Berean Standard Bible

Mark 5:2-20

2As soon asΚαὶ εὐθὺςKai euthusG2532 G2112JesusαὐτοῦautouG846gotἐξελθόντοςexelthontosG1831out ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588boatπλοίουploiouG4143,He was met byὑπήντησεν αὐτῷhupēntēsen autōG5221 G846a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444withἐνenG1722an uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151, who wascoming fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588tombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419.

3This manὃςhosG3739hadεἶχενeichenG2192τὴνtēnG3588been livingκατοίκησινkatoikēsinG2731inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588tombsμνήμασιν.mnēmasinG3418andκαὶkaiG2532couldἐδύνατοedunatoG1410no longerG3765οὐδεὶςoudeisG3762be restrainedδῆσαιdēsaiG1210αὐτὸνautonG846, evenοὐδὲoudeG3761with chainsἁλύσειhaluseiG254.

4ThoughδιὰdiaG1223heαὐτὸνautonG846was oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178τὸtoG3588boundδεδέσθαιdedesthaiG1210with chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254andκαὶkaiG2532shacklesπέδαιςpedaisG3976καὶkaiG2532,he had brokenδιεσπάσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦdiespasthai hup᾽ autouG1288 G5259 G846theτὰςtasG3588chainsἁλύσειςhaluseisG254andκαὶkaiG2532shatteredσυντετρῖφθαι,suntetriphthaiG4937theτὰςtasG3588shacklesπέδαςpedasG3976.NowκαὶkaiG2532there wasno oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762with the strengthἴσχυενischuenG2480to subdueδαμάσαι.damasaiG1150himαὐτὸνautonG846.

5Nightκαὶ παντὸς νυκτὸςkai pantos nuktosG2532 G3956 G3571andκαὶkaiG2532dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588tombsμνήμασινmnēmasinG3418andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588mountainsὄρεσινoresinG3735heἦνēnG1510keptδιὰdiaG1223crying outκράζωνkrazōnG2896andκαὶkaiG2532cuttingκατακόπτωνkatakoptōnG2629himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438with stonesλίθοις.¶lithoisG3037.

6WhenΚαὶKaiG2532the mansawG3708τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424fromἀπὸapoG575a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,he ranἔδραμενedramenG5143andκαὶkaiG2532fell on his kneesπροσεκύνησενprosekunēsenG4352before HimαὐτῷautōG846.

7AndκαὶkaiG2532he shoutedκράξαςkraxasG2896in a loud voiceφωνῇ μεγάλῃphōnēa megalēG3173 G5456λέγει·legeiG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101do Youσοί,soiG4771wantκαὶkaiG2532with meG1473,JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,SonυἱὲhuieG5207ofτοῦtouG3588theτοῦtouG3588Most Highὑψίστου;hupsistouG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316?I begὁρκίζωhorkizōG3726YouσεseG4771τὸνtonG3588before Godθεόν,theonG2316notμήmēG3361to tortureβασανίσῃς.basanisēsG928meG1473!”

8ForγὰρgarG1063Jesushad already declaredαὐτῷ·autōG2036 G846, “ComeἔξελθεexeltheG1831out ofἐκekG1537thisτὸtoG3588manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444τὸtoG3588,you uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169τοῦtouG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151!”

9“WhatτίtiG5101isyourσοι;soiG4771nameὄνομάonomaG3686ΚαὶKaiG2532?” Jesusaskedἐπηρώτα αὐτόν·epērōta autonG1905 G846. “MyG1473nameὄνομάonomaG3686isLegionλεγιὼνlegiōnG3003καὶkaiG2532,”he repliedλέγει αὐτῷ·legei autōG3004 G846, “forὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμεν.esmenG1510manyπολλοίpolloiG4183.”

10AndκαὶkaiG2532he beggedπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870JesusαὐτὸνautonG846repeatedlyπολλὰpollaG4183not to sendἵνα μὴ ἀποστείλῃina mē aposteilēG2443 G3361 G649themαὐτὰautaG846out ofἔξωexōG1854thatτῆςtēsG3588regionχώρας.chōrasG5561.

11δὲdeG1161ThereἐκεῖekeiG1563on theτῷtōG3588nearbyπρὸςprosG4314hillsideὄρειoreiG3735a largeμεγάληmegalēG3173herdἀγέληagelēG34of pigsχοίρωνchoirōnG5519wasἦνēnG1510feedingβοσκομένη·boskomenēG1006.

