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;
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Gill's Exposition
And were beyond measure astonished,.... The man that was cured, the men that brought him, and the whole multitude were exceedingly, beyond all expression, amazed at what was done, in this case, and…
Barnes' Notes
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.
Adam Clarke
Tell no man - See on Mat 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…
Our Lord Jesus seldom staid long in a place, for he knew where his work lay, and attended the changes of it. When he had cured the woman of Canaan's daughter, he had done what he had to do in that…
Cambridge Bible
he charged them i. e. the friends of the afflicted man, who had accompanied or followed him into the presence of his Healer.
so much the more Observe the accumulation of comparatives, "The moreHe…
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