Mark 5:19

But Jesus would not allow him. “Go home to your own people,” He said, “and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy He has shown you.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses the healed demoniac at the boat’s edge, refusing his request to accompany Him after the swine incident.

The words — ἀφῆκεν (aphēken) literally means "He did permit," showing Jesus actively withheld physical accompaniment.

The thread — The command to report divine acts aligns with the witness mandate in Psalms 66:16 and the personal testimony pattern in John 4:29.

Why it lands — The text commands the recipient to return to his community and report the Lord's mercy, requiring the reader to prioritize local witness over personal proximity to Jesus.

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The Greek words

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.

Cross-references

Psalms 66:16 Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
John 4:29 “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
Isaiah 38:9 This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
Daniel 4:1 King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
Daniel 6:25 Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
Daniel 4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
Acts 22:1 “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
Acts 26:4 Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from my earliest childhood among my own people, and also in Jerusalem.
Jonah 2:1 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,