³⁶ Jesus told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they spread the news.

⁴ Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy.^[a] This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”

²⁶ Jesus sent him away, saying, “Don’t go back into the village on your way home.”

⁴³ Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone what had happened, and then he told them to give her something to eat.

¹² But Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was.

⁴⁴ “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy.^[a] This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”

⁴⁵ But the man went and spread the word, proclaiming to everyone what had happened. As a result, large crowds soon surrounded Jesus, and he couldn’t publicly enter a town anywhere. He had to stay out in the secluded places, but people from everywhere kept coming to him.