And He sent him to his home, saying, “Do not even enter the village.”
Parallel translations
- WEB He sent him away to his house, saying, “Don’t enter into the village, nor tell anyone in the village.”
- KJV And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
- BSB Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
- NKJV Then He sent him away to his house, saying, “Neither go into the town, nor tell anyone in the town.”
- NLT Jesus sent him away, saying, “Don’t go back into the village on your way home.”
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Quick answer
Jesus sends the man home and tells him not to enter the village. He restrains premature publicity about the miracle.
Overview
This command fits Mark's pattern of secrecy, keeping the focus on Jesus' true mission rather than mere wonder. By sending the healed man straight home, Jesus avoids fueling misunderstanding about his messianic role. The restraint anticipates that his identity is to be understood through suffering, as the next passage reveals.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Matt 8:4Jesus said to him, “See that you tell nobody, but go, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”
- Matt 12:16and commanded them that they should not make him known:
- Mark 5:43He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and commanded that something should be given to her to eat.
- Mark 8:23He took hold of the blind man by the hand, and brought him out of the village. When he had spit on his eyes, and laid his hands on him, he asked him if he saw anything.
- Matt 9:30Their eyes were opened. Jesus strictly commanded them, saying, “See that no one knows about this.”
- Mark 7:36He commanded them that they should tell no one, but the more he commanded them, so much the more widely they proclaimed it.
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Christ at the center
Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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