Mark 1:45
But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
Cross-reference
Mark 2:1 shows the result: Jesus returns and people hear He is home, due to the earlier spread.
Mark 2:2 depicts the crowd gathering because of the leper's spreading, a direct consequence.
In Mark 6:14, Herod hears of Jesus because of this widespread fame, showing the ripple effect of the leper's proclamation.
In Mark 6:31, Jesus invites the disciples to a deserted place to rest amid pressing crowds, mirroring His own pattern in 1:45 of seeking solitude due to overwhelming popularity.
In Mark 7:36, Jesus again commands secrecy but people proclaim more widely—echoing the same dynamic of failed silence and unstoppable testimony from the leper.
Matthew 9:31 reports that healed blind men spread the news despite Jesus' command, directly paralleling the leper's disobedience.
Luke 5:15 records the same widespread report and crowds from the leper's healing, a synoptic parallel.
In Luke 4:37, the report about Jesus spreads everywhere—a direct parallel to the widespread news caused by the leper's testimony.
In Luke 4:42, Jesus departs to a deserted place and crowds seek Him—repeating the same pattern of seeking solitude yet being pursued by the masses.
Matthew 9:26 notes a similar report spreading after a miracle, mirroring the pattern in Mark.
In Luke 8:39, the healed demoniac proclaims what Jesus did—similar to the leper's witness, though Jesus here commands proclamation instead of silence.
In John 5:15, the healed man tells the Jews it was Jesus—another instance of a healed person spreading news, though with different outcomes.