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So much the more a great deal they published it (autoi māllon perissoteron ekērusson). Imperfect tense, continued action. Double comparative as occurs elsewhere for emphasis as in Phi 1:23 “much more better” (pollōi māllon kreisson). See Robertson’s Grammar, pp. 663f. Human nature is a peculiar thing. The command not to tell provoked these people to tell just as the leper had done (Mar 1:44.). The more Jesus commanded (hoson autois diestelleto) them not to tell the more they told. It was a continuous performance. Prohibitions always affect some people that way, especially superficial and light-headed folks. But we have to have prohibitions or anarchy.