He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.
Parallel translations
- KJV And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
- BSB Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.
- NKJV But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat.
- NASB And He gave them strict orders that no one was to know about this, and He told them to have something given her to eat.
- NLT Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone what had happened, and then he told them to give her something to eat.
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Quick answer
Jesus orders that no one be told and that the girl be given something to eat.
Overview
Jesus' charge to secrecy reflects his concern to avoid premature, mistaken notions of his messiahship before the cross. His command to feed her shows tender, practical care and confirms she is truly and physically alive. Both details reveal the compassion and wisdom of the Savior.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Matt 8:4Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
- Mark 7:36He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.
- Matt 9:30Their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.”
- Mark 1:43He strictly warned him, and immediately sent him out,
- Luke 8:56Her parents were amazed, but he commanded them to tell no one what had been done.
- 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.”
- Luke 5:14He commanded him to tell no one, “But go your way, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”
- Mark 3:12He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
- John 5:41I don’t receive glory from men.
- Matt 12:16–18and commanded them that they should not make him known:
- Luke 24:30When he had sat down at the table with them, he took the bread and gave thanks. Breaking it, he gave to them.
- Luke 24:42–43They gave him a piece of a broiled fish and some honeycomb.
- Acts 10:41not to all the people, but to witnesses who were chosen before by God, to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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