He commanded them that they should tell no one about him.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Mark 8:30 in context
Mark 8:27–33
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Jesus went out, with his disciples, into the villages of Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am?”
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They told him, “John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others, one of the prophets.”
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He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
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He commanded them that they should tell no one about him.
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He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.
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He spoke to them openly. Peter took him and began to rebuke him.
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