Matthew 16:20
Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
Updated King James Version
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 unto him, See you tell no man; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Mark 8:30And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
Luke 9:21And he strictly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
John 1:41He first finds his own brother Simon, and says unto him, We have found the Messiah, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
John 20:31But these are written, that all of you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing all of you might have life through his name.
1 John 2:22Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denies 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 →