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. Into this very region He had sent the man out of whom had been cast the legion of devils, to proclaim "what the Lord had done, for him" (Mark 5:19). Now He will have them "tell no man." But in the former case there was no danger of obstructing His ministry by "blazing the matter" (Mark 1:45), as He Himself had left the region; whereas now He was sojourning in it.
But the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it. They could not be restrained; nay, the prohibition seemed only to whet their determination to publish His fame.