Mark 7:36
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;
The setting is on the way from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon to the Sea of Galilee through Decapolis. There Jesus took aside a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech, put His fingers in his ears, spit and touched his tongue, looked up to heaven, sighed, and said Ephphatha, meaning Be opened. After this his ears were opened and his tongue was loosed, so that the deaf heard, the dumb spoke, and he spoke plainly.
Jesus charged those present and the witnesses to tell no man, but the more He charged them the more greatly and a great deal they published it. His command not to publicize a healing did not prevent the news from spreading. The witnesses were astonished beyond measure that He does all things well by making the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.
The verse shows how widely the tidings of His work had already been published and had penetrated into the heathen hill country on the borders of Phenicia among the old Canaanite race. They were idolaters despised and hated by the Jews and excluded from the advantages the Jews daily enjoyed, yet some had listened to His words and witnessed His wonderful works. The report had spread that He healed all manner of diseases whether those who came were rich or poor. This gave hope even to a heathen mother who had sought help from heathen gods without relief to come to Him with resolute purpose that He must heal her devil-vexed daughter.
The healing, charge, and response form part of the example Jesus gave His disciples of the work they should do. People healed by Jesus can still serve as witnesses to His power and carry the message of salvation to others.