English Standard Version
Mark 5:15
15And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
Mark 5:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
- New International Version (NIV)When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid.
Context of Mark 5:15
13So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea. 14The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 16And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs. 17And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their region.
Read all of Mark 5Mark 5:15 word by word
Καὶ ἔρχονται πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ θεωροῦσιν τὸν δαιμονιζόμενον καθήμενον ἱματισμένον καὶ σωφρονοῦντα, τὸν ἐσχηκότα τὸν λεγιῶνα, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- they comeἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- toπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- seeθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
- him that was possessed with the devilδαιμονίζομαιdaimonizomai · be demonisedG1139
- and hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
- the legionλεγεώνlegeōn · LegionG3003
- sittingκάθημαιkathēmai · to sitG2521
- clothedἱματίζωhimatizō · to dressG2439
- in his right mindσωφρονέωsōphroneō · be of sound mindG4993
- they were afraidφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
Cross-references for Mark 5:15
- Mark 5:4for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him.
- Isaiah 49:24Can the prey be taken from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be rescued?
- Matthew 9:33And when the demon had been cast out, the mute man spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, "Never was anything like this seen in Israel."
- Matthew 12:29Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? Then indeed he may plunder his house.
- Luke 8:35Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.
- Luke 10:39And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to his teaching.
- Colossians 1:13He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
- 1 Samuel 6:20Then the men of Beth-shemesh said, "Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? And to whom shall he go up away from us?"
- 1 Samuel 16:4Samuel did what the Lord commanded and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling and said, "Do you come peaceably?"
- 1 Chronicles 13:12And David was afraid of God that day, and he said, "How can I bring the ark of God home to me?"
- 1 Chronicles 15:13Because you did not carry it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule."
- Job 13:11Will not his majesty terrify you, and the dread of him fall upon you?
- Psalms 14:5There they are in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous.
- 2 Timothy 1:7for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
Commentaries on Mark 5:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15That - had the legion - This is omitted by D, and two others, Ethiopic, Persic, Vulgate, and all the Itala but one. Mill, Bengel, and Griesbach, think it should be omitted.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. 15-16The change in the man shows the power Jesus has to save. Before, the man had been controlled by evil spirits. Now he was restored.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. And they come to Jesus--Matthew (Mt 8:34) says, "Behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus." and see him that was possessed with the devil--the demonized person. and had the legion, sitting--"at the feet of Jesus," adds Luke (Lu 8:35); in contrast with his former wild and wandering habits. and clothed--As our Evangelist had not told us that he "ware no clothes," the meaning of this statement could only have been conjectured but for "the beloved…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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