And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it.
And he gave them orders not to give news of it to anyone; but the more he made this request, so much the more they made it public.
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them; so much the more a great deal they published it;
He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.
And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it.
Tell no man - See on Matthew 8:4 (note). This miracle is not mentioned by any other of the evangelists. Another proof that Mark did not abridge Matthew. For a practical review of the different important subjects of this chapter, see Matthew 15:1-39 (note), and particularly the observations at the end.
Tell no man - Do not noise it abroad. He was not ambitious of being known, and he knew that if much was said of his cures, it would excite the jealousy of the Pharisees and endanger his life.
7:36 Them - The blind man and those that brought him.