He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
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He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
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And he straygtly charged them that they shuld not vtter him.
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And he sharply rebuked them, to the ende they should not vtter him.
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to Mark 3:12 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Matthew 12:16 and commanded them that they should not make him known:
- Mark 1:25 Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
- Mark 1:34 He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn’t allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.
- Matthew 8:4 Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
- Acts 16:18 She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 12 And he straitly charged them that they should…
12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
Ver. 12. {See Trapp on "Mat 12:16"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he straitly charged them,.... Or vehemently rebuked them,…
And he straitly charged them,.... Or vehemently rebuked them, as the Syriac and Arabic versions render it; or threatened them much and vehemently, as the Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic. The Persic version renders it, "threatened many"; both the devils that confessed him, and the many that were healed of their diseases: he gave them a strict and severe charge,
that they should not make him known; or "his work", as the Arabic, his miracles: he sought not vain glory and popular applause, nor did he need the testimony of men or devils; and especially did not choose the latter, lest his enemies should traduce him, as having familiarity with them, as they did.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain He charged them not to make him known -…
He charged them not to make him known - It was not the time: nor were they fit preachers.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain See notes on Mar_1:44.
See notes on Mar_1:44.
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain That they should not make Him known.
Mar_3:12
That they should not make Him known.
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The art to conceal good deeds
It is the art of art to hide art, and the glory of glory to conceal glory. It is only the Christ who can charge the trophies of His healing power that they should not make Him known. (L. Palmer.)
Creations glories concealed
Many of the most glorious works of God in creation are concealed from the eye of man. Some of the most beautiful forms in nature are the shells in the deepest depths of the sea. Nowhere is ornament more richly seen than in the insects which the most powerful microscopes enable only a few to see just once in their lives. Neither in nature nor grace does the Lord parade His works before the eyes of men. (Anon.)
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