Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he charged them that they should speak to no one [of it]. But so much the more *he* charged them, so much the more abundantly *they* proclaimed it;

World English Bible (WEB)

He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he charged them that they may tell no one, but the more he was charging them, the more abundantly they were proclaiming `it',