Matthew 9:30

Contemporary English Version

They were able to see, and Jesus strictly warned them not to tell anyone about him.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus warned them sternly, “Be sure that no one finds out.”

King James Version (1611)
And their eyes were opened: and Iesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

King James Version
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

English Standard Version
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, "See that no one knows about it."

New American Standard Bible
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows about this!"

New Century Version
Then the men were able to see. But Jesus warned them strongly, saying, "Don't tell anyone about this."

Amplified Bible
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: "See that no one knows this!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
And their eyes were opened, and Iesus gaue them great charge, saying, See that no man knowe it.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them: "See that no one knows about this!"

Legacy Standard Bible
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows about this!"

Berean Standard Bible
And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, "See that no one finds out about this!"

Complete Jewish Bible
and their sight was restored. Yeshua warned them severely, "See that no one knows about it."

Darby Translation
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus charged them sharply, saying, See, let no man know it.

Easy-to-Read Version
Then the men were able to see. Jesus gave them a strong warning. He said, "Don't tell anyone about this."

George Lamsa Translation
And immediately their eyes were opened; and Jesus charged them and said, See that no one knows it.

Good News Translation
and their sight was restored. Jesus spoke sternly to them, "Don't tell this to anyone!"

Lexham English Bible
And their eyes were opened, and Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one finds out."

Literal Translation
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly ordered them, saying, See, let no one know.

American Standard Version
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

Bible in Basic English
And their eyes were made open. And Jesus said to them sharply, Let no man have knowledge of it.

Hebrew Names Version
Their eyes were opened. Yeshua strictly charged them, saying, "See that no one knows about this."

International Standard Version
And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly told them, "See to it that nobody knows about this."Matthew 8:4; 12:16; 17:9; Luke 5:14;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And immediately their eyes were opened. And Jeshu forbad them and said, Beware lest any man know.

Murdock Translation
And forthwith their eyes were opened. And Jesus charged them and said: See, that no man know [fn] .

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And their eyes were opened. And Iesus straytly charged them, saying: see that no man knowe [of it.]

English Revised Version
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

World English Bible
Their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly charged them, saying, "See that no one knows about this."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

Weymouth's New Testament
Then their eyes were opened. And assuming a stern tone Jesus said to them, "Be careful to let no one know."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the iyen of hem were opened. And Jhesus thretenede hem, and seide, Se ye, that no man wite.

Update Bible Version
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man knows it.

Webster's Bible Translation
And their eyes were opened; and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See [that] no man know [it].

New English Translation
And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, "See that no one knows about this."

New King James Version
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly warned them, saying, "See that no one knows it."

New Living Translation
Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, "Don't tell anyone about this."

New Life Bible
Their eyes were opened. Jesus told them to tell no one.

New Revised Standard
And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly ordered them, "See that no one knows of this."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus, sternly charged them, saying, Mind! let no one know!

Douay-Rheims Bible
And their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know this.

Revised Standard Version
And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly charged them, "See that no one knows it."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And their eyes were opened. And Iesus charged the saying: Se yt no man knowe of it.

Young's Literal Translation
and their eyes were opened, and Jesus strictly charged them, saying, `See, let no one know;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And their eyes were opened. And Iesus charged the, sayinge: Se that no ma knowe of it.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and they had their sight: but Jesus gave them a strict charge, saying, take care not to let any man know it:

Simplified Cowboy Version
Just then, their sight was restored. But the first thing they saw was Jesus wagging a stern finger at them. Jesus said, "Don't you tell a soul about this. You understand me?"

Contextual Overview

²⁷ As Jesus was walking along, two blind men began following him and shouting, "Son of David, have pity on us!" ²⁸ After Jesus had gone indoors, the two blind men came up to him. He asked them, "Do you believe I can make you well?" "Yes, Lord," they answered. ²⁹ Jesus touched their eyes and said, "Because of your faith, you will be healed." ³⁰ They were able to see, and Jesus strictly warned them not to tell anyone about him. ³¹ But they left and talked about him to everyone in that part of the country. ³² As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, some people brought to him a man who could not talk because a demon was in him. ³³ After Jesus had forced the demon out, the man started talking. The crowds were so amazed that they began saying, "Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!" ³⁴ But the Pharisees said, "The leader of the demons gives him the power to force out demons."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

their: Psalms 146:8, Isaiah 35:5, Isaiah 42:7, Isaiah 52:13, John 9:7-26

straitly: Matthew 8:4, Matthew 12:16, Matthew 17:9, Mark 5:43, Luke 5:14, Luke 8:56

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 5:23 - fetch Matthew 6:3 - let Matthew 8:13 - and as Matthew 11:5 - blind Matthew 15:28 - be it Mark 1:43 - General Mark 8:26 - Neither Luke 5:13 - I will

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And their eyes were opened,.... Some copies read, "immediately"; and so do the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions: and this was certainly the true and real matter of fact, that as soon as Christ had touched their eyes, and said the above words, their sight was perfectly restored to them; and they had a clear, full, and true sight of objects, as men have, whose vision faculty is in its full strength and rigour, and their eyes open:

and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, see that no man know it. This was a very strict charge, and according to the signification of the word here used, it was given with great austerity of countenance, and severity of expression, in a very rough and threatening manner; which Christ might be the rather induced to, because he had given such like orders already, and they had not been observed: the reasons for concealing the miracle are not very obvious; it seems likely, that with the same view he took no notice of these blind men in the street, but went into an house, and cured them; which seems to be, to shun all appearance of vain glory, or seeking popular applause, that he gave these orders; or it may be, he did not choose to be made more known by this miracle, or at this time, or by these men; he might foresee that it would be attended with ill consequences; either the more to irritate the resentments of some persons against him; or to put others on doing things which were disagreeable to him; as setting him up for a temporal prince among them, being David's son.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And their eyes were opened - Immediately. That is, their sight was restored: “And Jesus straitly charged them.” He enjoined it on them in the most earnest and solemn manner.

See that no man know it - That is, do not make proclamation of this; do not make it your business to tell every man of it; do not go forth as if I wished that you should proclaim this abroad. The injunction could not mean that they should screen the fact that no one “should” know it, for there were witnesses of it, and it would be made known; but they were not to make it a point to proclaim to the world what was done to them. This was in accordance with the usual habit of the Saviour Matthew 8:4; Matthew 12:16, and also with his own precepts to others Matthew 6:1-4.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 30. Straitly charged them — He charged them severely, from ενεβριμησατο, from εν, and βριμαομαι, to roar or storm with anger; he charged them, on pain of his displeasure, not to make it as yet public. See the reasons, Clarke "Matthew 8:4".