Then Jesus sent him on his way with a stern warning:
Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.”
Instantly the leprosy disappeared, and the man was healed.
“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. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.”
But Jesus sternly commanded the spirits not to reveal who he was.
Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone what had happened, and then he told them to give her something to eat.
Jesus told the crowd not to tell anyone, but the more he told them not to, the more they spread the news.
Her parents were overwhelmed, but Jesus insisted that they not tell anyone what had happened.