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Podcast: BIBLE IN TEN
Episode: Matthew 16:20
Description: Friday, 6 February 2026
Then He commanded His disciples that they should tell no one that He was Jesus the Christ. Matthew 16:20
“Then He enjoined His disciples that they should say to none that He, He is Jesus the Christ” (CG).
In the previous verse, Jesus explained to Peter what it meant to possess the keys of the kingdom of the heavens. Next, Matthew records, “Then He enjoined His disciples.”
A new word is seen, diastelló, to enjoin. It is from dia, through, and stelló, to set fast. Thus, the...