Matthew 12:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Matthew 12:16

14 Then ^athe Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.

Behold, My Servant

15 But when Jesus knew it, ^aHe withdrew from there. ^bAnd great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.

16 Yet He ^awarned them not to make Him known,

17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying:

18 “Behold! ^aMy Servant whom I have chosen,
My Beloved ^bin whom My soul is well pleased!
I will put My Spirit upon Him,
And He will declare justice to the Gentiles.

19 He will not quarrel nor cry out,
Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets.

20 A bruised reed He will not break,
And smoking flax He will not quench,
Till He sends forth justice to victory;

21 And in His name Gentiles will trust.”

A House Divided Cannot Stand

22 ^aThen one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the¹ blind and mute man both spoke and saw.

Verse Comparison: Matthew 12:16

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American Standard Version
and charged them that they should not make him known:

Amplified® Bible
And strictly charged them {and} sharply warned them not to make Him publicly known.

Contemporary English Version
but warned them not to tell anyone about him.

Darby English Version
and charged them strictly that they should not make him publicly known:

Good News Bible
and gave them orders not to tell others about him.

International Standard Version
ordering them not to make him known.

King James Version
And charged them that they should not make him known:

New American Standard Bible
and warned them not to tell who He was.

New International Version
warning them not to tell who he was.

New King James Version
Yet He warned them not to make Him known,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and warned them not to reveal His identity.

Revised Standard Version
and ordered them not to make him known.

Young's Literal Translation
and did charge them that they might not make him manifest,

New English Translation
But he sternly warned them not to make him known.

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