Why does Jesus warn them not to tell anyone about him?
2006-10-07 18:18:45 · 5 answers · asked by ? 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it would be easier for Him to do what He needed to do, than to have multitudes of people flocking Him. the pharrisees would make it hard for Him to do His work
2006-10-07 19:12:20 · answer #1 · answered by norm s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mat_16:20
Then charged ... - That is, he commanded them.
Mar_8:30 and Luke Luk_9:21 say (in Greek) that he strictly or severely charged them. He laid emphasis on it, as a matter of much importance. The reason of this seems to be that his time had not fully come; that he was not willing to rouse the Jewish malice, and to endanger his life, by having it proclaimed that he was the Messiah. The word “Jesus” is wanting in many manuscripts, and should probably be omitted: “Then he charged them strictly to tell no man that he was the Christ or Messiah.”
2006-10-07 18:27:13 · answer #2 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was available in their midst, so he did not want people to reach conclusions based on mere hearsay. That is logical, is it not? (John 10:24-26.)
Jesus, however, wants people to reach the conclusion themselves that he is the Christ by comparing his activities with what the Bible foretold that the Christ would accomplish. That is why earlier he charged his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.
2006-10-08 04:06:21 · answer #3 · answered by Jeremy Callahan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that Jesus felt the time was not right. Had they told of His deity the Jews would most likely have come for Him sooner than He wanted. Remember Jesus's life was not taken from Him. He gave it freely in the fullness of time.
2006-10-07 18:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by yagman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's the lame excuse the Gospel writers came up with for why no-one had previously heard of the story.
2006-10-07 18:22:34 · answer #5 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