New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 5

The Gerasene Demoniac

1They cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008of the seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281,into the countryχώρανchōranG5561of the GerasenesΓερασηνῶν.¶GerasēnōnG1086.

2When He gotἐξελθόντοςexelthontosG1831out ofthe boatπλοίουploiouG4143,immediatelyG2117a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444from the tombsμνημείωνmnēmeiōnG3419with an uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151metὑπήντησενhupēntēsenG5221Him,

3and he hadεἶχενeichenG2192his dwellingκατοίκησινkatoikēsinG2731amongἐνenG1722the tombsμνήμασιν.mnēmasinG3418.And noG3761 G3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was ableἐδύνατοedunatoG1410to bindδῆσαιdēsaiG1210him anymoreG3765,evenοὐδὲoudeG3761with a chainἁλύσειhaluseiG254;

4becauseδιὰdiaG1223he had oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178been boundδεδέσθαιdedesthaiG1210with shacklesπέδαιςpedaisG3976and chainsἁλύσεσινhalusesinG254,and the chainsἁλύσειςhaluseisG254had been tornδιεσπάσθαιdiespasthaiG1288apartG1288by him and the shacklesπέδαςpedasG3976brokenG4937in piecesG4937,and noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762was strongG2480enoughG2480to subdueδαμάσαι.damasaiG1150him.

5ConstantlyδιὰdiaG1223,nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,he was screamingκράζωνkrazōnG2896amongG1722the tombsμνήμασινmnēmasinG3418and in the mountainsὄρεσινoresinG3735,and gashingκατακόπτωνkatakoptōnG2629himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438with stonesλίθοις.¶lithoisG3037.

6SeeingG3708JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424from a distanceμακρόθενmakrothenG3113,he ranἔδραμενedramenG5143up and bowedG4352downG4352beforeG4352Him;

7and shoutingκράξαςkraxasG2896with a loudμεγάλῃmegalēG3173voiceφωνῇphōnēaG5456,he saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “WhatτίtiG5101business do we have with each other, JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,SonυἱὲhuieG5207ofthe Mostὑψίστου;hupsistouG5310HighG5310GodθεοῦtheouG2316?I imploreὁρκίζωhorkizōG3726You by Godθεόν,theonG2316,do not tormentβασανίσῃς.basanisēsG928me!”

8For He had been sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to him,“ComeἔξελθεexeltheG1831out of the manἀνθρώπου.¶anthrōpouG444,you uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151!”

9And He was askingἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905him,“WhatτίtiG5101is your nameὄνομάonomaG3686?”And he saidλέγειlegeiG3004to Him, “My nameὄνομάonomaG3686isLegionλεγιὼνlegiōnG3003;for we are manyπολλοίpolloiG4183.”

10And he beganto imploreπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870Him earnestlyπολλὰpollaG4183not to sendἀποστείλῃaposteilēG649them out of the countryχώρας.chōrasG5561.

11NowδὲdeG1161there was a largeμεγάληmegalēG3173herdἀγέληagelēG34of swineχοίρωνchoirōnG5519feedingβοσκομένη·boskomenēG1006nearbyἐκεῖekeiG1563on the mountainὄρειoreiG3735.

12The demonsimploredπαρεκάλεσανparekalesanG3870Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “SendπέμψονpempsonG3992us into the swineχοίρουςchoirousG5519soἵναinaG2443that we may enterεἰσέλθωμεν.eiselthōmenG1525them.”

13Jesus gaveG2010them permissionG2010.And comingἐξελθόνταexelthontaG1831out, the uncleanἀκάθαρταakathartaG169spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151enteredεἰσῆλθονeisēlthonG1525the swineχοίρους,choirousG5519;and the herdἀγέληagelēG34rushedὥρμησενhōrmēsenG3729downκατὰkataG2596the steepκρημνοῦkrēmnouG2911bankG2911into the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,aboutὡςhōsG5613twoG1367thousandG1367of them;and they were drownedἐπνίγοντοepnigontoG4155in the seaθαλάσσῃ.thalassēG2281.

14Their herdsmenβόσκοντεςboskontesG1006ranG5343awayG5343and reportedἀπήγγειλανapēngeilanG518it in the cityπόλινpolinG4172and in the countryἀγρούς.agrousG68. And the peoplecameἦλθονēlthonG2064to seeG3708whatτίtiG5101it was that had happenedγεγονός.¶gegonosG1096.

