Mark 5:20

Mark 5:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
• New International Version (NIV)So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled.

Context of Mark 5:20

18As He was stepping into the boat, the [Gentile] man who had been demon-possessed was begging with Him [asking] that he might go with Him [as a disciple]. 19Jesus did not let him [come], but [instead] He said to him, “Go home to your family and tell them all the great things that the Lord has done for you, and how He has had mercy on you.” So he [obeyed and] went away and began to publicly proclaim in Decapolis [the region of the ten Hellenistic cities] all the great things that Jesus had done for him; and all the people were astonished. 21When Jesus had again crossed over in the boat to the other side [of the sea], a large crowd gathered around Him; and so He stayed by the seashore. 22One of the synagogue officials named Jairus came up; and seeing Him, fell at His feet

Mark 5:20 word by word

Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν καὶ ἤρξατο κηρύσσειν ἐν τῇ Δεκαπόλει ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· καὶ πάντες ἐθαύμαζον.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he departedἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
• to publishκηρύσσωkērussō · to preachG2784
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• Decapolisὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• DecapolisΔεκάπολιςDekapolis · DecapolisG1179
• how great thingsὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• had doneποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• for himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• did marvelθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296

Cross-references for Mark 5:20

• Mark 7:31Soon after this Jesus left the region of Tyre, and passed through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, through the region of Decapolis [the ten Hellenistic cities].
• Matthew 4:25Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and the other side of the Jordan.

Commentaries on Mark 5:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Decapolis - See on Matthew 4:25; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-20Verses 1-20 See this account of the demoniacs fully explained in the notes at Matthew 8:28-34. Mark 5:4 He had been often bound with fetters and chains - Efforts had been made to confine him, but his great strength - his strength increased by his malady - had prevented it. There often appears to be a great increase of strength produced by insanity, and what is here stated in regard to this maniac often occurs in Palestine and elsewhere now. Dr. Thomson…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-20Jesus wanted the man to tell others about the great things the Lord had done for him. Thus, Mark identifies Jesus as the Lord. tell them how much: Unlike other times, Jesus did not hide his identity, possibly because it was safer in this non-Jewish area (see 3:11–12). the Decapolis: See study note on Matthew 4:24–25.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. And he departed, and began to publish--not only among his friends, to whom Jesus immediately sent him, but in Decapolis--so called, as being a region of ten cities. (See on Mt 4:25). how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel--Throughout that considerable region did this monument of mercy proclaim his new-found Lord; and some, it is to be hoped, did more than "marvel." The occasion of this scene will appear presently. Jairus'…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:20

• Decapolis
• Demons
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Regeneration
• Testimony
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Choke
• Clothes
• Decapolis
• Devil
• Gergesa
• Legion
• Lie
• Straightway

Commentaries on Mark 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings