Mark 5:8

Mark 5:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
• New International Version (NIV)For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he was saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He said to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!”

Context of Mark 5:8

6He saw Jesus a long way away and he ran to meet him. He went down on his knees in front of Jesus. 7He screamed loudly, ‘Jesus, you are the Son of the Most High God! What are you doing here? Please, promise God that you will not hurt me.’ He said that because Jesus had already said to the bad spirit, ‘Come out of this man.’ 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.’

Mark 5:8 word by word

ἔλεγεν γὰρ αὐτῷ· ἔξελθε τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἀκάθαρτον ἐκ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Come outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for Mark 5:8

• Mark 1:25Jesus said to the bad spirit, ‘Be quiet! Come out of the man!’
• Mark 9:25Jesus saw that the crowd of people was quickly becoming bigger. So he told the bad spirit to stop. Jesus said to it, ‘Spirit, I am telling you that you must leave this boy. He cannot hear or speak because of you. I tell you to come out of him! You must never go into him again.’
• Acts 16:18The slave girl continued to do this for many days. After some time, Paul became angry. So he turned round and he said to the bad spirit, ‘I am using the authority of Jesus Christ! I command you to leave this woman!’ When Paul said that, the spirit left her immediately.

Commentaries on Mark 5:8

• 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. 6-8Despite the man's terrible condition, the arrival of Jesus gave him hope. He ran and knelt before Jesus, asking for help. Son of the Most High God: Evil spirits know who Jesus really is (1:24, 34; 3:11). There was no struggle. Jesus was in control, and the unclean spirit obeyed him. Torture is the final judgment awaiting unclean spirits (Matthew 8:29; Luke 8:31).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. For he said unto him--that is, before the unclean spirit cried out. Come out of the man, unclean spirit!--Ordinarily, obedience to a command of this nature was immediate. But here, a certain delay is permitted, the more signally to manifest the power of Christ and accomplish His purposes.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:8

• Demons
• Gadarenes
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Unclean Spirit
• Choke
• Clothes
• Devil
• Gergesa
• Legion
• Lie
• Straightway
• Throng
• Whole

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