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Matthew 16:20
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Matthew 16:20
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20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
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Matthew 16:20
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Matthew 16:20
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20 (A)Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
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Matthew 16:20
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Matthew 16:20
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20 [a](A)Then he strictly ordered his disciples to tell no one that he was the Messiah.
The First Prediction of the Passion.[b]
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- 16:20 Cf. Mk 8:30. Matthew makes explicit that the prohibition has to do with speaking of Jesus as the Messiah; see note on Mk 8:27–30.
- 16:21–23 This first prediction of the passion follows Mk 8:31–33 in the main and serves as a corrective to an understanding of Jesus’ messiahship as solely one of glory and triumph. By his addition of from that time on (Mt 16:21) Matthew has emphasized that Jesus’ revelation of his coming suffering and death marks a new phase of the gospel. Neither this nor the two later passion predictions (Mt 17:22–23; 20:17–19) can be taken as sayings that, as they stand, go back to Jesus himself. However, it is probable that he foresaw that his mission would entail suffering and perhaps death, but was confident that he would ultimately be vindicated by God (see Mt 26:29).
Matthew 16:20
New International Version
Matthew 16:20
New International Version
20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone(A) that he was the Messiah.
Matthew 16:20
King James Version
Matthew 16:20
King James Version
20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
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Matthew 16:20
English Standard Version
Matthew 16:20
English Standard Version
20 (A)Then he strictly charged the disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.
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Matthew 16:20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Matthew 16:20
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
20 [a](A)Then he strictly ordered his disciples to tell no one that he was the Messiah.
The First Prediction of the Passion.[b]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 16:20 Cf. Mk 8:30. Matthew makes explicit that the prohibition has to do with speaking of Jesus as the Messiah; see note on Mk 8:27–30.
- 16:21–23 This first prediction of the passion follows Mk 8:31–33 in the main and serves as a corrective to an understanding of Jesus’ messiahship as solely one of glory and triumph. By his addition of from that time on (Mt 16:21) Matthew has emphasized that Jesus’ revelation of his coming suffering and death marks a new phase of the gospel. Neither this nor the two later passion predictions (Mt 17:22–23; 20:17–19) can be taken as sayings that, as they stand, go back to Jesus himself. However, it is probable that he foresaw that his mission would entail suffering and perhaps death, but was confident that he would ultimately be vindicated by God (see Mt 26:29).
Matthew 16:20
New International Version
Matthew 16:20
New International Version
20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone(A) that he was the Messiah.
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