Matthew 12:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 12:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 12:16 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And charged them that they should not make him known:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 12:16 — KJV
“And charged them that they should not make him known:”
— Matthew 12:16 (KJV)
Matthew 12:16 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 12:16
“And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.”
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“For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:”
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“As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. came: Chaldee, came up”
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“And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing:”
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“And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet...: Heb. as before him”
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