Matthew 12:16
And charged them that they should not make him known:
Cross-references
Matthew 9:30 records the same stern warning to healed blind men—showing Jesus repeatedly commanding silence about his healings.
Matthew 17:9 has Jesus telling the disciples not to reveal the transfiguration until after the resurrection—another instance of the messianic secrecy command.
In Matthew 8:4, Jesus similarly orders a healed leper to tell no one, reinforcing his pattern of avoiding publicity.
Mark 7:36 records Jesus commanding a healed man to tell no one—the same theme of instructing recipients of miracles to keep quiet.
Luke 5:14 has Jesus ordering a healed leper to tell no one—another parallel of the same silence command after a healing.
Isaiah 42:2 is the prophecy Jesus fulfills by not crying out or raising his voice in the streets, directly connecting his quiet ministry to the servant song.
Mark 3:12 is the parallel account where Jesus strictly orders demons not to reveal him, directly echoing the same restraint.
In Mark 5:43, Jesus commands Jairus’ family to keep his raising of the girl secret, another instance of his quiet ministry.
Mark 8:26 has Jesus sending a blind man home with instructions not to publicize the healing, continuing the theme of secrecy.