Thematic Bible


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But because Jesus knew it, He left there. And many people followed Him, and He cured them all, and charged them not to publish Him, and in this way fulfilled the saying spoken by the prophet Isaiah: read more.
"Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved, in whom my soul delights itself. I will endow Him with my Spirit, and He will announce a judgment to the heathen. He will not debate, nor challenge anyone; His voice will no one hear in the streets; A broken reed He will not break off; a flickering wick He will not put out, until He brings His judgment to victory. On His name the heathen will set their hopes."

So Jesus retired with His disciples to the sea, and a vast throng of people followed Him from Galilee, and from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from the other side of the Jordan, and from the neighborhood of Tyre and Sidon -- yes, a vast throng of people, as they kept hearing of the great things that He was doing, came to Him. So He told His disciples to keep a little boat ready for Him all the time, to prevent the crowds from crushing Him. read more.
For He cured so many people that all who had ailments kept crowding up against Him to touch Him. And whenever the foul spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and screamed, "You are the Son of God." But He charged them time after time not to tell who He was.


But because Jesus knew it, He left there. And many people followed Him, and He cured them all, and charged them not to publish Him,

He will not debate, nor challenge anyone; His voice will no one hear in the streets; Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Meekness OfNo ShoutingChrist Being SilentUsing Roads

So the high priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council, and began to say, "What are we to do? For this man is certainly performing many wonder-works. If we let Him go on this way, everybody will believe in Him, and the Romans will come and blot out both our city and nation." But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, "You know nothing about this; read more.
you do not take into account that it is for your own welfare that one man should die for the people, and not that the whole nation should be destroyed." Now he did not say this on his own authority, but because he was high priest that year he uttered this prophecy from God, that Jesus was to die for the nation, and not only for the nation, but also to unite the scattered children of God. So from that day they plotted to kill Jesus. It was for this reason that Jesus no more appeared in public among the Jews, but He left that part of the country and went to the district near the desert, to a town called Ephraim, and stayed there with His disciples.

But the Pharisees went out and held a consultation against Him, to put Him to death. But because Jesus knew it, He left there. And many people followed Him, and He cured them all, and charged them not to publish Him,

So Jesus retired with His disciples to the sea, and a vast throng of people followed Him from Galilee, and from Judea, Verse ConceptsCrowdsFollowing Jesus ChristDisciples' Movementslakes

Then He admonished the disciples not to tell anyone that He was the Christ. Verse ConceptsMessiahChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

Then Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and, to testify to the people, make the offering that Moses prescribed." Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTLeprosyOccupationsPriesthood, In NtPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesWitness To The GospelChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's OrdersPeople Made Knownpriests

Then He warned him not to tell anybody, but rather He said, "Go, show yourself to the priest, and, to prove it to the people, make the offering for your purification, just as Moses prescribed." Verse ConceptsPriesthood, In NtPriests, Tasks In Nt TimesWitness To The GospelChrist Concealing ThingsPeople Made Known

And their eyes received strength to see. Then Jesus sternly charged them, "See that nobody knows it." Verse ConceptsVisionPersonal ContactChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

But He charged them time after time not to tell who He was. Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing ThingsChrist's Orders

But He strictly charged them to let nobody know about it, and told them to give her something to eat. Verse ConceptsCommands, in NTChrist Concealing ThingsPeople Providing Food

But He strictly warned them not to tell this about Him to anybody. Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing ThingsWarning Individuals

and charged them not to publish Him, Verse ConceptsChrist Concealing Things

And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus warned them, saying, "Never mention to anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man is raised from the dead." Verse ConceptsMan Going DownVisions From GodChrist Concealing ThingsChrist Would RiseChrist's Orders

Although He was abused, He never retorted; although He continued to suffer, He never threatened, but committed His case to Him who judges justly. Verse ConceptsFaith, Nature OfInsultsPunishment, By GodRevenge, Examples OfSuffering, Of The InnocentViolenceJesus Christ, Meekness OfForbearance Of GodBelief In GodAbuse


But because Jesus knew it, He left there. And many people followed Him, and He cured them all, and charged them not to publish Him, and in this way fulfilled the saying spoken by the prophet Isaiah: read more.
"Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved, in whom my soul delights itself. I will endow Him with my Spirit, and He will announce a judgment to the heathen. He will not debate, nor challenge anyone; His voice will no one hear in the streets;

so He sent messengers before Him. Then they went on and entered into a Samaritan town, to make preparations for Him. But they would not receive Him, because He was facing in the direction of Jerusalem. When the disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, "Lord, do you want us to bid fire come down from heaven and consume them?" read more.
But He turned at once and reproved them. Then they went on to a different village.