, when they would have to witness his crucifixion; and would give them an idea of the glory prepared for them, when changed by his power and made like him. The apostles were overcome by the glorious sight. Peter thought that it was most desirable to continue there, and to go no more down…

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Matthew 17:9 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

καταβαινόντωνkatabainontōnwhen are descendingG2597

αὐτῶνautōntheyG846

ἐκekfromG1537

τοῦtoutheG3588

ὄρουςorousmountainG3735

ἐνετείλατοeneteilatoinstructedG1781

αὐτοῖςautoisthemG846

ὁho<the>G3588

ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424

λέγων·legōnsaying;G3004

μηδενὶmēdeniTo no oneG3367

εἴπητεeipēteshall tellG2036

τὸtotheG3588

ὅραμαhoramavisionG3705

ἕωςhe'ōsuntilG2193

οὗhouthatG3739

ὁhotheG3588

υἱὸςhuiosSonG5207

τοῦtou<the>G3588

ἀνθρώπουanthrōpouof ManG444

ἐκekout fromG1537

νεκρῶνnekrōn[the] deadG3498

ἐγερθῇ.¶egerthēamay be risen.G1453

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

Cross references for Matthew 17:9

Mark 8:30
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Luke 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: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
Matthew 16:20-21
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ. From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
Mark 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. And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come? And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. …
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 17:23
And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
Matthew 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.
Luke 8:56
And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
Luke 9:21-22
And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing; 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.
Matthew 17:12
But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
Luke 18:33-34
And they shall scourge him, and put him to death: and the third day he shall rise again. And they understood none of these things: and this saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Jesus.
16:20; Mr 8:30; 9:9,10; Lu 8:56; 9:21,22
until.
23; 16:21; Lu 18:33,34; 24:46,47

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Context

Matthew 17:8
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
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.
Matthew 17:10
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

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Matthew 17:9 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y como descendieron del monte, les mandó Jesús, diciendo: No digáis á nadie la visión, hasta que el Hijo del hombre resucite de los muertos.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et comme ils descendaient de la montagne, Jésus leur enjoignit, disant: Ne dites à personne la vision, jusqu’à ce que le fils de l’homme soit ressuscité d’entre les morts.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und als sie von dem Berge herabstiegen, gebot ihnen Jesus und sprach: Saget niemandem das Gesicht, bis der Sohn des Menschen aus den Toten auferstanden ist.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et descendentibus illis de monte, præcepit eis Jesus, dicens: Nemini dixeritis visionem, donec Filius hominis a mortuis resurgat.