Mark 3:12
10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.
- KJV
- And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
- WEB
- He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
- ASV
- And he charged them much that they should not make him known.
- DARBY
- And he rebuked them much, that they might not make him manifest.
- BLB
- And He was warning them much that they should not make Him known.
- ÅB
- Og han befalte dem med mange strenge ord at de ikke skulle gjøre ham kjent.
- OTB
- Men Han instruerte dem bestemt om ikke å avsløre Hans identitet.
- B1930
- Og han bød dem med mange strenge ord at de ikke skulde gjøre ham kjent.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 12:16
And charged them that they should not make him known:
Read in contextMark 1:34
And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
Read in contextMark 1:25
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
Read in contextMatthew 8:4
And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Read in contextActs 16:18
And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.
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