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Luke 9:21
But he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man;
Luke 9:21 · Bible in Basic English
Luke 9:21 in other translations
And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
But he warned them and commanded them to tell this to no one,
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In context
18 And it came about that when he was in prayer, by himself, and the disciples were with him, he put a question to them, saying, Who do the people say I am?
19 And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.
20 And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.
21 But he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man;
22 Saying, The Son of man will undergo much and be put on one side by the rulers and the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and be put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
23 And he said to them all, If any man has a desire to come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross every day, and come after me.
24 For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.
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