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Jesus warned them sternly, &#8220See that no one knows about this.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/matthew/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.” <a href="/esv/matthew/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about it.” <a href="/bsb/matthew/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!” <a href="/blb/matthew/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly instructed them, saying, "See that no one knows!" <a href="/kjv/matthew/9.htm">King James Bible</a> And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/9.htm">New King James Version</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows it.” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows about this!” <a href="/nasb/matthew/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: &#8220See that no one knows about this!&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See here, let no one know about this!” <a href="/lsb/matthew/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, “See that no one knows about this!” <a href="/amp/matthew/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: “See that no one knows this!” <a href="/csb/matthew/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out.” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, &#8220Be sure that no one finds out!&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. <a href="/cev/matthew/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They were able to see, and Jesus strictly warned them not to tell anyone about him. <a href="/erv/matthew/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. <a href="/gwt/matthew/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then they could see. He warned them, "Don't let anyone know about this!" <a href="/gnt/matthew/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> and their sight was restored. Jesus spoke sternly to them, "Don't tell this to anyone!" <a href="/isv/matthew/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly told them, "See to it that nobody knows about this." <a href="/msb/matthew/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, ?See that no one finds out about this!? <a href="/net/matthew/9.htm">NET Bible</a> And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, "See that no one knows about this." <a href="/nheb/matthew/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, "See that no one knows about this." <a href="/wbt/matthew/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. <a href="/wey/matthew/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then their eyes were opened. And assuming a stern tone Jesus said to them, "Be careful to let no one know." <a href="/web/matthew/9.htm">World English Bible</a> Then their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, “See, let no one know”; <a href="/blb/matthew/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly instructed them, saying, "See that no one knows!" <a href="/ylt/matthew/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, 'See, let no one know;' <a href="/slt/matthew/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And their eyes were opened; and Jesus threatened them, saying, See, let none know.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know this. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus warned them, saying, “See to it that no one knows of this.” <a href="/nabre/matthew/9.htm">New American Bible</a> And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one knows about this.” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly ordered them, “See that no one knows of this.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And immediately their eyes were opened; and Jesus charged them and said, See that no one knows it. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And at once their eyes were opened and Yeshua admonished them and he said, “See that no man will know it.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying: See that no one know it, <a href="/godbey/matthew/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus charged them, saying, <FR>See that no one know it.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, Take care that no person know it. <a href="/mace/matthew/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and they had their sight: but Jesus gave them a strict charge, saying, take care not to let any man know it: <a href="/wey/matthew/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then their eyes were opened. And assuming a stern tone Jesus said to them, "Be careful to let no one know." <a href="/worrell/matthew/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, <FR>"See that no one know it."<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, <FR>Do not divulge <Fr>it: but <a href="/parallel/matthew/9-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=2311" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/9.htm">Jesus Heals the Blind and Mute</a> …29Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.” 30<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">their</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hoi (Art-NMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3788.htm" title="3788: ophthalmoi (N-NMP) -- The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy.">eyes</a> <a href="/greek/455.htm" title="455: ēneōchthēsan (V-AIP-3P) -- To open. From ana and oigo; to open up.">were opened.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/1690.htm" title="1690: enebrimēthē (V-AIP-3S) -- From en and brimaomai; to have indignation on, i.e. to blame, to sigh with chagrin, to sternly enjoin.">warned them sternly,</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. "></a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: Horate (V-PMA-2P) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">“See that</a> <a href="/greek/3367.htm" title="3367: mēdeis (Adj-NMS) -- No one, none, nothing. ">no one</a> <a href="/greek/1097.htm" title="1097: ginōsketō (V-PMA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary verb; to know in a great variety of applications and with many implications.">finds out about this!” </a> 31But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/mark/8-22.htm">Mark 8:22-26</a> When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. / So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked. / The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.” ... <a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a> When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing. <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a> Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. <a href="/matthew/20-29.htm">Matthew 