Mark 8:26

Mark 8:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into the village.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he sent him to his home, saying, "Do not even enter the village."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He sent him away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town.”

Context of Mark 8:26

24The man looked up. He said, ‘I can see people. But they look like trees that are walking about.’ 25So Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes again. The man looked carefully and then his eyes were completely well. Now he could see everything clearly. Jesus told the man that he must go back to his home. Jesus said, ‘Do not even go into the village.’ 27Then Jesus and his disciples went to visit some villages. They were near to the town of Caesarea Philippi. On the way, Jesus asked his disciples, ‘When people talk about me, who do they say that I am?’ 28They replied, ‘Some people say that you are John the Baptist. Other people say that you are Elijah. And some other people say that you are one of God's prophets.’

Mark 8:26 word by word

καὶ ἀπέστειλεν αὐτὸν εἰς οἶκον αὐτοῦ λέγων· μηδὲ εἰς τὴν κώμην εἰσέλθῃςRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Neitherμηδέmēde · norG3366
• goεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• the townκώμηkōmē · villageG2968
• tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to anyτιςtis · oneG5100
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722

Cross-references for Mark 8:26

• Mark 5:43Jesus said to them, ‘You must not tell anyone what has happened here. Now give the girl something to eat.’
• Mark 7:36Jesus told the people that they must not tell anyone about this. But every time Jesus asked them not to say anything, they spoke even more about it.
• Matthew 8:4Jesus said to the man, ‘Listen. You must not tell anyone about this. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest. Take a gift to him for God. Moses taught the people what gift to take to God after this kind of disease. This will show everyone that you are now well again.’
• Matthew 9:30Then immediately the men could see again. Jesus said strongly to them, ‘You must not tell anyone about this.’
• Matthew 12:16He said to these people, ‘You must not tell anyone about me.’

Commentaries on Mark 8:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26He 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The town - The town of Bethsaida. Nor tell it … - Lest it excite the jealousy of the Pharisees, and produce commotion and danger.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-26Verses 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 by nature are spiritually…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26The story ends with Jesus telling the healed man to keep the event a secret (see 3:11–12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. 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. Mt 16:13-27; Lu 9:18-26). For the exposition, see on Mt 16:13-28.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 8:26

• Jesus, the Christ
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Commentaries on Mark 8

• 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
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• 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