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Jesus Cleanses a Leper

12 aAnd it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of bleprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and1 implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”  
13 Then He put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” aImmediately the leprosy left him.  
14 aAnd He charged him to tell no one, “But go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as a testimony to them, bjust as Moses commanded.”  
15 However, athe report went around concerning Him all the more; and bgreat multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities.  
16 aSo He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and bprayed.  

Jesus Forgives and Heals a Paralytic

17 Now it happened on a certain day, as He was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come out of every town of Galilee, Judea, and Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present1 to heal them.  
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Luke 5:14

To tell no man (mhdeni eipein). This is an indirect command after the verb "charged" (parhggeilen). But Luke changes (constructio variata) to the direct quotation, a common idiom in Greek and often in Luke (Acts 1:4 f.). Here in the direct form he follows Mark 1:43; Matthew 8:4. See discussion there about the direction to go to the priest to receive a certificate showing his cleansing, like our release from quarantine (Leviticus 13:39; Lev. 14:2-32).

For a testimony unto them (eiv marturion autoiv). The use of autoiv (them) here is "according to sense," as we say, for it has no antecedent in the context, just to people in general. But this identical phrase with absence of direct reference occurs in Mark and Matthew, pretty good proof of the use of one by the other. Both Matthew 8:4; Luke 5:14 follow Mark 1:44.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Luke 5:14:

Mark 1:43
Luke 5:14
Luke 17:12

 

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