He also ordered them not to tell people who he was.
So what the prophet Isaiah had said came true:
On their way down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen. Wait until the Son of Man has been brought back to life.”
Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about this! Instead, show yourself to the priest. Then offer the sacrifice Moses commanded as proof to people that you are clean.”
Then they could see. He warned them, “Don’t let anyone know about this!”
Jesus left with his disciples for the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
Jesus ordered the people not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them, the more they spread the news.