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Mark 5:20
So the man went away and began to proclaim throughout the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The healed man departs from Jesus and begins proclaiming throughout the Decapolis what Jesus has done for him. This action follows Jesus' direct command to return home and report the Lord's mercy to his own people.
The words — ἀπῆλθεν (apēlthen) translates literally as "he departed," and κηρύσσειν (kēryssēn) means "to proclaim." These verbs mark the man's immediate shift from physical healing to public witness.
The thread — The Decapolis appears in Matthew 4:25 as a region supplying crowds to Jesus, and in Mark 7:31 as a territory Jesus traverses after leaving Tyre. The narrative thread tracks the geographic expansion of Jesus' ministry into Gentile regions beyond Galilee.
Why it lands — The text records that the man's obedience produces a public report that amazes every listener. It requires readers to acknowledge that personal deliverance naturally demands verbal witness in the surrounding community.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
Cross-references
- Matthew 4:25 Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
- Mark 7:31 Then Jesus left the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.