20:29-34</a> As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Him. / And there were two blind men sitting beside the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” / The crowd admonished them to be silent, but they cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!” ... <a href="/mark/10-46.htm">Mark 10:46-52</a> Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road. / When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” / Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” ... <a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Luke 18:35-43</a> As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging. / When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. / “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him. ... <a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a> to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. <a href="/john/9-32.htm">John 9:32-33</a> Never before has anyone heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind. / If this man were not from God, He could do no such thing.” <a href="/matthew/12-22.htm">Matthew 12:22</a> Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see. <a href="/luke/7-21.htm">Luke 7:21</a> At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind. <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Isaiah 29:18</a> On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see. <a href="/john/11-37.htm">John 11:37</a> But some of them asked, “Could not this man who opened the eyes of the blind also have kept Lazarus from dying?” <a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a> The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. <a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a> “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, <a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a> the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straightly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.their.<a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a> The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:<a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a> Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.<a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a> To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.straitly.<a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Matthew 8:4</a> And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.<a href="/matthew/12-16.htm">Matthew 12:16</a> And charged them that they should not make him known:<a href="/matthew/17-9.htm">Matthew 17:9</a> And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ephesians/4-21.htm">Assuming</a> <a href="/matthew/8-4.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/hosea/4-9.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/matthew/8-18.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/matthew/9-29.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/matthew/9-28.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Open</a> <a href="/matthew/7-8.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/matthew/9-22.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm">Sharply</a> <a href="/matthew/6-1.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-2.htm">Stern</a> <a href="/titus/1-13.htm">Sternly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-28.htm">Straitly</a> <a href="/ezra/7-26.htm">Strictly</a> <a href="/hebrews/6-9.htm">Tone</a> <a href="/matthew/3-7.htm">Warned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/24-5.htm">Assuming</a> <a href="/matthew/10-19.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Charged</a> <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/matthew/9-32.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Open</a> <a href="/matthew/17-27.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/matthew/12-13.htm">Restored</a> <a href="/mark/1-25.htm">Sharply</a> <a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Sight</a> <a href="/mark/4-38.htm">Stern</a> <a href="/matthew/20-31.htm">Sternly</a> <a href="/mark/1-43.htm">Straitly</a> <a href="/matthew/12-16.htm">Strictly</a> <a href="/mark/1-27.htm">Tone</a> <a href="/matthew/12-16.htm">Warned</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 9</div>1. <a href="/matthew/9-1.htm">Jesus heals a paralytic</a> 9. <a href="/matthew/9-9.htm">calls Matthew from the receipt of custom;</a> 10. <a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">eats with tax collectors and sinners;</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/9-14.htm">defends his disciples for not fasting;</a> 20. <a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">cures the sick woman;</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/9-23.htm">raises Jairus' daughter from death;</a> 27. <a href="/matthew/9-27.htm">gives sight to two blind men;</a> 32. <a href="/matthew/9-32.htm">heals a mute man possessed of a demon;</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">and has compassion on the multitude.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And their eyes were opened. This phrase signifies the miraculous healing of the two blind men by Jesus, demonstrating His divine power and authority over physical ailments. In biblical context, blindness often symbolizes spiritual ignorance or lack of understanding (<a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a>). The opening of their eyes not only represents physical healing but also spiritual enlightenment, as they now see both physically and spiritually. This miracle fulfills Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah bringing sight to the blind (<a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>), affirming Jesus as the promised Savior.Jesus warned them sternly, The stern warning from Jesus highlights the seriousness of His instruction. The Greek word used here implies a strong admonition, suggesting that Jesus had a specific purpose for this command. This reflects Jesus' awareness of the timing and manner in which His identity and works should be revealed. It also underscores His desire to avoid unnecessary attention that could hinder His ministry or provoke premature opposition from religious leaders.“See that no one finds out about this!” Jesus' instruction for secrecy is consistent with His frequent practice of instructing those He healed to remain silent (<a href="/mark/1-44.htm">Mark 1:44</a>, <a href="/mark/7-36.htm">Mark 7:36</a>). This command can be understood in several ways: it may have been to prevent the spread of a misunderstanding of His mission as merely a miracle worker, to avoid drawing large crowds that could impede His movement and teaching, or to delay the inevitable conflict with religious authorities. This reflects the Messianic Secret, a theme in the Gospels where Jesus seeks to control the revelation of His identity and mission until the appropriate time.