Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 8:56

"And her parents were amazed: but he charged them to tell no man what had been done." — Luke 8:56 (ASV)

And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

But we know from another evangelist that its fame spread everywhere, and, indeed, the healing of a soul is not a thing to be kept secret, but when any are raised from the dead, the world must know it.

And her parents were astonished: but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done.

For Jesus did not wish, at least at that time, to have the story of his miracles blazed abroad. Of him the prophet had long before written: He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench.