But they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land.
Parallel translations
- KJV But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
- BSB But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land.
- NKJV But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.
- NASB But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout that land.
- NLT But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region.
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Cross-references · 3
- 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.
- Matt 9:26The report of this went out into all that land.
- Mark 1:44–45and said to him, “See you say nothing to anybody, but go show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing the things which Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”
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