Matthew 16:20
Then he commanded his disciples that they should tell no man that he is Jesus, the Christ.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 8:4And Jesus says to him, See thou speak to no man, but go, show thyself to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.
Mark 8:30And he chided them that they should tell no man about him.
Luke 9:21But having chided them, he commanded to tell this to no man,
John 1:41This man first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being interpreted, Christ).
John 20:31But these are written, so that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have life in his name.
1 John 2:22Who is the liar if not he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:14-21
Christ's Conference with His Disciples. 13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am? 14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. 15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? 16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. 17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood… Read the whole commentary →