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NASB | Matthew 8:4 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." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 8:4 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]." [Lev 14:2] |
Bible Question: On Matt.8:4...Why does Jesus tell the leper to NOT show others his healing? |
Bible Answer: Hi Carol, As Brad has rightly said, one reason was so that the people would not be taken up with the wrong thing. Jesus did not want to be seen as a miracle worker. He wanted people to concentrate on what He said. But I think we can safely say that there was also another reason. The Jews were expecting a Messiah. And the most popular view about the Messiah was that he would come performing miracles, would rouse up the people and arm them and would then defeat the Romans and conquer the world. Jesus was always aware of the danger of this (see John 6.15). That is why He never openly claimed to be the Messiah (except among the Samaritans who saw things differently - John 4.25-26). It would in fact have been the guaranteed way to get arrested by the Romans. Thus while He wanted people to get excited about His message, He did not want to build up a reputation as a wonder-worker and arouse people's Messianic expectations. However, when He was in Greek Decapolis, which was not Jewish territory, He had no such inhibitions. There He had in mind the future preaching of the Gospel. So there he tells a man who has been healed to let all know (Mark 5.19). There was no danger of a Messianic rising there. Best wishes. |
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