He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he went some distance from him.
Parallel translations
- WEB He said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a little way.
- KJV And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from him a little way.
- BSB “Go in peace,” said Elisha. But after Naaman had traveled a short distance,
- NKJV Then he said to him, “Go in peace.” So he departed from him a short distance.
- NLT “Go in peace,” Elisha said. So Naaman started home again.
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Quick answer
Elisha simply tells Naaman to go in peace. The prophet sends the new believer away with God's blessing rather than a detailed ruling.
Overview
Elisha's gentle dismissal grants peace without resolving every detail of Naaman's situation. The blessing affirms the genuine faith God has worked in him. It reflects a pastoral patience with a young convert's circumstances. The Lord receives the sincere worshiper and sends him forth in peace.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- 1 Sam 1:17Then Eli answered, “Go in peace; and may the God of Israel grant your petition that you have asked of him.”
- Mark 5:34He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be cured of your disease.”
- Exod 4:18Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and said to him, “Please let me go and return to my brothers who are in Egypt, and see whether they are still alive.” Jethro said to Moses, “Go in peace.”
- Heb 5:13–14For everyone who lives on milk is not experienced in the word of righteousness, for he is a baby.
- Matt 9:16–17No one puts a piece of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch would tear away from the garment, and a worse hole is made.
- John 16:12“I have yet many things to tell you, but you can’t bear them now.
- 1 Sam 25:35So David received from her hand that which she had brought him. Then he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. Behold, I have listened to your voice, and have granted your request.”
- Luke 8:48He said to her, “Daughter, cheer up. Your faith has made you well. Go in peace.”
- Gen 35:16They traveled from Bethel. There was still some distance to come to Ephrath, and Rachel travailed. She had hard labor.
- 1 Cor 3:2I fed you with milk, not with meat; for you weren’t yet ready. Indeed, not even now are you ready,
- Luke 7:50He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”
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