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is performing a miracle by healing the blind men. His authority and compassion are evident in His actions. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_blind_men.htm">The Blind Men</a> Two individuals who were physically blind and sought healing from Jesus. Their faith in Jesus' ability to heal them is a key aspect of this account. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_miracle_of_healing.htm">The Miracle of Healing</a> The event where Jesus restores the sight of the blind men, demonstrating His divine power and fulfilling messianic prophecies. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_stern_warning.htm">The Stern Warning</a> After the miracle, Jesus gives a strict command to the healed men not to disclose the miracle to others, which highlights His desire for discretion at this point in His ministry. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_setting.htm">The Setting</a> This event takes place during Jesus' ministry in Galilee, a region where He performed many miracles and taught large crowds.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_healing.htm">Faith and Healing</a> The blind men's faith in Jesus' power to heal is a model for believers. We are called to trust in Jesus' ability to meet our needs, both physical and spiritual. <a href="/topical/d/divine_timing_and_discretion.htm">Divine Timing and Discretion</a> Jesus' instruction to keep the miracle private teaches us about the importance of divine timing and discretion in sharing our testimonies. <a href="/topical/m/messianic_fulfillment.htm">Messianic Fulfillment</a> Jesus' miracles are not just acts of compassion but also fulfillments of Old Testament prophecies, affirming His identity as the Messiah. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_sight.htm">Spiritual Sight</a> Beyond physical healing, this passage invites us to consider our spiritual blindness and the need for Jesus to open our eyes to His truth. <a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_christ's_commands.htm">Obedience to Christ's Commands</a> The healed men's response to Jesus' warning challenges us to consider how we respond to Christ's instructions in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 9</a> <a href="/q/is_matthew_21_4-5_a_true_prophecy.htm">How can Matthew 21:4-5 be considered a valid fulfillment of prophecy if the details differ from other Gospel accounts?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_jesus_seem_contradictory_here.htm">Why does Jesus appear contradictory when He says, 'He who is not with me is against me' (Matthew 12:30) but also, 'He who is not against us is for us' (Mark 9:40)?</a> <a href="/q/why_harsh_reaction_in_john_9_13-16.htm">In John 9:13-16, why would the Pharisees react so harshly if this account were verifiable?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'first_will_be_last'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'first will be last'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) Straitly charged them.--The word, implying originally the panting breath of vehement emotion, is one of the strongest used by the New Testament writers (<a href="/mark/1-43.htm" title="And he straightly charged him, and immediately sent him away;">Mark 1:43</a>; <a href="/mark/14-5.htm" title="For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.">Mark 14:5</a>; <a href="/john/11-33.htm" title="When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled.">John 11:33</a>; <a href="/john/11-38.htm" title="Jesus therefore again groaning in himself comes to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay on it.">John 11:38</a>) to express repugnance, displeasure, or the command that implies annoyance. It is as if our Lord saw the garrulous joy on the point of uttering itself, and sought by every means in His power to restrain it. The reasons may be sought, as elsewhere, either (1) in its being good for the spiritual life of the men themselves that they should show forth their praise of God, not with their lips, but in their lives; or (2) in the shrinking from mere notoriety, from the gaze of crowds drawn together to gaze on signs and wonders, and ready to make the Wonder-Worker a king because He wrought them, which St. Matthew, at a later stage, notes as characteristic of our Lord's ministry (<a href="/context/matthew/12-16.htm" title="And charged them that they should not make him known:">Matthew 12:16-21</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 30. - And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them (ἐνεβριμήθη αὐτοῖς). The notion is of "coercion springing out of displeasure. The feeling is called out by something seen in another which moves to anger rather than to sorrow" (Bishop Westcott, on <a href="/john/11-33.htm">John 11:33</a>). Saying, See that no man know it. Partly to avoid publicity for himself, partly for their own sake, for even the recital of the Lord's mercies towards us often becomes an occasion of spiritual harm, since it is apt to degenerate into "display" with its attendant evils.  ῾ημᾶς διδάσκει φεύγειν τὸ ἐπιδεικτικὸν ὡς αἴτιον τῶν κακῶν (Origen, in Cromer's 'Catena'). The other occasions (vide ch. 8:4, note) on which a similar command was given seem all to belong, with this, to the earlier part of his ministry. <a href="/commentaries/matthew/9-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>And καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. eyes ὀφθαλμοί (ophthalmoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3788.htm">Strong's 3788: </a> The eye; fig: the mind's eye. From optanomai; the eye; by implication, vision; figuratively, envy. were opened. ἠνεῴχθησαν (ēneōchthēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_455.htm">Strong's 455: </a> To open. From ana and oigo; to open up. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. warned them sternly, ἐνεβριμήθη (enebrimēthē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1690.htm">Strong's 1690: </a> From en and brimaomai; to have indignation on, i.e. to blame, to sigh with chagrin, to sternly enjoin. “See that Ὁρᾶτε (Horate) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. no one μηδεὶς (mēdeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3367.htm">Strong's 3367: </a> No one, none, nothing. finds out about this!” γινωσκέτω (ginōsketō) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1097.htm">Strong's 1097: </a> A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/9-30.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 9:30 Their eyes were opened (Matt. 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