Matthew 17:9
As they were descending the mountain, Jesus laid a command upon them. "Tell no one," He said, "of the sight you have seen till the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
In Context
8So they looked up, and saw no one but Jesus.
10"Why then," asked the disciples, "do the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
Cross References
Matthew 8:4and Jesus said to him, "Be careful to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses appointed as evidence for them."
Matthew 16:20Then He urged His disciples to tell no one that He was the Christ.
Matthew 17:23they will put Him to death, but on the third day He will be raised to life again." And they were exceedingly distressed.
Mark 9:9As they were coming down from the mountain, He very strictly forbad them to tell any one what they had seen "until after the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."
Luke 9:21And Jesus strictly forbad them to tell this to any one;
Luke 24:46and He said, "Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise again from among the dead;
Matthew Henry on Matthew 17:2-14
The Transfiguration of Christ. 1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. 4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 5… Read the whole commentary →