Matthew 16:20

Then he commanded his disciples to tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

In Context

19I will give yoʋ the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever yoʋ bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever yoʋ loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

21From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised up.

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Cross References

Matthew 8:4Then Jesus said to him, “Be sure not to tell anyone about this, but go show yoʋrself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

Mark 8:30And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

Luke 9:21Jesus then warned them and instructed them to tell this to no one,

John 1:41Andrew first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means “Christ”),

John 20:31But these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.

1 John 2:22Who is a liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? Anyone who denies the Father and the Son is an antichrist.

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 →

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