Matthew 12:16 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁶ Then He urged them not to reveal His [true] identity,

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ and charged them that they should not make him known:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And strictly charged them and sharply warned them not to make Him publicly known.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ and charged them that they should not make him known:

Common English Bible

¹⁶ But he ordered them not to spread the word about him,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And he instructed them, lest they make him known.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And he charged them that they should not make him known.

Matthew 12:16 Cross References

Matthew 12:17

so what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled when he said,

Matthew 17:9

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.”

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].”

Matthew 9:30

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].”

Mark 3:7

[Then] Jesus withdrew [from there] with His disciples and went to the lake [i.e., Lake of Galilee], being followed by a large crowd from Galilee. Also, a large crowd from Judea,

Mark 7:36

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.