Matthew 17:9

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 to them and touched them and said, “Get up, and do not be afraid.” 8And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone. As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.” 10And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 11And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things;

Matthew 17:9 word by word

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

• As they were comingκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• from the mountainὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• commandedἐντέλλωentellomai · to orderG1781
• them, sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Tellλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• the visionὅραμαhorama · visionG3705
• to noμηδείςmēdeis mēdemia mēden · nothingG3367
• untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of Manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• risenἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
• from the deadνεκρόςnekros · deadG3498

Cross-references for Matthew 17:9

• Matthew 16:20Then He warned the disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Christ.
• Mark 8:30And He warned them to tell no one about Him.
• Mark 9:9As they were coming down from the mountain, He gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man rose from the dead.
• Luke 8:56Her parents were amazed; but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened.
• Luke 9:21But He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone,
• Matthew 17:23and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved.
• Matthew 16:21From that time Jesus began to show His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised up on the third day.
• Luke 18:33and after they have scourged Him, they will kill Him; and the third day He will rise again.”
• Luke 24:46and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would 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

Topics related to Matthew 17:9

• Jesus, the Christ
• Mountain
• Transfiguration
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Son of man
• Betray
• Cure
• Peter
• Tabernacle
• Talking
• Christ, Offices of
• Elijah
• John, the Apostle

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