Mark 5:11

Mark 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
• New International Version (NIV)A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains.

Context of Mark 5:11

9He was asking him, “What is your name?” And he replied, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” 10And he began begging Him repeatedly not to send them out of the region. Now there was a large herd of pigs grazing there on the mountain. 12And the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the pigs so that we may go into them!” 13Jesus gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out [of the man] and entered the pigs. The herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea; and they were drowned [one after the other] in the sea.

Mark 5:11 word by word

ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ πρὸς τῷ ὄρει ἀγέλη χοίρων μεγάλη βοσκομένη·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• nighπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• unto the mountainsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the mountainsὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• aἀγέληagelē · herdG34
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• of swineχοῖροςchoiros · pigG5519
• feedingβόσκωboskō · to feedG1006

Cross-references for Mark 5:11

• Leviticus 11:7And the swine, because it divides the hoof and makes a split hoof, but does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you.
• Deuteronomy 14:8The swine, because it has a divided hoof but does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You shall not eat their meat nor touch their carcasses.
• Isaiah 65:4Who sit among the graves [trying to conjure up evil spirits] and spend the night in the secret places [where spirits are thought to dwell]; Who eat swine’s flesh, And their pots hold the broth of unclean meat;
• Isaiah 66:3“He who kills an ox [for pagan sacrifice] is [as guilty] as one who kills a man; He who sacrifices a lamb, as one who breaks a dog’s neck; He who offers a grain offering, as one who offers swine’s blood; He who offers incense, as one who blesses an idol. Such people have chosen their own ways, And their soul delights in their repulsive acts;
• Matthew 8:30Some distance from them a large herd of pigs was grazing.
• Luke 8:32Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the mountain. The demons begged Jesus to allow them to enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

Commentaries on Mark 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A great herd of swine - See the notes on Matthew 8:30.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-20Verses 1-20 See this account of the demoniacs fully explained in the notes at Matthew 8:28-34. Mark 5:4 He had been often bound with fetters and chains - Efforts had been made to confine him, but his great strength - his strength increased by his malady - had prevented it. There often appears to be a great increase of strength produced by insanity, and what is here stated in regard to this maniac often occurs in Palestine and elsewhere now. Dr. Thomson…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-13The spirits kept begging Jesus, which shows his authority over them. Jesus allowed them to enter a herd of about 2,000 pigs. The pigs show that this was Gentile (non-Jewish) territory. Some people focus on the loss of the pigs or ask why Jesus allowed the demons to destroy them. But Mark and his audience focused on how Jesus saved the man.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Now there was there, nigh unto the mountains--rather, "to the mountain," according to what is clearly the true reading. In Mt 8:30, they are said to have been "a good way off." But these expressions, far from being inconsistent, only confirm, by their precision, the minute accuracy of the narrative. a great herd of swine feeding--There can hardly be any doubt that the owners of these were Jews, since to them our Lord had now come to proffer His…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:11

• Demons
• Gadarenes
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Swine

In the dictionaries

• Choke
• Clothes
• Devil
• Gergesa
• Legion
• Lie
• Straightway
• Throng
• Whole
• Worse

Commentaries on Mark 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings