Matthew 8:4

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Summary

And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

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Matthew 3:15

Matthew 5:17

Luke 17:14

For

John 10:37

Bible References

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But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now, for this is the fitting way for both of us to do our full duty to God." Then he yielded to Him.

"Do not suppose that I have come to set aside the law or the prophets.

So as soon as He saw them, He said to them, "Go at once and show yourselves to the priests." And while they were going they were cured.

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and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness to them and the heathen.

"See that you tell nobody a single word about it. Be gone, show yourself to the priest, and to prove it to the people, make the offering for your purification which Moses prescribed."

And if any place refuses to welcome you or to listen to you, when you leave there shake off the very dust from the soles of your feet as a warning to them."

So you must be on the lookout for yourselves; they will turn you over to courts, and to synagogues where you will be beaten, and you must appear before governors and kings for my sake, to testify to them.

Then He warned him not to tell anybody, but rather He said, "Go, show yourself to the priest, and, to prove it to the people, make the offering for your purification, just as Moses prescribed."

It will furnish you an opportunity to testify.

If I am not doing the things that my Father is doing, do not believe me.