Matthew 16:20
Then he commanded his disciples, that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Messiah.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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 said 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 enjoined them, that they should tell no man of this.
Luke 9:21And strictly charging them, he commanded, that they should tell no man this:
John 1:41He first finds his own brother Simon, and saith to him, We have found the Messiah (which is, being translated, the Christ).
John 20:31but these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
1 John 2:22Who is the liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is the Messiah? This man is the 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 →