<p>8:56<i> And her parents were amazed, but he ordered them to tell no one what had been done</i>- See on Lk. 9:44. The Lord Jesus, in His ministry, had forbidden the extroverts from publicly preaching about Him, as they naturally wanted to (e.g. Mk. 8:26). To keep silent was an act of the will for them, something against the grain. It is hard to find any other explanation for why He told Jairus not to tell anyone that He had raised his daughter- for it would have been obvious, surely. For they knew she had died (:53). By contrast, those who would naturally have preferred to stay quiet were told to go and preach (e.g. Mk. 5:19). Perhaps Paul was in this category. The parallel between the Lord&rsquo;s words and works is brought out in Lk. 9:43,44: &ldquo;They wondered at all things which Jesus&nbsp;<i>did</i>&hellip;He said&hellip;let these&nbsp;<i>sayings</i>&nbsp;sink down into your ears&rdquo;. There are no distinct &lsquo;sayings&rsquo; of Jesus in this context; He wanted them to see that His works were His words. There was perfect congruence between what He said and what He did. Perhaps this was why He told the parents of the girl whom He resurrected to tell nobody what was done, even though it was so obvious; He wanted His self-evident works to speak for themselves, without the need for human words. For His works were essentially His message.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>