12SoκαὶkaiG2532the demonsbeggedπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870JesusαὐτὸνautonG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “SendπέμψονpempsonG3992usG1473toεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588pigsχοίρουςchoirousG5519,so thatἵναinaG2443we may enterεἰς εἰσέλθωμεν.eis eiselthōmenG1525 G1519themαὐτοὺςautousG846.”

13καὶkaiG2532He gave them permissionἐπέτρεψεν αὐτοῖςepetrepsen autoisG2010 G846,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588τὰtaG3588uncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151came outἐξελθόνταexelthontaG1831andwentεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτοὺςtousG3588pigsχοίρους,choirousG5519,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588herdἀγέληagelēG34of aboutὡςhōsG5613two thousandδισχίλιοιdischilioiG1367rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596theτοῦtouG3588steep bankκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281andκαὶkaiG2532drownedἐπνίγοντοepnigontoG4155inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588waterθαλάσσῃ.thalassēG2281.

14καὶkaiG2532ThoseοἱhoiG3588tendingβόσκοντεςboskontesG1006the pigsαὐτοὺςautousG846ran offἔφυγονephugonG5343andκαὶkaiG2532reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518thisinεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588townπόλινpolinG4172andκαὶkaiG2532εἰςeisG1519τοὺςtousG3588countrysideἀγρούς.agrousG68,andκαὶkaiG2532the peoplewent outἦλθονēlthonG2064to seeG3708whatτίtiG5101had happenedἐστιν τὸ γεγονός.¶estin to gegonosG1510 G3588 G1096.

15WhenΚαὶKaiG2532they cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424καὶkaiG2532,they sawθεωροῦσινtheōrousinG2334the man whoτὸνtonG3588had been possessedδαιμονιζόμενονdaimonizomenonG1139τὸνtonG3588ἐσχηκόταeschēkotaG2192by theτὸνtonG3588legion of demonsλεγιῶνα,legiōnaG3003sittingκαθήμενονkathēmenonG2521there,clothedἱματισμένονhimatismenonG2439andκαὶkaiG2532in his right mindσωφρονοῦντα,sōphronountaG4993;andκαὶkaiG2532they were afraidἐφοβήθησαν.ephobēthēsanG5399.

16καὶkaiG2532ThoseοἱhoiG3588who had seenG3708itdescribedδιηγήσαντο αὐτοῖςdiēgēsanto autoisG1334 G846whatπῶςpōsG4459had happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to theτῷtōG3588demon-possessed manδαιμονιζομένῳdaimonizomenōG1139andκαὶkaiG2532also toπερὶperiG4012theτῶνtōnG3588pigsχοίρων.choirōnG5519.

17AndκαὶkaiG2532the peoplebeganG756to begπαρακαλεῖνparakaleinG3870JesusαὐτὸνautonG846to leaveἀπελθεῖν ἀπὸapelthein apoG565 G575theirαὐτῶν.¶autōnG846τῶνtōnG3588regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725.

18AsΚαὶKaiG2532HeαὐτοῦautouG846was gettingἐμβαίνοντοςembainontosG1684intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588boatπλοῖονploionG4143,theὁhoG3588manwho had been possessed by the demonsδαιμονισθεὶςdaimonistheisG1139beggedπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870αὐτὸνautonG846toἵναinaG2443goᾖ.ēG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326HimαὐτοῦautouG846.

19ButκαὶkaiG2532Jesuswould not allowοὐκ ἀφῆκενouk aphēkenG3756 G863himαὐτόν,autonG846. “GoὕπαγεhupageG5217homeεἰς τὸν οἶκόνeis ton oikonG1519 G3588 G3624 G4771toπρὸςprosG4314τοὺςtousG3588your ownG4674peopleἀλλὰallaG235,”He saidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτῷ·autōG846, “andκαὶkaiG2532tellἀπάγγειλονapangeilonG518themαὐτοῖςautoisG846how muchὅσαhosaG3745theὁhoG3588LordκύριόςkuriosG2962has doneπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160for youG4771,andκαὶkaiG2532what mercy He has shownἠλέησένēleēsenG1653youG4771.”

20SoΚαὶKaiG2532the manwent awayἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565andκαὶkaiG2532beganG756to proclaimκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784throughoutἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588DecapolisΔεκαπόλειDekapoleiG1179how muchὅσαhosaG3745ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for himαὐτῷautōG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956was amazedἐθαύμαζον.¶ethaumazonG2296.

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