Matthew 16:20
Then charged He his disciples that they should tell no one that He was the Messiah.
1770 John Worsley 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 saith unto him, See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.
Mark 8:30And He charged them, that they should say this to no one concerning Him:
Luke 9:21But He strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,
John 1:41He first meeteth with his own brother Simon, and telleth him, "We have found the Messiah, which is to say, the Christ."
John 20:31but these things are written, that ye may believe, that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life through his name.
1 John 2:22Who is a liar, if not he who denieth that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, that denieth the Father as well as 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 →