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Mark 7:36

34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

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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.

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BSB
Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.
KJV
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
WEB
He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.
ASV
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it.
DARBY
And he charged them that they should speak to no one [of it]. But so much the more *he* charged them, so much the more abundantly *they* proclaimed it;
BLB
And He instructed them that they should tell no one. But as much as He was instructing them, they were proclaiming [it] more abundantly.
ÅB
Og han forbød dem å si det til noen; men jo mere han forbød dem det, dess mere kunngjorde de det.
OTB
Jesus befalte dem å ikke fortelle det til noen. Men jo mer Han gjorde det, desto mer spredte de nyheten.
B1930
Og han forbød dem å si det til nogen; men jo mere han forbød dem det, dess mere kunngjorde de det.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 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.

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  • Mark 1:44–45

    And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

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  • Mark 5:43

    And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

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  • Mark 3:12

    And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

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  • Mark 8:26

    And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.

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