Mark 5:5

Mark 5:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
• New International Version (NIV)Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones.

Context of Mark 5:5

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. Night and day he was constantly screaming and shrieking among the tombs and on the mountains, and cutting himself with [sharp] stones. 6Seeing Jesus from a distance, he ran up and bowed down before Him [in homage]; 7and screaming with a loud voice, he said, “What business do we have in common with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God [swear to me], do not torment me!”

Mark 5:5 word by word

καὶ διὰ παντὸς νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν καὶ ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσιν ἦν κράζων καὶ κατακόπτων ἑαυτὸν λίθοις.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• alwaysδιαπαντόςdiapantos · alwaysG1275
• nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• he wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the mountainsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the mountainsὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• the tombsμνῆμαmnēma · tombG3418
• cryingκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• cuttingκατακόπτωkatakoptō · to cutG2629
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• with stonesλίθοςlithos · stoneG3037

Cross-references for Mark 5:5

• 1 Kings 18:28So they cried out with a loud voice [to get Baal’s attention] and cut themselves with swords and lances in accordance with their custom, until the blood flowed out on them.
• Job 2:7So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome boils and agonizingly painful sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths.

Commentaries on Mark 5:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Crying and cutting himself with stones - In this person's case we see a specimen of what Satan could do in all the wicked, if God should permit him; but even the devil himself has his chain; and he who often binds others, is always bound himself.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. 55. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones--Terrible as he was to others, he himself endured untold misery, which sought relief in tears and self-inflicted torture.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:5

• Demons
• Gadarenes
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

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

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