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But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/matthew/8.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then Jesus said to him, “Don’t tell anyone about this. Instead, go to the priest and let him examine you. Take along the offering required in the law of Moses for those who have been healed of leprosy. This will be a public testimony that you have been cleansed.” <a href="/esv/matthew/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a proof to them.” <a href="/bsb/matthew/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/blb/matthew/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Jesus says to him, "See that you tell no one. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them." <a href="/kjv/matthew/8.htm">King James Bible</a> And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/8.htm">New King James Version</a> And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/nasb_/matthew/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/nasb/matthew/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> And Jesus said to him, &#8220See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/matthew/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest, and present the offering that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.” <a href="/lsb/matthew/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/amp/matthew/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one [about this]; but go, show yourself to the priest [for inspection] and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony (evidence) to them [of your healing].” <a href="/csb/matthew/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus told him, “See that you don’t tell anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/hcsb/matthew/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus told him, &#8220See that you don&#8217t tell anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed, as a testimony to them.&#8221 <a href="/asv/matthew/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. <a href="/cev/matthew/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus told him, "Don't tell anyone about this, but go and show the priest that you are well. Then take a gift to the temple just as Moses commanded, and everyone will know that you have been healed." <a href="/erv/matthew/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. <a href="/gwt/matthew/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus said to him, "Don't tell anyone about this! Instead, show yourself to the priest. Then offer the sacrifice Moses commanded as proof to people that you are clean." <a href="/gnt/matthew/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Then Jesus said to him, "Listen! Don't tell anyone, but go straight to the priest and let him examine you; then in order to prove to everyone that you are cured, offer the sacrifice that Moses ordered." <a href="/isv/matthew/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then Jesus told him, "See to it that you don't speak to anyone. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest, and then offer the sacrifice that Moses commanded as proof to the authorities." <a href="/msb/matthew/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus instructed him, ?See that you don?t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.? <a href="/net/matthew/8.htm">NET Bible</a> Then Jesus said to him, "See that you do not speak to anyone, but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them." <a href="/nheb/matthew/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them." <a href="/wbt/matthew/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Jesus saith to him, See thou tell no man; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. <a href="/wey/matthew/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and Jesus said to him, "Be careful to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses appointed as evidence for them." <a href="/web/matthew/8.htm">World English Bible</a> Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Jesus says to him, “See, you may tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.” <a href="/blb/matthew/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And Jesus says to him, "See that you tell no one. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them." <a href="/ylt/matthew/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus saith to him, 'See, thou mayest tell no one, but go, thyself shew to the priest, and bring the gift that Moses commanded for a testimony to them.' <a href="/slt/matthew/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jesus says to him, See thou tell no one; but retire, show thyself to the priest, and bring near the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Jesus saith to him: See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And Jesus said to him: “See to it that you tell no one. But go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses instructed, as a testimony for them.” <a href="/nabre/matthew/8.htm">New American Bible</a> Then Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses prescribed; that will be proof for them.” <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then Jesus said to him, “See that you say nothing to anyone; but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Jesus then said to him, Look here, why are you telling it to men? go first and show yourself to the priests, and offer an offering as Moses has commanded, for a testimonial to them. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And Yeshua said to him, “Take heed that you speak to no one, but go shew yourself to the priest and bring a gift as Moses commanded for their testimony.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And Jesus said to him: See that you tell no one. But go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.<CM> <a href="/godbey/matthew/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And Jesus says to him, <FR>See that you may tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And Jesus said to him, See thou tell no man; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony unto them.