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He sternly warned them that they should not make him known.
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The Messianic Secret
Commentators agree that Jesus silenced the demons because it was not yet the right time to fully reveal His identity as the Messiah. A premature announcement, before His work was complete, would have been misunderstood by the people and could have endangered His life, disrupting His divine plan.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Unclean spirits. Persons who were possessed by evil spirits.
Thou art the Son of God. The title "Son of God" is used here …
Again Jesus came into conflict with the demonic. The evil spirits recognized who Jesus was—even if the crowds did not. By crying out “You are the S…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he straitly charged them Or vehemently rebuked them, as the Syriac and Arabic versions render it; or threatened …
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