But he warned them, and commanded them to tell this to no one,
Parallel translations
- KJV And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no man that thing;
- BSB Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
- NKJV And He strictly warned and commanded them to tell this to no one,
- NASB But He warned them and instructed them not to tell this to anyone,
- NLT Jesus warned his disciples not to tell anyone who he was.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Matt 16:20Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.
- Matt 17:9As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
- Mark 8:30–31He commanded them that they should tell no one about him.
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