Jesus charged the man not to make known the work that had been wrought, but straightway to present himself with an offering at the temple. Such an offering could not be accepted until the priests had made examination and pronounced the man wholly free from the disease. However unwilling they might be to perform this service, they could not evade an examination and decision of the case.

Jesus befalede manden ikke at sige til nogen, hvad der var sket med ham, men at gå lige hen og fremstille sig med en offergave i templet. En sådan offergave kunne ikke blive modtaget, før præsterne havde undersøgt manden og erklæret ham for at være helt befriet for sygdommen. Hvor uvillige de end var til at udføre denne tjeneste, så kunne de ikke slippe for at foretage en undersøgelse og afgøre sagen.