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Mark 5:2
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 5:2 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
1Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the lake. They came to a place where the Gerasene people lived. Jesus 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.
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Καὶ ἐξελθόντος αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου εὐθὺς ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἄνθρωπος ἐν πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- whenἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
- heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- the shipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
- immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
- there metἀπαντάωapantaō · to meetG528
- of the tombsμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
- a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
- withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- anπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
- spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
Cross-references for Mark 5:2
- 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.
- Luke 8:27When Jesus got out of the boat there, a man from the town came towards him. Bad spirits were living inside him. He had not worn any clothes for a long time. He did not live in a house. Instead, he lived outside, among some graves.
- Mark 5:8He said that because Jesus had already said to the bad spirit, ‘Come out of this man.’
- Mark 1:23In the meeting place, there was a man who had a bad spirit. The bad spirit caused the man to shout.
- Mark 3:30Jesus said that to the teachers of God's Law, because they had said, ‘Jesus has a bad spirit in him.’
- Mark 7:25Immediately, a certain woman heard that he was there. This woman had a daughter who had a bad spirit in her. The woman came to Jesus and she went down on her knees by his feet.
- Luke 9:42While the boy was coming, the bad spirit threw him to the ground. It threw the boy first one way and then the other. ‘Stop!’ Jesus said to it. He then made the boy well and he 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
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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
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