Luke 5:14

5:14 Then ¹  he ordered the man ²  to tell no one, ³  but commanded him, ⁴  “Go ⁵  and show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering ⁶  for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, ⁷  as a testimony to them.” ⁸ 

Matthew 8:4

8:4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you do not speak to anyone, ⁹  but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering ¹⁰  that Moses commanded, ¹¹  as a testimony to them.” ¹² 

Matthew 9:30

9:30 And their eyes were opened. Then Jesus sternly warned them, “See that no one knows about this.”

Mark 5:42-43

5:42 The girl got up at once and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). They were completely astonished at this. ¹³  5:43 He strictly ordered that no one should know about this, ¹⁴  and told them to give her something to eat.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Grk “him”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The silence ordered by Jesus was probably meant to last only until the cleansing took place with the priests and sought to prevent Jesus’ healings from becoming the central focus of the people’s reaction to him. See also 4:35, 41; 8:56 for other cases where Jesus asks for silence with reference to miracles.

⁴ tn The words “commanded him” are not in the Greek text but have been supplied for clarity. This verse moves from indirect to direct discourse. This abrupt change is very awkward, so the words have been supplied to smooth out the transition.

⁵ tn Grk “Going, show.” The participle ἀπελθών (apelqwn) has been translated as an attendant circumstance participle. Here the syntax also changes somewhat abruptly from indirect discourse to direct discourse.

⁶ tn The words “the offering” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

⁷ sn On the phrase as Moses commanded see Lev 14:1-32.

⁸ tn Or “as an indictment against them”; or “as proof to the people.” This phrase could be taken as referring to a positive witness to the priests, a negative testimony against them, or as a testimony to the community that the man had indeed been cured. In any case, the testimony shows that Jesus is healing and ministering to those in need.

⁹ sn The command for silence was probably meant to last only until the cleansing took place with the priests and sought to prevent Jesus’ healings from becoming the central focus of the people’s reaction to him. See also 9:30, 12:16, 16:20, and 17:9 for other cases where Jesus asks for silence concerning him and his ministry.

¹⁰ tn Grk “gift.”

¹¹ sn On the phrase bring the offering that Moses commanded see Lev 14:1-32.

¹² tn Or “as an indictment against them.” The pronoun αὐτοῖς (autoi") may be a dative of disadvantage.

¹³ tn The Greek word εὐθύς (euqus, often translated “immediately” or “right away”) has not been translated here. It sometimes occurs with a weakened, inferential use (BDAG 406 s.v. 2), not contributing significantly to the flow of the narrative. For further discussion, see R. J. Decker, Temporal Deixis of the Greek Verb in the Gospel of Mark with Reference to Verbal Aspect (SBG 10), 73-77.

¹⁴ sn That no one should know about this. See the note on the phrase who he was in 3:12.