Matthew 8:4 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:2 And behold a leper came and adored him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Matthew 8:3 And Jesus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying: I will, be thou made clean. And forthwith his leprosy was cleansed.

Matthew 8:4 And Jesus saith to him: See thou tell no man: but go, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

Matthew 8:5 And when he had entered into Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him,

Matthew 8:6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "saith", "thou", "tell", "shew", "thyself", "priest", and "offer". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "saith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "And Jesus stretching forth his hand touched..." into verse 5's "And when he had entered into Capharnaum...", so "jesus" and "saith" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jesus" and "saith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.