KJV King James Version
And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
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Mark 5:37
And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
WEB World English Bible
He allowed no one to follow him, except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
ASV American Standard Version
And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he did not suffer any one to follow with him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James;
Surrounding context — Mark 5
34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s [house certain] which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
καὶG2532 · kaiandοὐκG3756 · ounoἀφῆκενG863 · aphiēmito release: leaveοὐδέναG3762 · oudeisnoneμετ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heσυνακολουθῆσαιG4870 · sunakoloutheōto accompanyεἰG1487 · eiifμὴG3361 · mēnotτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠέτρονG4074 · PetrosPeterκαὶG2532 · kaiandἸάκωβονG2385 · IakōbosJamesκαὶG2532 · kaiandἸωάννηνG2491 · IōannēsJohnτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφὸνG80 · adelphosbrotherἸακώβου.¶G2385 · IakōbosJames
Cross-references
Acts 9:40But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning [him] to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.Mark 14:33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;Mark 9:2And after six days Jesus taketh [with him] Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.2 Corinthians 13:1This [is] the third [time] I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.Luke 8:51And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
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