Mark 5:19 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁹ But Jesus would not allow him, saying to the man, “Go home to your friends [and family (?)] and tell them about the great things the Lord has done for you and how He had pity on you.”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ But Jesus refused to permit him, but said to him, Go home to your own [family and relatives and friends] and bring back word to them of how much the Lord has done for you, and [how He has] had sympathy for you and mercy on you.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ But Jesus wouldn’t allow it. “Go home to your own people,” Jesus said, “and tell them what the Lord has done for you and how he has shown you mercy.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ And he did not permit him, but he said to him, "Go to your own people, in your own house, and announce to them how great are the things that Lord has done for you, and how he has taken pity on you."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ And he admitted him not, but saith to him: Go into thy house to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had mercy on thee.

Mark 5:19 Cross References

Mark 5:20

But the man went away and began telling people throughout Decapolis about all of the great things Jesus had done for him. [Note: “Decapolis” means “ten cities” and was a region located east of the Jordan River].

Luke 8:39

“Return to your house and tell people about the great things God has done for you.” So, he went on his way, proclaiming throughout the whole town [i.e., Geresa. See verse 26] the great things Jesus had done for him.

John 4:29

“Come [and] see a man who told me everything I ever did. Can this be the Christ?”