<CM> <a href="/mace/matthew/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and Jesus said to him, take care not to tell any man, but go thy way, shew thy self to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, that it may be a testimony against them. <a href="/wey/matthew/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> and Jesus said to him, "Be careful to tell no one, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses appointed as evidence for them." <a href="/worrell/matthew/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And Jesus saith to him, <FR>"See that you tell no one: but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And Jesus saith unto him, <FR>See thou tell no one; but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/8-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1787" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/8.htm">The Leper's Prayer</a> …3Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Then</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsous (N-NMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legei (V-PIA-3S) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">instructed</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him,</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: Hora (V-PMA-2S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">“See that</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: eipēs (V-ASA-2S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">you don’t tell anyone.</a> <a href="/greek/3367.htm" title="3367: mēdeni (Adj-DMS) -- No one, none, nothing. "></a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">But</a> <a href="/greek/5217.htm" title="5217: hypage (V-PMA-2S) -- To go away, depart, begone, die. From hupo and ago; to lead under, i.e. Withdraw or retire, literally or figuratively.">go,</a> <a href="/greek/1166.htm" title="1166: deixon (V-AMA-2S) -- A prolonged form of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to show.">show</a> <a href="/greek/4572.htm" title="4572: seauton (PPro-AM2S) -- Of yourself. ">yourself</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/2409.htm" title="2409: hierei (N-DMS) -- A priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.). From hieros; a priest.">priest</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4374.htm" title="4374: prosenenkon (V-AMA-2S) -- From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat.">offer</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1435.htm" title="1435: dōron (N-ANS) -- A gift, present. A present; specially, a sacrifice.">gift</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. "></a> <a href="/greek/4367.htm" title="4367: prosetaxen (V-AIA-3S) -- (a) I instruct, command, (b) I appoint, assign. From pros and tasso; to arrange towards, i.e. enjoin.">prescribed</a> <a href="/greek/3475.htm" title="3475: Mōusēs (N-NMS) -- Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.">by Moses,</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">as</a> <a href="/greek/3142.htm" title="3142: martyrion (N-ANS) -- Neuter of a presumed derivative of martus; something evidential, i.e. evidence given or, the Decalogue.">a testimony</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">to them.” </a> 5When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/14-1.htm">Leviticus 14:1-32</a> Then the LORD said to Moses, / “This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest. / The priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed, ... <a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-44</a> Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ... <a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-14</a> While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” <a href="/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30</a> And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, “See that no one finds out about this!” <a href="/luke/17-14.htm">Luke 17:14</a> When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed. <a href="/leviticus/13-1.htm">Leviticus 13:1-46</a> Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, / “When someone has a swelling or rash or bright spot on his skin that may be an infectious skin disease, he must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons who is a priest. / The priest is to examine the infection on his skin, and if the hair in the infection has turned white and the sore appears to be deeper than the skin, it is a skin disease. After the priest examines him, he must pronounce him unclean. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/24-8.htm">Deuteronomy 24:8</a> In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them. <a href="/matthew/12-16.htm">Matthew 12:16</a> warning them not to make Him known. <a href="/mark/7-36.htm">Mark 7:36</a> Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it. <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4</a> Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. <a href="/matthew/17-9.htm">Matthew 17:9</a> As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” <a href="/john/9-6.htm">John 9:6-7</a> When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes. / Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing. <a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a> Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a> For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God! <a href="/matthew/10-5.htm">Matthew 10:5-6</a> These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: “Do not go onto the road of the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. / Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Jesus said to him, See you tell no man; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.See.<a href="/matthew/6-1.htm">Matthew 6:1</a> Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.<a href="/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30</a> And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.<a href="/matthew/12-16.htm">Matthew 12:16-19</a> And charged them that they should not make him known: … shew.<a href="/matthew/3-15.htm">Matthew 3:15</a> And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a> Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.<a href="/leviticus/13-2.htm">Leviticus 13:2</a> When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:for.<a href="/matthew/10-18.htm">Matthew 10:18</a> And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.<a href="/2_kings/5-7.htm">2 Kings 5:7,8</a> And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me… <a href="/mark/1-44.htm">Mark 1:44</a> And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/matthew/6-31.