Mark 5:20
And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
Mark 5:20 in other translations
| BSB | So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed. |
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| WEB | He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled. |
| ASV | And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled. |
| YLT | and he went away, and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus did to him, and all were wondering. |
| DARBY | And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him; and all wondered. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him. And all men wondered. |
What does Mark 5:20 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Mr 5:21-43. The Daughter of Jairus Raised to Life--The Woman with an Issue of Blood Healed. ( = Mt 9:18-26; Lu 8:41-56).
The occasion of this scene will appear presently. Jairus' Daughter (Mr 5:21-24).Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
How great things, etc. This was the natural expression of right feeling at being cured of such a calamity. So the desire of sinners freed from sin is to honour Jesus; to ascribe all to his power; and to invite the world to participate in the same salvation, and to join them in doing honour to the Son of God. Compare Ps 66:16.
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 5:1-20
Some openly wilful sinners are like this madman. The commands of the law are as chains and fetters, to restrain sinners from their wicked courses; but they break those bands in sunder; and it is an evidence of the power of the devil in them. A legion of soldiers consisted of six thousand men, or more. What multitudes of fallen spirits there must be, and all enemies to God and man, when here was a legion in one poor…
Mark 5:20 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 5:20
- Matthew 4:25
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.
- Mark 7:31
And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
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Context
- Mark 5:19
Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
- Mark 5:20
And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
- Mark 5:21
And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
Mark 5:20 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y se fué, y comenzó á publicar en Decápolis cuán grandes cosas Jesús había hecho con él: y todos se maravillaban. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il s’en alla, et se mit à publier en Décapolis tout ce que Jésus lui avait fait; et tous s’en étonnaient. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er ging hin und fing an, in der Dekapolis auszurufen, wieviel Jesus an ihm getan hatte; und alle verwunderten sich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et abiit, et cœpit prædicare in Decapoli, quanta sibi fecisset Jesus: et omnes mirabantur. |