Sometimes he told people to refrain from telling others who he was or what he had done. Jesus wanted people to make their decision to follow him based on what they themselves observed.
كَمَا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَتَوَقَّعْ مِنْ تَلَامِيذِهِ أَنْ يَكُونُوا كَٱلْمَلَائِكَةِ ٱلْكَامِلِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانَ يَعِيشُ وَسْطَهُمْ فِي ٱلسَّمَاءِ .‏