Matthew 16:20
Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He is the Christ.
1902 William Baxter Godbey 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
Cross References
Matthew 8:4And Jesus says to him, See that you may tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Mark 8:30And He charged them that they should speak to no one concerning Him.
Luke 9:21And having charged them, He commanded them to tell it to no one.
John 1:41he first finds his own brother Simon, and says to him, We have found Messiah, which is being interpreted, Christ.
John 20:31and these have been written in order that you may believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God; and in order that believing you may have life through His name.
1 John 2:22Who is a liar except the one denying that Jesus is the Christ? This one is the antichrist, the one denying 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 →