Mark 5:11

Mark 5:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
• New International Version (NIV)A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now a large herd of swine was feeding there near the mountains.

Context of Mark 5:11

9Then Jesus asked the man, ‘What is your name?’ The man replied, ‘My name is Army because there are so many bad spirits in me.’ 10He said to Jesus many times, ‘Please do not send these bad spirits away from this place.’ A large group of pigs was eating on the hill. 12The bad spirits said, ‘Jesus, send us to the pigs. Let us go into them.’ 13Jesus let them do this. So the bad spirits came out of the man and they went into the pigs. There were about 2,000 pigs. They rushed together down the hill into the lake. All the pigs died there in the water.

Mark 5:11 word by word

ἦν δὲ ἐκεῖ πρὸς τῷ ὄρει ἀγέλη χοίρων μεγάλη βοσκομένη·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• nighπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• unto the mountainsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the mountainsὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• aἀγέληagelē · herdG34
• greatμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• of swineχοῖροςchoiros · pigG5519
• feedingβόσκωboskō · to feedG1006

Cross-references for Mark 5:11

• Leviticus 11:7The pig's feet are in two parts. But when the pig eats its food, it does not bring the food back into its mouth. It does not eat it twice. The people must not eat the pig.
• Deuteronomy 14:8You may not eat pigs, either. They have feet in two parts but they do not eat their food a second time. You must not eat any meat from these animals. You must not even touch their dead bodies.
• Isaiah 65:4They sit among the graves and they hide in caves. They eat meat from pigs. They use unclean meat to make their soup.
• Isaiah 66:3You may kill a bull as a sacrifice to me, but you might also kill a man. You may offer a lamb to me as a sacrifice, but you might also break a dog's neck to offer to your idols. You may give me a grain offering, but you also offer pigs' blood. You may burn incense to worship me but you also worship false gods. Yes, these people have chosen how they want to live. They love to do these disgusting things.
• Matthew 8:30A large group of pigs was eating there, not very far away.
• Luke 8:32There was a large group of pigs there and they were eating on the hill. The bad spirits asked Jesus, ‘Let us go into the pigs.’ Jesus replied, ‘You can go into them.’

Commentaries on Mark 5:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A great herd of swine - See the notes on Matthew 8:30.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. 10-13The spirits kept begging Jesus, which shows his authority over them. Jesus allowed them to enter a herd of about 2,000 pigs. The pigs show that this was Gentile (non-Jewish) territory. Some people focus on the loss of the pigs or ask why Jesus allowed the demons to destroy them. But Mark and his audience focused on how Jesus saved the man.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Now there was there, nigh unto the mountains--rather, "to the mountain," according to what is clearly the true reading. In Mt 8:30, they are said to have been "a good way off." But these expressions, far from being inconsistent, only confirm, by their precision, the minute accuracy of the narrative. a great herd of swine feeding--There can hardly be any doubt that the owners of these were Jews, since to them our Lord had now come to proffer His…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:11

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

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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