after saying to him, "Listen, don't tell anyone about this. But go straight to the priest and let him examine you; then in order to prove to everyone that you are cured, offer the sacrifice that Moses ordered."

But the man went away and began to spread the news everywhere. Indeed, he talked so much that Jesus could not go into a town publicly. Instead, he stayed out in lonely places, and people came to him from everywhere.

Jesus sternly ordered the evil spirits not to tell anyone who he was.

But Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone, and he said, "Give her something to eat."

Jesus then sent him home with the order, "Don't go back into the village."