Luke 5:14, Cleansing the Leper

Then Jesus ordered him, “Don’t tell anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the sacrifices that Moses commanded for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”



//All four gospels tell the story of a leper whom Jesus heals. Jesus then orders the man to go show himself to the priest in the temple, and offer the appropriate sacrifices.

This command puzzles many people. the ritual to which Jesus alludes is this: The leper, in order to be cleansed, must bring two birds to a priest. One of...