Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto him.
Parallel translations
- WEB “Return to your house, and declare what great things God has done for you.” He went his way, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.
- BSB “Return home and describe how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and proclaimed all over the town how much Jesus had done for him.
- NKJV “Return to your own house, and tell what great things God has done for you.” And he went his way and proclaimed throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him.
- NASB “Return to your home and describe what great things God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the city what great things Jesus had done for him.
- NLT “No, go back to your family, and tell them everything God has done for you.” So he went all through the town proclaiming the great things Jesus had done for him.
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Quick answer
Jesus tells him to go home and tell what God has done; he proclaims it throughout the city. The transformed man becomes a witness to Christ.
Overview
Jesus commissions the man to declare what God has done, and he obeys by proclaiming what Jesus did for him. Notably, the deeds Jesus attributes to God the man rightly attributes to Jesus, hinting at His divine identity. In a Gentile region, this restored man becomes an early herald of the Gospel.
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Cross-references · 9
- 1 Tim 5:8But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
- John 4:29Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
- Luke 17:15–18And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,
- Deut 10:21He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen.
- Mark 1:45But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.
- Dan 4:1–3Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.
- Ps 126:2–3Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.
- Ps 66:16Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
- Dan 4:34–37And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
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