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

1On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes. As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs. 3This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains. 4Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue 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

• As soon asκαίkai · andG2532
• As soon asεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• gotἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• boatπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• He was met byὑπαντάωhupantaō · to go meetG5221
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• an uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• tombsμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419

Cross-references for Mark 5:2

• Isaiah 65:4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
• Luke 8:27When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
• Mark 5:8For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
• Mark 1:23Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:
• Mark 3:30Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
• Mark 7:25Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
• Luke 9:42Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, 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