Matthew 16:20

The Passion Translation

He then gave his disciples strict orders not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.

Cross References

Matthew 1:16

who was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary the mother of Jesus, who is called “the Anointed One.”

Matthew 16:16

Simon Peter spoke up and said, “You are the Anointed One, the Son of the living God!”

Matthew 17:9

As they all hiked down the mountain together, Jesus ordered them, “Don’t tell anyone of the divine appearance you just witnessed. Wait until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

Matthew 8:4

Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t speak to anyone, but go at once and find a priest and show him what has happened to you. Make sure to take the offering Moses commanded so he can certify your healing.”

Mark 8:30

Then he warned them not to breathe a word of this to anyone.

Mark 9:9

As they all hiked down the mountain together, Jesus ordered them, “Don’t tell anyone of what you just witnessed. Wait until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

Luke 2:11

For today in Bethlehem a rescuer was born for you. He is the Lord Yahweh, the Messiah.

Luke 9:21

Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell this to anyone yet, saying,

Luke 9:36

When the thunderous voice faded away and the cloud disappeared, Jesus was standing there alone. Peter, Jacob, and John were awestruck. But they didn’t say a word to anyone about what they had seen.

John 1:45

Philip went to look for his friend, Nathanael, and told him, “We’ve found him! We’ve found the One we’ve been waiting for! It’s Jesus, son of Joseph from Nazareth! He’s the One whom Moses and the prophets prophesied would come!”

John 11:27

Then Martha replied, “Yes, Lord, I do! I’ve always believed that you are the Anointed One, the Son of God who has come into the world for us!”

John 20:31

But all that is recorded here is so that you will fully believe that Jesus is the Anointed One, the Son of God, and that through your faith in him you will experience eternal life by the power of his name!

Acts 2:36

“Now everyone in Israel can know for certain that Jesus, whom you crucified, is the one God has made both Lord and the Messiah.”

1 John 2:22

Who is the real liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ. He is the real antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah is God’s spiritual child and has been fathered by God himself. And everyone who loves Father God loves his children as well.