Questions tagged [messianic-secret]
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Why did Jesus tell the witnesses to his healing of the deaf and mute man not to tell anyone of the miracle if he knew they would?
I am at a loss to be able to reconcile the apostle John's description of Jesus in John 2:24-25 with Mark's account of Jesus's healing of the deaf and mute man in 7:31-37, particularly v. 36.
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Why did JESUS keep his messanic misson a secret? [duplicate]
If Jesus in Mark chapter 1 casts out demons and heals lepers ,why did he want to keep his messiahship a secret?
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When Jesus asked for a miracle to be kept secret, was he fulfilling any specific scriptures?
There's is an example of Jesus speaking in parables and his disciples ask him why he is speaking in parables, and Jesus says it is to fulfill a particular scripture (Matthew 13:10-17, Isaiah 6:9-10).
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Why did Jesus not allow demons to proclaim his name
In Mark 1:21-28, Jesus casts out a demon:
Then they went to Capernaum. When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. The people there were amazed by his teaching, because ...
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Why did Jesus request silence in Mark 8:30 and Luke 9:21? [duplicate]
After Peter received the revelation that Jesus is the Messiah, Jesus asked the disciples to not make this known to anybody. Why did he do this? We know that in other instances he did not do this, for ...
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In the gospels, why does Jesus sometimes tell the people not to tell anyone after he has performed a miracle?
In the gospels, why does Jesus sometimes tell the people not to tell anyone after he has performed a miracle?
Matthew 9:30
There are multiple examples of this throughout the gospels.
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