And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!”
Parallel translations
- WEB Their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.”
- KJV And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.
- NKJV And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.”
- NASB And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows about this!”
- NLT Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”
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Quick answer
Their eyes are opened, and Jesus sternly tells them to keep it quiet. He guards his mission from misunderstanding and premature acclaim.
Overview
The men's sight is fully restored, and Jesus firmly charges them to tell no one. Such commands to silence likely aimed to prevent popular expectations of a political messiah that could derail his true mission toward the cross. His authority extends even to how news of his works should be handled.
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Cross-references · 11
- Matt 8:4Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
- Luke 5:14“Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
- Matt 17:9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
- Mark 5:43Then Jesus gave strict orders that no one should know about this, and He told them to give her something to eat.
- Luke 8:56Her parents were astounded, but Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.
- Matt 12:16warning them not to make Him known.
- Ps 146:8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
- Isa 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
- John 9:7–26Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
- Isa 52:13Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
- Isa 42:7to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
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Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — son of David, son of Abraham — the new Moses and true Israel in whom every prophecy reaches 'that it might be fulfilled.'
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