Mark 5:19

But Jesus refused, telling him, “Go home to your own people, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how he has been merciful to you.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18As Jesus climbed into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.

20So the man went on his way and began to tell the people of the Ten Cities everything Jesus had done for him, and everyone was amazed.

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Cross References

2 Kings 5:4Naaman went to his master and explained what the Israelite girl had said.

Isaiah 38:9This is what Hezekiah, king of Judah, wrote after he recovered from his sickness:

Daniel 4:37So now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, honor, and glorify the King of Heaven, for everything he does is right, and his ways are true. He is able to humble those who are proud.

Jonah 2:1Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish.

Acts 22:1“Brothers and fathers,” he said, “Please listen as I give my defense before you.”

Matthew Henry on Mark 5:2-21

The Expulsion of Legion. 1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: 4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 5 And always, night and… Read the whole commentary →

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