15They cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064to JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424and observedθεωροῦσινtheōrousinG2334the man who had beendemon-possessedδαιμονιζόμενονdaimonizomenonG1139sittingG2521downG2521,clothedἱματισμένονhimatismenonG2439andin his rightG4993mindG4993,the very man who had hadἐσχηκόταeschēkotaG2192the “legionλεγιῶνα,legiōnaG3003”;and they became frightenedἐφοβήθησαν.ephobēthēsanG5399.

16ThoseG3588who had seenG3708it describedδιηγήσαντοdiēgēsantoG1334to them howπῶςpōsG4459it had happenedἐγένετοegenetoG1096to thedemon-possessedδαιμονιζομένῳdaimonizomenōG1139man, and allaboutπερὶperiG4012the swineχοίρων.choirōnG5519.

17And they beganἤρξαντοērxantoG757toimploreπαρακαλεῖνparakaleinG3870Him to leaveἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565their regionὁρίωνhoriōnG3725.

18As He was gettingἐμβαίνοντοςembainontosG1684into the boatπλοῖονploionG4143, the man who had beendemon-possessedδαιμονισθεὶςdaimonistheisG1139was imploringπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870Him that he mightaccompanyμετ᾽ ᾖ.met᾽ ēG3326 G1510Him.

19And He did not letἀφῆκενaphēkenG863him, but He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to him, “GoὕπαγεhupageG5217homeοἶκόνoikonG3624to your peopleG4674and reportἀπάγγειλονapangeilonG518to themwhatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745the LordκύριόςkuriosG2962has doneπεποίηκενpepoiēkenG4160for you, and howHe hadG1653mercyἠλέησένēleēsenG1653on you.”

20And he wentG565awayG565and beganἤρξατοērxatoG757toproclaimκηρύσσεινkērusseinG2784inDecapolisΔεκαπόλειDekapoleiG1179whatG3745greatG3745thingsG3745JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424had doneἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160for him; and everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956was amazedἐθαύμαζον.¶ethaumazonG2296.

Miracles and Healing

21When JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424had crossedG1276overG1276againπάλινpalinG3825inthe boatπλοίῳploiōG4143to the otherπέρανperanG4008sideG4008,a largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793gatheredσυνήχθηsunēchthēG4863aroundἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909Him; and so HestayedἦνēnG1510by the seashoreθάλασσαν.¶thalassanG2281.

22OneεἷςheisG1520ofthe synagogueἀρχισυναγώγων,archisunagōgōnG752officialsG752namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686JairusἸάϊρος·IairosG2383cameἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064up, and on seeingG3708Him, fellπίπτειpipteiG4098at His feetπόδαςpodasG4228

23and imploredπαρακαλεῖparakaleiG3870Him earnestlyπολλὰpollaG4183,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004, “My littleθυγάτριόνthugatrionG2365daughterG2365is at the pointG2079of deathG2079; pleasecomeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064andlayἐπιθῇςepithēasG2007Your handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on her, soG2443that she willgetG4982wellG4982and liveζήσῃ.¶zēsēG2198.”

24And He wentG565offG565with him; and a largeπολὺςpolusG4183crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793was followingἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190Him and pressingσυνέθλιβονsunethlibonG4918in on Him.

25A womanγυνὴgunēG1135who had hadοὖσαousaG1510a hemorrhageῥύσει αἵματοςrhusei aimatosG4511 G129for twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427yearsἔτηetēG2094,

26and had enduredπαθοῦσαpathousaG3958muchπολλὰpollaG4183at the handsὑπὸhupoG5259of manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183physiciansἰατρῶνiatrōnG2395,and had spentδαπανήσασαdapanēsasaG1159allπάνταpantaG3956that she hadπαρ᾽par᾽G3844and was not helpedὠφεληθεῖσαōphelētheisaG5623at allμηδὲνmēdenG3367,but ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123had grownἐλθοῦσα,elthousaG2064worseχεῖρονcheironG5501--

27after hearingἀκούσασαakousasaG191aboutπερὶperiG4012JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424,she cameἐλθοῦσαelthousaG2064up in the crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793behindὄπισθενopisthenG3693Himand touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681HiscloakἱματίουhimatiouG2440.

28For shethoughtἔλεγενelegenG3004, “IfG1437I justG2579touchἅψωμαιhapsōmaiG681His garmentsἱματίωνhimatiōnG2440, I willgetσωθήσομαι.¶sōthēsomaiG4982well.”

