Mark Chapter 8 verse 30 Holy Bible
And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
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And he put them under orders not to say this of him to anyone.
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And he charged them straitly, in order that they should tell no man about him.
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And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
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He charged them that they should tell no one about him.
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And he strictly charged them that they may tell no one about it,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 30. - And he charged them (επετίμησεν) - a strong word, implying almost rebuke, he strictly charged them - that they should tell no man of him. Why was this? There were many reasons for this reticence. The state of parties in Palestine was most inexpedient for such a disclosure at that time. Those who were favorable to his cause would have wanted at once to take him by force and make him a king. In fact, some of them made no secret of their intentions (John 6:15). Those, on the other hand, who were opposed to him were only watching their opportunity to destroy him. Moreover, his own disciples had yet many things to learn; and besides all this, faith in his Godhead would be easier when his death should have been followed by his glorious resurrection and ascension.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(30) And he charged them.--On the assumption of a connection between the writer of this Gospel and St. Peter (see Introduction), the omission of the promise to the latter, recorded so fully by St. Matthew, may fairly be regarded as an evidence of the humility of the Apostle, who shrank from what might seem to savour of self-assertion.