Matthew 12:16
But he sternly warned them not to make him known.
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- Matt 8:4 : 4 Then Jesus said to him,“See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
- Matt 9:30 : 30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them,“See that no one knows about this!”
- Matt 17:9 : 9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them,“Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”
- Mark 7:36 : 36 Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But as much as he ordered them not to do this, they proclaimed it all the more.
- Luke 5:14-15 : 14 Then he ordered the man to tell no one, but commanded him,“Go and show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” 15 But the news about him spread even more, and large crowds were gathering together to hear him and to be healed of their illnesses.
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