Mark 5:18

Mark 5:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
• New International Version (NIV)As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him.

Context of Mark 5:18

16And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine. 17And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him. 19And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee. 20And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled.

Mark 5:18 word by word

Καὶ ἐμβαίνοντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πλοῖον παρεκάλει αὐτὸν ὁ δαιμονισθεὶς ἵνα μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ᾖ.Read the interlinear

• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• boatπλοῖονploion · boatG4143

Cross-references for Mark 5:18

• Mark 5:7and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not.
• Psalms 116:12What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?
• Luke 8:38But the man from whom the demons were gone out prayed him that he might be with him: but he sent him away, saying,
• Luke 17:15And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God;
• Luke 23:42And he said, Jesus, remember me when thou comest in thy kingdom.
• Philippians 1:23But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

Commentaries on Mark 5:18

• 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. 18Unlike his neighbors, the man experienced God's grace and wanted to go with Him (literally that he might be with him; see 3:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him--the grateful heart, fresh from the hand of demons, clinging to its wondrous Benefactor. How exquisitely natural!Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:18

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

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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