Luke 5:14

And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Cross-references

Luke 17:14 Parallel

Luke 17:14 mirrors the command: Jesus tells ten lepers to go show themselves to the priests, and they are cleansed on the way.

Luke 8:56 Parallel

Luke 8:56 records the same secrecy command after the daughter's raising — identical thematic parallel to the leper's silence.

Leviticus 13:2 Historical context

Leviticus 13:2 establishes the law requiring lepers to be examined by a priest, which Jesus explicitly references in his instruction.

Leviticus 14:4 Historical context

Leviticus 14:4 prescribes the offering of two birds and other items for cleansing — the very ritual Jesus commands the man to fulfill.

Leviticus 14:10 Historical context

Leviticus 14:10 details the eighth-day offerings of lambs and grain, part of the Mosaic cleansing ritual Jesus has the man perform.

Leviticus 14:22 provides the specific offering for a poor person's cleansing — Jesus here instructs the leper to obey that very law.

Matthew 8:4 Parallel

Matthew 8:4 records the identical instruction to the healed leper — tell no one, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift.

Mark 1:44 Parallel

Mark 1:44 records the exact same event — Jesus commands the healed leper to show himself to the priest as a testimony. Direct parallel.

Deuteronomy 24:8 contains the Mosaic law about leprosy and priestly inspection that Jesus commands the leper to follow.

Mark 5:43 Parallel

In Mark 5:43, Jesus similarly commands secrecy after raising Jairus's daughter — a parallel motif of the Messianic secret.

Leviticus 14:21 Historical context

Leviticus 14:21 provides a reduced offering for the poor, showing the law Jesus references includes provisions for varying means.

Matthew 9:30 shows Jesus giving a similar charge to silence after healing blind men, reinforcing the 'messianic secret' pattern.

Matthew 12:16 repeats Jesus ordering people not to make him known, another instance of his command to keep healings quiet.