20Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.


In Context

17 Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.

18 And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.

19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."

20 Then he warned his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Christ.

21 From that time on Jesus began to explain to his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests and teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.

22 Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. "Never, Lord!" he said. "This shall never happen to you!"

Matthew 16:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:20Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:20Then he commanded his disciples, that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:20Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:20Then he enjoined on his disciples that they should say to no man that he was the Christ.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:20Then charged he the disciples that they should tell no man that he was the Christ.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:20Then he charged his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:20Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he was Jesus the Christ.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:20Then did he charge his disciples that they may say to no one that he is Jesus the Christ.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:20Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.