Matthew 16:20
Then he commanded his disciples, that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 saith to him: See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them.
Mark 8:30And he strictly charged them that they should not tell any man of him.
Luke 9:21But he strictly charging them, commanded they should tell this to no man.
John 1:41He findeth first his brother Simon, and saith to him: We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
John 20:31But these are written, that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God: and that believing, you may have life in his name.
1 John 2:22Who is a liar, but he who denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is Antichrist, who denieth 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 →