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Mark 5:19

What does Mark 5:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 5:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 5:19 means

Jesus, rather than allowing the man to join His itinerant ministry, instructs him to return to his home and share with his friends and family what the Lord had done for him and His mercy. This commissioning of the man to be a local evangelist reveals Jesus' strategy of spreading the gospel through personal testimony. It also teaches that true discipleship often involves ministering within one's own sphere of influence.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Jesus did not suffer him, but saith to him, `Go away to thy house, unto thine own <FI>friends<Fi> , and tell them how great things the Lord did to thee, and dealt kindly with thee;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

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

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And he suffered him not, but says to him, Go to thine home to thine own people, and tell them how great things the Lord has done for thee, and has had mercy on thee.

Context

This verse presents Jesus' specific instruction to the healed man, shifting the focus from immediate discipleship to local witness. This commission is critical, setting the stage for the man's faithful obedience and the broader spread of the good news in a Gentile region where Jesus himself was asked to leave.

v.18And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him.

v.19This passage

v.20And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Daniel 6:25

    Then king Darius wrote unto all the peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth: Peace be multiplied unto you.

  • Psalms 66:16

    Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

  • John 4:29

    Come, see a man, who told me all things that ever I did: can this be the Christ?

  • Jonah 2:1

    Then Jonah prayed unto Jehovah his God out of the fish’s belly.

  • Daniel 4:37

    Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

  • Acts 22:1

    Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.

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