Verse Comparison: Mark 3:12
American Standard Version
And he charged them much that they should not make him known.
Amplified® Bible
And He charged them strictly {and} severely under penalty again {and} again that they should not make Him known.
Contemporary English Version
But Jesus warned the spirits not to tell who he was.
Darby English Version
And he rebuked them much, that they might not make him manifest.
Good News Bible
Jesus sternly ordered the evil spirits not to tell anyone who he was.
International Standard Version
But he sternly ordered them again and again not to tell people who he was.
King James Version
And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
New American Standard Bible
And He earnestly warned them not to tell who He was.
New International Version
But he gave them strict orders not to tell who he was.
New King James Version
But He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And He earnestly warned them not to tell His identity.
Young's Literal Translation
and many times he was charging them that they might not make him manifest.