Mark 3:12

He commanded the evil spirits strongly that they should not tell anyone who he was.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11Whenever the evil spirits saw Jesus, they caused the people whom they controlled to fall down in front of Jesus in recognition of Jesus’ power. Then they exclaimed, “You are ◄the Son of God/the man who is also God►!”

13Jesus went with many other people up into the hills. After he picked out from among them the men whom he wanted to accompany him, they came close to him.

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Cross References

Matthew 12:16But he told them firmly that they should not tell other people yet who he was.

Mark 1:34Jesus healed many people who were ill with various diseases. He also expelled many demons from people. He did not allow the demons to tell people about him, because they knew that he had come from God, and for various reasons he did not want everyone to know that yet.

Matthew Henry on Mark 3:2-13

The Withered Hand Restored; Multitudes Healed. 1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. 3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. 4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being… Read the whole commentary →

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