Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



Then He asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered Him, "You are the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one]." Then He ordered them not to tell anyone about His identity. Jesus then began teaching them that the Son of man must suffer very much, be rejected by the [Jewish] elders, leading priests, and experts in the law of Moses and be killed, but rise again [from the dead] after three days. read more.
And He spoke about this freely. But Peter took Jesus aside and began rebuking Him [i.e., for saying such things]. But He turned around, and looking at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying to him, "Get away from me, Satan; for you are not thinking about God's things but about men's." And He called the crowd to Him, along with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to be my follower, he should deny himself [i.e., of always having his own way] and accept his cross [i.e., his responsibilities, with all their difficulties] and then he can become my follower. For whoever would [try to] save his life [i.e., by neglecting spiritual things] will lose it [i.e., miss out on the blessings of God]. But whoever [is willing] to lose his life [i.e., in commitment to God's service] for my sake and [the work of] the Gospel's sake, will save it [i.e., obtain both temporal and spiritual blessings]. For what would it benefit a person to gain the whole world [i.e., of material things] and give up his life [i.e., of spiritual blessings]?

And as they were coming down from the mountain Jesus ordered His disciples not to tell anyone what they had seen until [after] the Son of man was raised again from the dead. Verse ConceptsMan Going DownChrist Concealing ThingsChrist Would RiseChrist's OrdersJesus Foretelling His Resurrection

Then Jesus ordered the people [who witnessed the miracle] not to tell anyone [about it], but the more He urged them not to, the more widely they publicized it. Verse ConceptsUnwise ZealGrowth In ProclamationChrist Concealing ThingsSpreading StoriesChrist's Orders

Then He ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ. Verse ConceptsMessiahChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

And [immediately] they were able to see. Jesus then strongly urged them, saying, "Make sure that no one knows [what I have done for you]." Verse ConceptsVisionPersonal ContactChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

But He sternly ordered them not to reveal His identity. Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

But He strictly ordered them not to tell anyone about this; then He told them to give the girl something to eat. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTChrist Concealing ThingsPeople Providing Food

Then He ordered them not to tell anyone about His identity. Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing ThingsWarning Individuals

Then He ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ. Verse ConceptsMessiahChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

Jesus said to him, "Be sure you do not tell anyone [about your healing yet]; but [first] go and show yourself to the priest and then offer the [sacrificial] gift required by the law of Moses [See Lev. 13:49; 14:2ff], as evidence to them [that you have been healed]." Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTLeprosyOccupationsPriesthood, In NtPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesWitness To The GospelChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's OrdersPeople Made Knownpriests

Then He ordered the man not to tell anyone [about the healing], saying, "Go on your way and show yourself to the priest and offer the proper sacrifice for your healing that Moses required [Lev. 13:49; 14:2ff] as evidence to people [that you were healed]." Verse ConceptsPriesthood, In NtPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesWitness To The GospelChrist Concealing ThingsPeople Made Known

And [immediately] they were able to see. Jesus then strongly urged them, saying, "Make sure that no one knows [what I have done for you]." Verse ConceptsVisionPersonal ContactChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

But He sternly ordered them not to reveal His identity. Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

But He strictly ordered them not to tell anyone about this; then He told them to give the girl something to eat. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTChrist Concealing ThingsPeople Providing Food

Then He ordered them not to tell anyone about His identity. Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing ThingsWarning Individuals

Then He urged them not to reveal His [true] identity, Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing Things

And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus ordered them, saying, "Do not tell anyone about the vision [you have just seen] until the Son of man has been raised from the dead." Verse ConceptsMan Going DownVisions From GodChrist Concealing ThingsChrist Would RiseChrist's Orders