Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened — the astonishment of the parents is the appropriate response to the return of their daughter from death. The Messianic Secret command (not to tell anyone) is paradoxical — the girl will be publicly visible, alive. But the specific manner of the restoration is to be kept private: the raising of the dead, the word spoken, the hand taken — these are not for public circulation.

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