42. And after he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed.
43. And he admonished him, and he promptly sent him away.
44. And he said to him: "See to it that you tell no one. But go and show yourself to the high priest, and offer for your cleansing that which Moses instructed, as a testimony for them."
45. But having departed, he began to preach and to disseminate the word, so that he was no longer able to openly enter a city, but had to remain outside, in deserted places. And they were gathered to him from every direction.