Mark 5:2

Mark 5:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
• New International Version (NIV)When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

Context of Mark 5:2

1They came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gerasenes. When Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him, 3and the man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with chains. 4For he had often been bound with shackles [for the feet] and with chains, and he tore apart the chains and broke the shackles into pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue and tame him.

Mark 5:2 word by word

Καὶ ἐξελθόντος αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου εὐθὺς ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἄνθρωπος ἐν πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the shipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• there metἀπαντάωapantaō · to meetG528
• of the tombsμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• anπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for Mark 5:2

• 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;
• Luke 8:27Now when Jesus stepped out on land, He was met by a man from the city [of Gerasa] who was possessed with demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and was not living in a house, but among the tombs.
• Mark 5:8For Jesus had been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”
• Mark 1:23Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out [terribly from the depths of his throat],
• Mark 3:30[Jesus said this] because the scribes and Pharisees were [attributing His miracles to Satan by] saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
• Mark 7:25Instead, after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.
• Luke 9:42Even while the boy was coming, the demon slammed him down and threw him into a [violent] convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy and gave him back to his father.

Commentaries on Mark 5:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2A man with an unclean spirit - There are two mentioned by Matthew, who are termed demoniacs. See on Mark 1:23; (note).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. 2-5Mark focuses on Jesus. The evil spirit was strong, but Jesus had even greater authority (5:6–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately--(see Mr 5:6). there met him a man with an unclean spirit--"which had devils [demons] long time" (Lu 8:27). In Matthew (Mt 8:28), "there met him two men possessed with devils." Though there be no discrepancy between these two statements--more than between two witnesses, one of whom testifies to something done by one person, while the other affirms that there were two--it is difficult to see how the…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:2

• Demons
• Gadarenes
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Unclean Spirit
• Choke
• Clothes
• Daemoniac
• Devil
• Gergesa
• Legion
• Lie
• Straightway
• Throng

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