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/matthew/1-24.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/daniel/6-4.htm">Evidence</a> <a href="/matthew/5-24.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/matthew/8-3.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/6-18.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/malachi/4-4.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Nobody</a> <a href="/matthew/7-10.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/matthew/5-24.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-12.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-12.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/matthew/7-10.htm">Present</a> <a href="/malachi/2-7.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/matthew/4-7.htm">Proof</a> <a href="/matthew/4-8.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Show</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/matthew/7-14.htm">Way</a> <a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/8-29.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/matthew/9-30.htm">Careful</a> <a href="/matthew/8-18.htm">Commanded</a> <a href="/matthew/18-16.htm">Evidence</a> <a href="/matthew/15-5.htm">Gift</a> <a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/8-19.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/matthew/17-3.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">Nobody</a> <a href="/matthew/19-18.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/matthew/15-5.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/matthew/21-16.htm">Ordained</a> <a href="/matthew/12-16.htm">Ordered</a> <a href="/matthew/11-16.htm">Present</a> <a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">Priest</a> <a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Proof</a> <a href="/matthew/11-4.htm">Shew</a> <a href="/matthew/11-4.htm">Show</a> <a href="/matthew/10-18.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/matthew/16-22.htm">Thyself</a> <a href="/matthew/8-13.htm">Way</a> <a href="/matthew/10-18.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 8</div>1. <a href="/matthew/8-1.htm">Jesus cleanses the leper;</a> 5. <a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">heals the centurion's servant,</a> 14. <a href="/matthew/8-14.htm">Peter's mother in law,</a> 16. <a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">and many others;</a> 18. <a href="/matthew/8-18.htm">shows the cost of following him;</a> 23. <a href="/matthew/8-23.htm">stills the storm on the sea;</a> 28. <a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">drives the demons out of two men possessed;</a> 31. <a href="/matthew/8-31.htm">and tells them to go into the pigs.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of <a href="/matthew/8.htm">Matthew 8</a>, Jesus has just healed a leper, demonstrating His power over physical ailments and His compassion for the marginalized. The instruction that follows is significant, as it reflects Jesus' adherence to the Law of Moses and His respect for the established religious practices of the time.“See that you don’t tell anyone. Jesus often instructed those He healed to remain silent about their healing. This is known as the "Messianic Secret," a theme in the Gospels where Jesus seeks to avoid premature recognition as the Messiah. This could be to prevent misunderstandings of His mission, to avoid drawing large crowds that might hinder His ministry, or to delay confrontation with religious authorities. It also emphasizes that Jesus' mission was not just about performing miracles but about spiritual transformation.But go, show yourself to the priest According to Levitical law (Leviticus 14), a person healed of leprosy was required to present themselves to a priest for examination. This was both a religious and social requirement, as it allowed the healed person to be reintegrated into the community. By instructing the healed man to show himself to the priest, Jesus upholds the Law and ensures the man’s full restoration to society.and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, The gift refers to the sacrifices required in <a href="/leviticus/14-10.htm">Leviticus 14:10-32</a>, which included offerings of birds, lambs, and grain. These offerings were a form of thanksgiving and purification, acknowledging God's role in the healing. Jesus' instruction to offer the gift underscores His respect for the Mosaic Law and the importance of gratitude and obedience to God.as a testimony to them.” The testimony serves multiple purposes. It is a witness to the priests of the man's healing, potentially leading them to recognize Jesus' authority and divine power. It also serves as a testimony to the community, affirming the man's healing and reinstating him into society. This act points to Jesus as the fulfillment of the Law and the prophets, as He brings physical and spiritual restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the one who heals the leper and gives him specific instructions afterward. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_leper.htm">The Leper</a> A man suffering from leprosy who approaches Jesus for healing. Leprosy was a severe and socially isolating disease in biblical times. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_priest.htm">The Priest</a> The religious authority to whom the healed leper is instructed to present himself. This act was in accordance with the Law of Moses. 4. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The lawgiver of Israel, whose laws included specific instructions for the cleansing of lepers (Leviticus 14). 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_gift.htm">The Gift</a> Refers to the offerings prescribed in the Mosaic Law for someone who has been cleansed of leprosy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_law.htm">Obedience to God's Law</a> Jesus instructs the healed leper to follow the Mosaic Law, emphasizing the importance of obedience to God's commands even after receiving a miracle. <a href="/topical/t/testimony_to_others.htm">Testimony to Others</a> The act of showing oneself to the priest serves as a testimony to the religious authorities, highlighting the importance of public witness to God's work in our lives. <a href="/topical/h/humility_and_discretion.htm">Humility and Discretion</a> Jesus tells the leper not to tell anyone about the healing, teaching us the value of humility and discretion in our spiritual walk. <a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_the_law.htm">Fulfillment of the Law</a> Jesus' instruction to offer the gift prescribed by Moses underscores His role in fulfilling the Law, not abolishing it, and encourages us to respect God's established order. