Matthew 8:4 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 8:4

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.”

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Verse 4.) And Jesus said to him: See that you tell no one. And in truth, why was it necessary that he boast in speech, which he excelled in bodily? 44 But go, show yourself to the priests and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them. He sends him to the priests for various reasons. First, out of humility, so that he may seem to defer honor to the priests. For it was commanded by the law that those who had been cleansed from leprosy should offer gifts to the priests.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

That he might not enrage the chief priests, scribes, and Pharisees, who were the most bitter against him, any more than was unavoidable, Matt. xvi, 20, 21. For a testimony - That I am the Messiah; to them - The priests, who otherwise might have pleaded want of evidence.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And this he seems to have done, chiefly for one or more of these reasons: 1. To prevent the multitude from thronging him, in the manner related Mark i, 45. To fulfil the prophecy, Isaiah xlii, 1, that he would not be vain or ostentatious.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Jesus saith - See thou tell no man - Had our Lord, at this early period, fully manifested himself as the Messiah, the people in all likelihood would have proclaimed him King; this, however, refused by him, must have excited the hatred of the Jewish rulers, and the jealousy of the Roman government; and, speaking after the manner of men, his farther preachings and miracles must have been impeded. This alone seems to be the reason why he said to the leper, See thou tell no man.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
λέγει	legei	says	G3004 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to him	G846 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς·	Iēsous	Jesus;	G2424 →
ὅρα	hora	do see that	G3708 →
μηδενὶ	mēdeni	to no one	G3367 →
εἴπῃς,	eipēs	may you tell,	G2036 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	But	G235 →
ὕπαγε	hupage	do go	G5217 →
σεαυτὸν	seauton	yourself	G4771 →
δεῖξον	deixon	do show	G1166 →
τῷ	tō	to the	G3588 →
ἱερεῖ	hi'erei	priest	G2409 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
προσένεγκον	prosenegkon	do offer	G4374 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
δῶρον	dōron	gift	G1435 →
ὃ	ho	that	G3739 →
προσέταξεν	prosetaxen	commanded	G4367 →
Μωϋσῆς	Mōusēs	Moses	G3475 →
εἰς	eis	for	G1519 →
μαρτύριον	marturion	a testimony	G3142 →
αὐτοῖς.¶	autois	to them.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 17:14
When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
leads to
- Leviticus 13:1–46
  Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
- Luke 5:14
  “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.”
- 2 Kings 5:14
  So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child,…
- Matthew 3:15
  “Let it be so now,” Jesus replied. “It is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness in this way.” Then John permitted Him.
- John 11:10
  But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light.”
Through
Luke 5:14
“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.”
leads to
- Leviticus 14:2–32
  “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.
- Luke 17:14
  When Jesus saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they were on their way, they were cleansed.
- Mark 1:44
  “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew