Mark 5:12

Mark 5:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
• New International Version (NIV)The demons begged Jesus, “Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and they begged him, saying, "Send us to the pigs; let us enter them."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So all the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.”

Context of Mark 5:12

10He said to Jesus many times, ‘Please do not send these bad spirits away from this place.’ 11A large group of pigs was eating on the hill. The 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. 14The men who were taking care of these pigs ran away. They told the people in the town and in the villages what had happened. Then those people came to see the place for themselves.

Mark 5:12 word by word

καὶ παρεκάλεσαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες· πέμψον ἡμᾶς εἰς τοὺς χοίρους ἵνα εἰς αὐτοὺς εἰσέλθωμεν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the devilsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the devilsδαίμωνdaimōn · demonG1142
• besoughtπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Sendπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the swineχοῖροςchoiros · pigG5519
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• we may enterεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525

Cross-references for Mark 5:12

• Job 1:10You do not let any bad things happen to him. You keep him, his family and all his things safe. You have given him success with everything that he does. His many farm animals are everywhere!
• Job 2:5So now cause Job to have great pain in his own body. Then he will certainly curse you very strongly.’
• Luke 22:31Jesus then said, ‘Simon, Simon, be careful to listen to me! Satan has asked to have authority over you all. He will shake you as a farmer shakes seeds.
• 2 Corinthians 2:11We do not want Satan to win against us. He is very clever. We know how he likes to cause us to have trouble.
• 1 Peter 5:8Think seriously about how you live. Watch carefully for danger. Remember that the Devil is your enemy. He wants to hurt you. He walks about like a hungry lion. He is looking for someone to kill and then eat them!

Commentaries on Mark 5:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12All the devils - , all, is omitted by many MSS. and versions; Griesbach leaves it out of the text. ̔ is omitted also by several: Griesbach leaves it doubtful. Probably it should be read thus, And they besought him, saying.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. 1212. And all the devils besought him, saying--"if thou cast us out" (Mt 8:31). Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them--Had they spoken out all their mind, perhaps this would have been it: "If we must quit our hold of this man, suffer us to continue our work of mischief in another form, that by entering these swine, and thus destroying the people's property, we may steel their hearts against Thee!"Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:12

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

In the dictionaries

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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