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.”
Parallel translations
- WEB He didn’t allow him, but said to him, “Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.”
- KJV 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.
- NKJV However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.”
- NASB And He did not let him, but He *said to him, “Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.”
- NLT But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.”
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Quick answer
Jesus sends the man home to tell his friends the great mercy the Lord has shown him.
Overview
Rather than letting him follow, Jesus appoints the man as a witness in his own Gentile community. He is to proclaim what 'the Lord' has done, language that points to Jesus' divine identity. This shows that being sent to testify is itself a high calling of grace.
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- Ps 66:16Come 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?”
- Dan 6:25–27Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.
- Dan 4:1–3King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.
- Isa 38:9–20This is a writing by Hezekiah king of Judah after his illness and recovery:
- Acts 26:4–29Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.
- Acts 22:1–21“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
- Dan 4:37Now 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.
- Jonah 2:1–10From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
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