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_action.htm">Faith and Action</a> The leper's faith led him to Jesus, and his healing required action—going to the priest. Our faith should also lead to obedient action.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 8</a> <a href="/q/why_did_jesus_fast.htm">What was the purpose of Jesus' fasting?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_psalms_foreshadow_jesus.htm">How do Psalms foreshadow Jesus Christ's life and mission?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_confidentiality.htm">What does the Bible teach about confidentiality?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_religion.htm">What is the meaning of spiritual food?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) See thou tell no man.--St. Mark adds, with his usual vividness, "straitly charged," or vehemently urged him, and "forthwith sent him away." The reasons of the command are not given, but are not far to seek. (1.) The offering of the gift was an act of obedience to the Law (<a href="/leviticus/14-10.htm" title="And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour for a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.">Leviticus 14:10</a>; <a href="/context/leviticus/14-21.htm" title="And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;">Leviticus 14:21-22</a>), and was therefore the right thing for the man to do. In this way also our Lord showed that He had not come to destroy the Law, but to fulfil. (2.) It was the appointed test of the reality and completeness of the cleansing work. (3.) It was better for the man's own spiritual life to cherish his gratitude than to waste it in many words.So much lies on the surface. But as the treatment of leprosy in the Mosaic code was clearly symbolical rather than sanitary, and dealt with the disease as the special type of sin in its most malignant form, so in the healing of the leper we may fairly see the symbol of our Lord's power to purify and save from sin, and in His touching the leper, the close fellowship into which He entered with our unclean nature, that through His touch it might be made clean. The miracle, like most other miracles, was also a parable in act.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 4. - And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; i.e. of those who were not present (Bengel). The command may have been given (1) to save the man from temptation to self-importance; or (2) to prevent any rumour of the miracle coming to the ears of the recognized authorities, and thus prejudicing them in their verdict upon his case; or, and more probably, (3) for the Lord's sake, for this seems to be the reason for the command in all the other occasions when it is given (<a href="/matthew/9-30.htm">Matthew 9:30</a>; <a href="/matthew/12-16.htm">Matthew 12:16</a>; <a href="/matthew/17-9.htm">Matthew 17:9</a>; <a href="/mark/5-43.htm">Mark 5:43</a>; <a href="/mark/7-36.htm">Mark 7:36</a>; <a href="/mark/8-26.htm">Mark 8:26</a>; cf. <a href="/mark/1-34.htm">Mark 1:34</a>; <a href="/mark/3-12.htm">Mark 3:12</a>). The Lord did not desire to be thronged with multitudes who came only to see his miracles; he would work in quiet (cf. the quotation from Isaiah in <a href="/matthew/12-18.htm">Matthew 12:18-21</a>). But go thy way, show thyself to the priest. The latter clause belongs verbally to <a href="/leviticus/13-49.htm">Leviticus 13:49</a>, but the thought is that of <a href="/leviticus/14-2.htm">Leviticus 14:2</a>, sqq. Without the official verdict, the man could not be restored to communal privileges (so also <a href="/luke/17-14.htm">Luke 17:14</a>). And offer the gift that Moses commanded. Including . . . <a href="/commentaries/matthew/8-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. Jesus Ἰησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. instructed λέγει (legei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. “See that Ὅρα (Hora) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. you don’t tell anyone. εἴπῃς (eipēs) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. But ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. go, ὕπαγε (hypage) Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5217.htm">Strong's 5217: </a> To go away, depart, begone, die. From hupo and ago; to lead under, i.e. Withdraw or retire, literally or figuratively. show δεῖξον (deixon) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1166.htm">Strong's 1166: </a> A prolonged form of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to show. yourself σεαυτὸν (seauton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4572.htm">Strong's 4572: </a> Of yourself. to the τῷ (tō) Article - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. priest ἱερεῖ (hierei) Noun - Dative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2409.htm">Strong's 2409: </a> A priest, one who offers sacrifice to a god (in Jewish and pagan religions; of Christians only met.). From hieros; a priest. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. offer προσένεγκον (prosenenkon) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4374.htm">Strong's 4374: </a> From pros and phero; to bear towards, i.e. Lead to, tender, treat. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. gift δῶρον (dōron) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1435.htm">Strong's 1435: </a> A gift, present. A present; specially, a sacrifice. prescribed προσέταξεν (prosetaxen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4367.htm">Strong's 4367: </a> (a) I instruct, command, (b) I appoint, assign. From pros and tasso; to arrange towards, i.e. enjoin. by Moses, Μωϋσῆς (Mōusēs) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3475.htm">Strong's 3475: </a> Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver. as εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. a testimony μαρτύριον (martyrion) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3142.htm">Strong's 3142: </a> Neuter of a presumed derivative of martus; something evidential, i.e. evidence given or, the Decalogue. to them.? αὐτοῖς (autois) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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