Mark 5:20

Verse

So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled.

Bible in Basic English

And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.

Free Bible Version

So the man went on his way and began to tell the people of the Ten Cities everything Jesus had done for him, and everyone was amazed.

Geneva Bible 1599

So he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis, what great things Iesus had done vnto him: and all men did marueile.

King James (Authorized) Version

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

One Unity Resource Bible

He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Yeshua [Salvation] had done great things for him, and everyone marveled.

Plain English Version

Then that man went all over that country called Ten Towns, and he told everybody that story. He told them all about the good things Jesus did for him. Everybody that heard him was really surprised.

Translation for Translators

So the man left and traveled around the Ten Towns district. He told people how much Jesus had done for him. All the people who heard what the man said were amazed.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So he went away and began to proclaim the great things that Jesus had done for him in the Decapolis, and everyone was amazed.

Noah Webster Bible

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him. And all men wondered.

World English Bible

He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled.

Young's Literal Translation

and he went away, and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus did to him, and all were wondering.

Context

The Demons and the Pigs

¹⁹But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.” ²⁰So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

Sermons

Sunday Night Meditations 15 Message and Song - 1950's

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Summary

In Mark 5:20, Jesus heals a demon-possessed man in the region of the Gerasenes. After the healing, the man begs Jesus to let him go with Him. However, Jesus instructs him to stay and share the good news of what God has done for him with his family and community. This verse highlights the transformative power of Jesus in people's lives and the importance of personal testimony in spreading the Gospel. It also shows Jesus' compassion and desire for individuals to be witnesses of His work in their own spheres of influence.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Decapolis - See on Mat 4:25 (note).

John Gill Bible Commentary

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis,.... He submitted to the will of Christ, though he could gladly have gone with him; he hearkened to his instructions, took his advice, and obeyed his commands, as every one that has received favours from him ought to do and he went not only to his own, or his father's house, and acquainted his nearest friends and relations with what had befallen him, but he published the account, as Luke says, Luk 8:39, throughout the whole city, very likely of Gadara, where he might be a native; and which, as Pliny (l) relates, was in Decapolis, and agrees with the accounts of both the evangelists: here he published, as Christ had ordered him, how great things Jesus had done for him: only instead of saying the Lord had done them, for him, he attributed them to Jesus, who: is Lord and God; and by that miracle, as by many others, gave full proof of his deity, as well, as Messiahship. This is an instance of the obedience of faith, and is a considerable branch of it; for, as with the heart, men believe in Christ unto righteousness, so, with the mouth, confession must be made to the glory of that salvation which Christ has wrought out: many are backward to this part of the service of faith, through fears, through unbelief, and Satan's temptations; but this man, though to have continued with Christ was greatly desirable by him, yet he submits to his will and pleasure, and is obedient to his orders; and that at once, immediately dropping his suit: unto him, no longer insisting on his being with him; for he was sensible of the great obligations he was laid under to him, and saw it to be his duty to observe whatever he commanded him: and this was indeed but a reasonable, piece of service, and what if he had not been ordered to do, one would think he could not have done otherwise; at least, had he not, he would not have acted the grateful and generous part: and indeed, if such for whom the Lord has done great things as these, should hold their peace, the stones would even cry out. And all men did marvel; at the power of Jesus, at the miracle wrought by him, and the benefit the man had received, who they all knew had been in so deplorable a condition. It is not only marvellous to the persons themselves, for whom great things are done by the Lord; but it is amazing to others, to angels and men, when it is considered who they are, on whose account they are wrought; great sinners, very unworthy of such high favours, yea, deserving of the wrath of God, and of eternal damnation; and likewise, who it is that has done these things for them, the Lord of heaven and earth; he against whom they have sinned, and is able both to save, and to destroy; he who is the great God, is their Saviour; to which may be added, the consequence of these things, they issue in everlasting glory and happiness. (l) Nat. Hist. 5. c. 19.

Mark 5:20

The Demons and the Pigs

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Berean Standard Bible

So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.

American Standard Version (1901)

And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled.

Bible in Basic English

And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder.

Free Bible Version

So the man went on his way and began to tell the people of the Ten Cities everything Jesus had done for him, and everyone was amazed.

Geneva Bible 1599

So he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis, what great things Iesus had done vnto him: and all men did marueile.

King James (Authorized) Version

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.

One Unity Resource Bible

He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Yeshua [Salvation] had done great things for him, and everyone marveled.

Plain English Version

Then that man went all over that country called Ten Towns, and he told everybody that story. He told them all about the good things Jesus did for him. Everybody that heard him was really surprised.

Translation for Translators

So the man left and traveled around the Ten Towns district. He told people how much Jesus had done for him. All the people who heard what the man said were amazed.

Unlocked Literal Bible

So he went away and began to proclaim the great things that Jesus had done for him in the Decapolis, and everyone was amazed.

Noah Webster Bible

And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him. And all men wondered.

World English Bible

He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled.

Young's Literal Translation

and he went away, and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus did to him, and all were wondering.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Decapolis - See on Mat 4:25 (note).

John Gill Bible Commentary

Mark 5:20

Verse

Context

The Demons and the Pigs

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

Mark 5:20

The Demons and the Pigs

Sunday Night Meditations 15 Message and Song - 1950's

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary