³¹ But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.^(A)

³⁶ Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone.^(A) But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.

²⁶ News of this spread through all that region.^(A)

⁴⁴ “See that you don’t tell this to anyone.^(A) But go, show yourself to the priest^(B) and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing,^(C) as a testimony to them.” ⁴⁵ Instead he went out and began to talk freely, spreading the news. As a result, Jesus could no longer enter a town openly but stayed outside in lonely places.^(D) Yet the people still came to him from everywhere.^(E)