Mark 7:36 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.

English Standard Version
And Jesus charged them to tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.

New American Standard Bible
And He gave them orders not to tell anyone; but the more He ordered them, the more widely they continued to proclaim it.

King James Bible
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;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then He ordered them to tell no one, but the more He would order them, the more they would proclaim it.

International Standard Version
Jesus ordered the people not to tell anyone, but the more he kept ordering them, the more they kept spreading the news.

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he charged them that they should tell no man. But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal did they publish it.

Darby Bible Translation
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;

Young's Literal Translation
And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming it,

Cross References

Matthew 8:4
And Jesus said to him, See you tell no man; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.

Mark 1:45
But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

Mark 7:35
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plain.

Mark 7:37
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He has done all things well: he makes both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.

Mark 9:9
And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

7:31-37 Here is a cure of one that was deaf and dumb. Those who brought this poor man to Christ, besought him to observe the case, and put forth his power. Our Lord used more outward actions in the doing of this cure than usual. These were only signs of Christ's power to cure the man, to encourage his faith, and theirs that brought him. Though we find great variety in the cases and manner of relief of those who applied to Christ, yet all obtained the relief they sought. Thus it still is in the great concerns of our souls.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

36. And he charged them that they should tell no man—Into this very region He had sent the man out of whom had been cast the legion of devils, to proclaim "what the Lord had done for him" (Mr 5:19). Now He will have them "tell no man." But in the former case there was no danger of obstructing His ministry by "blazing the matter" (Mr 1:45), as He Himself had left the region; whereas now He was sojourning in it.

but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it—They could not be restrained; nay, the prohibition seemed only to whet their determination to publish His fame.