³¹ But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region.

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

²⁶ The report of this miracle swept through the entire countryside.

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.