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He charged him to tell no one, "But go your way, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."
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Jesus Upheld God's Law
Commentators highlight that by sending the man to the priest to offer the sacrifice "according as Moses commanded," Jesus demonstrated his respect for the existing ceremonial law. This act served as an official "testimony" to the priests, validating the miracle within their own legal and religious framework and showing that Jesus operated in submission to God's established order.
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To tell no man (μηδεν ειπειν). This is an indirect command after the verb "charged" (παρηγγειλεν). But Luke changes (constructi…
19th Century
Anglican
A man full of leprosy.—See Notes on Matthew 8:2-4. The precise description is peculiar to, and characteristic of, Saint Luke, as i…
Baptist
And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he charged him to tell no man Of his cure, and by whom he received it;
but go show yourself t…
Presbyterian
This man is said to be full of leprosy. He had that disease to a high degree, which represents our natural pollution by sin. Indeed, we are full of…
