Mark 5:7

Mark 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
• New International Version (NIV)He shouted at the top of his voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God’s name don’t torture me!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he cried out with a loud voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me.”

Context of Mark 5:7

5Night and day he was among the tombs and on the mountainsides screaming and cutting himself with stones. 6The man saw Jesus at a distance. So he ran ⌞to Jesus⌟, bowed down in front of him, and shouted, “Why are you bothering me now, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won’t torture me.” 8He shouted this because Jesus said, “You evil spirit, come out of the man.” 9Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He told Jesus, “My name is Legion [Six Thousand], because there are many of us.”

Mark 5:7 word by word

καὶ κράξας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγει· τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ, υἱὲ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου; ὁρκίζω σε τὸν θεόν, μή με βασανίσῃς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• criedκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• with aφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• and saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of theθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• most highὕψιστοςhupsistos · HighestG5310
• I adjureὁρκίζωhorkizō · to adjureG3726
• that thou tormentβασανίζωbasanizō · to torture: tortureG928
• notμήmē · notG3361

Cross-references for Mark 5:7

• Mark 1:24“What do you want with us, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
• Hosea 14:8“The people of Ephraim will have nothing more to do with idols. I will answer them and take care of them. I am like a growing pine tree. Their fruit comes from me.”
• Matthew 8:29They shouted, “Why are you bothering us now, Son of God? Did you come here to torture us before it is time?”
• Luke 4:34“Oh, no! What do you want with us, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
• Mark 3:11Whenever people with evil spirits saw him, they would fall down in front of him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”
• Mark 14:61But he was silent. The chief priest asked him again, “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
• Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God!”
• John 20:31But these miracles have been written so that you will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and so that you will have life by believing in him.
• Acts 16:17She used to follow Paul and shout, “These men are servants of the Most High God. They’re telling you how you can be saved.”
• 1 Kings 22:16The king asked him, “How many times must I make you take an oath in the Lord’s name to tell me nothing but the truth?”
• Matthew 26:63But Jesus was silent. Then the chief priest said to him, “Swear an oath in front of the living God and tell us, are you the Messiah, the Son of God?”
• Acts 19:13Some Jews used to travel from place to place and force evil spirits out of people. They tried to use the name of the Lord Jesus to force evil spirits out of those who were possessed. These Jews would say, “I order you ⌞to come out⌟ in the name of Jesus, whom Paul talks about.”
• Genesis 3:15I will make you and the woman hostile toward each other. I will make your descendants and her descendant hostile toward each other. He will crush your head, and you will bruise his heel.”
• Luke 8:28When he saw Jesus, he shouted, fell in front of him, and said in a loud voice, “Why are you bothering me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!”
• Romans 16:20The God of peace will quickly crush Satan under your feet. May the good will of our Lord Jesus be with you!

Commentaries on Mark 5:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7What have I to do with thee - Or, What is it to thee and me, or why dost thou trouble thyself with me? See on Mark 1:24; (note), and Matthew 8:29; (note), where the idiom and meaning are explained. Jesus - This is omitted by four MSS., and by several in Luke 8:28, and by many of the first authority in Matthew 8:29; (note). See the note on this latter place.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. 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. 77. What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not--or, as in Mt 8:29, "Art Thou come to torment us before the time?" (See on Mr 1:24). Behold the tormentor anticipating, dreading, and entreating exemption from torment! In Christ they discern their destined Tormentor; the time, they know, is fixed, and they feel as if it were come already! (Jas 2:19).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:7

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

In the dictionaries

• God
• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Most High
• Adjuration
• Choke
• Clothes
• Daemoniac
• Devil

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