Mark 5:1

Mark 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
• New International Version (NIV)They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.

Context of Mark 5:1

Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the lake. They came to a place where the Gerasene people lived. 2Jesus got out of the boat. Immediately, a man with a bad spirit in him came to him. This man lived outside, among some graves. He was very strong and nobody could hold him. People often put chains around his ankles to hold him. They wanted to keep him in a safe place. But he broke the chains that held him.

Mark 5:1 word by word

Καὶ ἦλθον εἰς τὸ πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης εἰς τὴν χώραν τῶν Γερασηνῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• over untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the other sideπέρανperan · other sideG4008
• of the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281
• the countryχώραchōra · countryG5561
• of the GadarenesΓαδαρηνόςGadarēnos · GadaraG1046

Cross-references for Mark 5:1

• Mark 4:35On that same day, in the evening, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘We should go across the lake to the other side.’
• Matthew 8:28Jesus arrived at the other side of Lake Galilee. He came to a place where the Gadarene people lived. Two men who had bad spirits in them came to meet him. These men lived outside, among some graves. They were very strong and dangerous. People were too afraid to walk that way because of them.
• Luke 8:26Jesus and his disciples went to the place where the Gerasene people lived. This place is across the lake from Galilee.

Commentaries on Mark 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The Gadarenes - Some of the MSS. have Gergasenes, and some of them Gerasenes. Griesbach seems to prefer the latter. See the note on Matthew 8:28. The Gadarenes were included within the limits of the Gergasenes. Dr. Lightfoot supposes that, of the two demoniacs mentioned here, one was of Gadara, and consequently a heathen, the other was a Gergesenian, and consequently a Jew; and he thinks that Mark and Luke mention the Gadarene demoniac because his case…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
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The demoniac healed. (1-20) A woman healed. (21-34) The daughter of Jairus raised. (35-43) Verses 1-20 Some openly wilful sinners are like this madman. The commands of the law are as chains and fetters, to restrain sinners from their wicked courses; but they break those bands in sunder; and it is an evidence of the power of the devil in them. A legion of soldiers consisted of six thousand men, or more. What multitudes of fallen spirits there must be, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1in the region of the Gerasenes: The exact location is uncertain because of differences in the manuscripts and geography. Manuscript evidence supports Gerasa, a city in this region located 59.5 kilometers (37 miles) southeast of the Sea of Galilee (5:13). Some manuscripts read Gadarenes. Gadara was eight kilometers (five miles) southeast of the Sea of Galilee. A few manuscripts read Gergesenes. The town of Gergesa was on a steep bank on the Sea of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-20Glorious Cure of the Gadarene Demoniac (Mr 5:1-20). 1. And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:1

• Gadarenes
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Choke
• Clothes
• Daemoniac
• Devil
• Gadara
• Gadarenes
• Gergesa
• Legion
• Lie

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