Mark 6:12 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)12 Then they went out and preached that people should repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives]. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 176912 And they went out, and preached that men should repent. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition12 So they went out and preached that men should repent [that they should change their minds for the better and heartily amend their ways, with abhorrence of their past sins]. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent. See the chapterCommon English Bible12 So they went out and proclaimed that people should change their hearts and lives. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version12 And going out, they were preaching, so that people would repent. See the chapter |
So, when the apostles and the brothers from Judea heard these things, they stopped arguing [See verse 2] and gave honor to God, saying, “[This means] that God has permitted the Gentiles also [as well as the Jews] to repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] so they, too, could have [the promise of never ending] life.”
but, [instead] declared to the people of Damascus first, [then] to the people of Jerusalem, and [finally to those] throughout all of the district of Judea, as well as to the Gentiles [everywhere] that they should repent [i.e., change their hearts and lives] and turn to God, doing deeds which demonstrate their repentance.