Matthew 8:4

8:4 Then Jesus said to him, “See that you do not speak to anyone, ¹  but go, show yourself to a priest, and bring the offering ²  that Moses commanded, ³  as a testimony to them.” ⁴ 

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Life is Brief, so Cherish its Joys

9:7 Go, eat your food ⁵  with joy,

and drink your wine with a happy heart,

because God has already approved your works.

Mark 7:29

7:29 Then ⁶  he said to her, “Because you said this, you may go. The demon has left your daughter.”

John 4:50

4:50 Jesus told him, “Go home; ⁷  your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and set off for home. ⁸ 

¹ 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.

² tn Grk “gift.”

³ sn On the phrase bring the offering that Moses commanded see Lev 14:1-32.

⁴ tn Or “as an indictment against them.” The pronoun αὐτοῖς (autoi") may be a dative of disadvantage.

⁵ tn Heb “your bread.”

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁷ tn Grk “Go”; the word “home” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

⁸ tn Grk “and left.” The words “for home” are implied by the following verse.