American Standard Version
Matthew 17:9
9And 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.
Matthew 17:9 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead.”
Context of Matthew 17:9
7And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 8And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only. 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. 10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? 11And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things:
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Καὶ καταβαινόντων αὐτῶν ἐκ τοῦ ὄρους ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων· μηδενὶ εἴπητε τὸ ὅραμα ἕως οὗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγερθῇ.¶Read the interlinear
- comingκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
- mountainὄροςoros · mountainG3735
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- commandedἐντέλλωentellomai · to orderG1781
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- visionὅραμαhorama · visionG3705
- manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- risenἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
- deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498
Cross-references for Matthew 17:9
- Matthew 16:20Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ.
- Mark 8:30And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
- Mark 9:9And as they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, save when the Son of man should have risen again from the dead.
- Luke 8:56And her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man what had been done.
- Luke 9:21But he charged them, and commanded them to tell this to no man;
- Matthew 17:23and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were exceeding sorry.
- Matthew 16:21From that time began Jesus to show unto his disciples, that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and the third day be raised up.
- Luke 18:33and they shall scourge and kill him: and the third day he shall rise again.
- Luke 24:46and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;
Commentaries on Matthew 17:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Tell the vision to no man - See the note on Matthew 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…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Tell 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 Deuteronomy 17:6; Hebrews 10:28, and the proof that he was the Messiah was clear. Besides…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9People could not fully understand Jesus until he completed his work, especially his death and resurrection.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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