But as the man went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still they kept coming to him from everywhere.

for she kept saying, "If only I touch his clothes, I will be healed."

They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

Both those who went ahead and those who followed kept shouting, "Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!