44 telling him, “See that you say nothing to anyone;(A) but go and show(B) yourself to the priest,(C) and offer(D) what Moses prescribed for your cleansing,(E) as a testimony(F) to them.” 45 Yet he went out and began to proclaim(G) it widely and to spread the news,(H) with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But He was out in deserted places, and they would come to Him from everywhere.

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Jesus: 44 Don’t tell anybody how this happened. Just go and show yourself to the priest so that he can certify you’re clean. Perform the ceremony prescribed by Moses as proof of your cleansing, and then you may return home.

45 The man talked everywhere about how Jesus had healed him, until Jesus could no longer come into a town openly without the risk of being mobbed. So He remained on the outskirts. Even so, people still sought Him out from far and wide.

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