charging them strictly not to make him known —
As they went down the hill Jesus ordered them, "Tell this vision to nobody until the Son of man is raised from the dead."
and their eyes were opened. Jesus sternly charged them, "See, nobody is to know of this."
Then Jesus told him, "See, you are not to say a word to anybody; away and show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, to notify men."
Jesus forbade them to tell anyone about it, but the more he forbade them the more eagerly they made it public;
it was for the fulfilment of what had been said by the prophet Isaiah,
Jesus retired with his disciples to the sea, and a large number of people from Galilee followed him; also a large number came to him from Judaea,