Jesus sent the man home, and told him, “Don't go back through the village.”
but instructed them not to tell people who he was.
“Make sure you don't tell anyone,” Jesus told him. “Go and show yourself to the priest and give the offering which Moses required as public proof.”
And they could see. Then Jesus warned them, “Make sure nobody knows about this.”
He gave them strict instructions not to let anyone know, and he told them to give the little girl something to eat.
Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone, but the more he said this, the more they spread the news.
Jesus took the blind man by the hand and took him outside the village. Jesus spat on the man's eyes and touched him with his hands. Then Jesus asked him, “Can you see anything?”
So Jesus touched the man's eyes again. He could see properly—he was cured and his sight was clear.