Mark 7:36 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And Jesus [in His own interest] admonished and ordered them sternly and expressly to tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it.

Common English Bible

Jesus gave the people strict orders not to tell anyone. But the more he tried to silence them, the more eagerly they shared the news.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he instructed them not to tell anyone. But as much as he instructed them, so much more did they preach about it.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it.

Mark 7:36 Cross References

Matthew 8:4

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].”

Mark 3:12

But He sternly ordered them not to reveal His identity.

Mark 5:43

But He strictly ordered them not to tell anyone about this; then He told them to give the girl something to eat.

Mark 7:35

And [immediately] the man’s hearing was restored, his speech impediment was removed and he began speaking clearly.

Mark 7:37

And they were utterly amazed, saying, “He has done everything just right; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

Mark 8:26

Then Jesus sent him home, saying, “Do not even go through the village [on your way].”

Mark 9:9

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.