Matthew 12:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Ordering them not to give people word of him:

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 8:4 : 4 And Jesus said to him, See that you say nothing about this to anyone; but go and let the priest see you and make the offering which was ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.
  • Matt 9:30 : 30 And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.
  • Matt 17:9 : 9 And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.
  • Mark 7:36 : 36 And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public.
  • Luke 5:14-15 : 14 And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them. 15 But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 3:12
    92%

    12And he gave them special orders not to say who he was.

  • Mark 8:30
    87%

    30And he put them under orders not to say this of him to anyone.

  • Matt 16:20
    86%

    20Then he gave orders to the disciples to give no man word that he was the Christ.

  • Luke 9:21
    82%

    21But he gave them special orders, not to say this to any man;

  • Mark 7:36
    81%

    36And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public.

  • Mark 9:30
    79%

    30And they went out from there, through Galilee; and it was his desire that no man might have knowledge of it;

  • Matt 9:30-31
    2 verses
    79%

    30And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.

    31But they went out and gave news of him in all that land.

  • Mark 9:9
    78%

    9And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead.

  • Matt 12:17
    77%

    17So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

  • Matt 12:15
    77%

    15And Jesus, having knowledge of this, went away from there, and a great number went after him; and he made them all well,

  • Luke 8:56
    76%

    56And her father and mother were full of wonder, but he gave orders to them to say nothing about it to anyone.

  • Mark 5:43
    75%

    43And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her.

  • Matt 17:9
    75%

    9And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.

  • Luke 9:36
    75%

    36And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.

  • Mark 8:26
    74%

    26And he sent him away to his house, saying, Do not even go into the town.

  • Luke 24:16
    74%

    16But their eyes were not open that they might have knowledge of him.

  • Luke 5:14-15
    2 verses
    74%

    14And he gave him orders: Say nothing to any man, but let the priest see you and give an offering so that you may be made clean, as the law of Moses says, and for a witness to them.

    15But news of him went out all the more, in every direction, and great numbers of people came together to give hearing to his words and to be made well from their diseases.

  • Mark 1:43-45
    3 verses
    73%

    43And he sent him away, saying to him very sharply,

    44See that you say nothing to any man: but go and let the priest see you, and make yourself clean by an offering of the things ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.

    45But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

  • Mark 1:34
    73%

    34And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.

  • John 12:40-42
    3 verses
    73%

    40He has made their eyes blind, and their hearts hard; for fear that they might see with their eyes and get knowledge with their hearts, and be changed, and I might make them well.

    41(Isaiah said these words because he saw his glory. His words were about him.)

    42However, a number even of the rulers had belief in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not say so openly for fear that they might be shut out from the Synagogue:

  • Acts 4:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17But so that it may not go farther among the people, let us put them in fear of punishment if they say anything in future in this name.

    18And they sent for them, and gave them orders not to make statements or give teaching in the name of Jesus.

  • Matt 8:4
    73%

    4And Jesus said to him, See that you say nothing about this to anyone; but go and let the priest see you and make the offering which was ordered by Moses, for a witness to them.

  • Mark 7:24
    73%

    24And he went away from there to the country of Tyre and Sidon. And he went into a house, desiring that no man might have knowledge of it: and he was not able to keep it secret.

  • Mark 4:12
    72%

    12So that seeing they may see, and it will not be clear to them; and hearing it, they will not get the sense; for fear that they may be turned again to me and have forgiveness.

  • Mark 5:37
    72%

    37And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

  • John 11:57
    72%

    57Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.

  • John 12:37
    71%

    37But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:

  • Luke 4:42
    71%

    42And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

  • Luke 9:45
    71%

    45But this saying was not clear to them and its sense was kept secret from them so that they were not able to see it: and they had fear of questioning him about it.

  • Mark 9:32
    71%

    32But the saying was not clear to them, and they were in fear of questioning him about it.

  • John 5:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12Then they put to him the question: Who is the man who said to you, Take it up and go?

    13Now he who had been made well had no knowledge who it was, Jesus having gone away because of the number of people who were in that place.

  • Matt 8:18
    71%

    18Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.

  • John 12:16
    71%

    16(These things were not clear to his disciples at first: but when Jesus had been lifted up into his glory, then it came to their minds that these things in the Writings were about him and that they had been done to him.)

  • Mark 12:12
    71%

    12And they made attempts to take him; but they were in fear of the people, because they saw that the story was against them; and they went away from him.

  • Matt 13:34
    70%

    34All these things Jesus said to the people in the form of stories; and without a story he said nothing to them:

  • Matt 13:14
    70%

    14And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • Mark 8:15
    70%

    15And he said to them, Take care to be on the watch against the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.

  • Mark 3:7
    70%

    7And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,

  • Luke 18:34
    70%

    34But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.

  • Luke 12:2
    70%

    2But nothing is covered up, which will not come to light, or secret, which will not be made clear.

  • John 8:20
    70%

    20Jesus said these words in the place where the offerings were stored, while he was teaching in the Temple: but no man took him because his time was still to come.

  • Mark 5:19
    70%

    19And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.