29ImmediatelyG2117the flowπηγὴpēgēG4077of her bloodαἵματοςaimatosG129was driedἐξηράνθηexēranthēG3583up; and she feltἔγνωegnōG1097in her bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983that she was healedἴαταιiataiG2390of herafflictionμάστιγος.¶mastigosG3148.

30ImmediatelyG2117JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,perceivingἐπιγνοὺςepignousG1921in Himselfἑαυτῷhe'autōG1438thatthe powerδύναμινdunaminG1411proceedingfrom Him had goneG1831forthἐξελθοῦσαν,exelthousanG1831,turnedἐπιστραφεὶςepistrapheisG1994aroundG1994in the crowdὄχλῳochlōG3793and saidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,“WhoτίςtisG5101touchedἥψατοhēpsatoG681My garmentsἱματίων;¶himatiōnG2440?”

31And His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101saidἔλεγονelegonG3004to Him, “You seeβλέπειςblepeisG991the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793pressingσυνθλίβοντάsunthlibontaG4918in on You, and You sayλέγεις·legeisG3004, ‘WhoτίςtisG5101touchedἥψατο;hēpsatoG681Me?’”

32And He lookedG4017aroundG4017to seeG3708the woman who had doneποιήσασαν.¶poiēsasanG4160thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778.

33But the womanγυνὴgunēG1135fearingφοβηθεῖσαphobētheisaG5399and tremblingτρέμουσα,tremousaG5141,awareG3609of whatὃhoG3739had happenedγέγονενgegonenG1096to her, cameἦλθενēlthenG2064and fellG4363downπροσέπεσενprosepesenG4363beforeG4363Him and toldG3004Him the wholeπᾶσανpasanG3956truthἀλήθειαν.¶alētheianG225.

34And He saidG3004to her,“Daughterθυγάτηρ,thugatērG2364,your faithπίστιςpistisG4102hasmadeG4982you wellG4982;goὕπαγεhupageG5217in peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515and be healedὑγιὴςhugiēsG5199of yourafflictionμάστιγόςmastigosG3148.”

35While He was stillἔτιetiG2089speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980,they cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064from the house of thesynagogueG752officialG752,sayingλέγοντεςlegontesG3004, “Your daughterθυγάτηρthugatērG2364has diedἀπέθανεν·apethanenG599;whyτίtiG5101troubleσκύλλειςskulleisG4660the Teacherδιδάσκαλον;¶didaskalonG1320anymoreἔτιetiG2089?”

36But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424,overhearingπαρακούσαςparakousasG3878whatλόγονlogonG3588 G3056was being spokenλαλούμενονlaloumenonG2980,saidλέγειlegeiG3004to thesynagogueἀρχισυναγώγῳ·archisunagōgōG752officialG752, “Do not be afraidφοβοῦ,phobouG5399any longer,onlyG3440believeπίστευε.pisteueG4100.”

37And He allowedἀφῆκενaphēkenG863noοὐκoukG3756 G3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762to accompanyσυνακολουθῆσαιsunakolouthēsaiG4870Him, exceptG1508PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andJamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491the brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80ofJamesἸακώβου.¶IakōbouG2385.

38They cameἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064to the houseοἶκονoikonG3624of thesynagogueἀρχισυναγώγου.archisunagōgouG752officialG752;and He sawG2335a commotionθόρυβονthorubonG2351, and peopleloudlyπολλά,pollaG4183weepingκλαίονταςklaiontasG2799and wailingἀλαλάζονταςalalazontasG214.

39And enteringεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525in, He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them,“WhyτίtiG5101makeG2350a commotionθορυβεῖσθεthorubeistheG2350and weepκλαίετε;klaieteG2799?The childπαιδίονpaidionG3813has not diedἀπέθανενapethanenG599,but is asleepκαθεύδει.katheudeiG2518.”

40They beganlaughingκατεγέλωνkategelōnG2606at Him. But puttingἐκβαλὼνekbalōnG1544them allπάνταςpantasG3956out, He tookG3880alongG3880the child’sπαιδίουpaidiouG3813fatherπατέραpateraG3962and motherμητέραmēteraG3384and His own companionsμετ᾽met᾽G3588 G3326,and enteredεἰσπορεύεταιeisporeuetaiG1531the roomwhereὅπουhopouG3699the childπαιδίονpaidionG3813was.

41TakingκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902the childπαιδίουpaidiouG3813by the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495,He saidλέγειlegeiG3004to her,“TalithaταλιθαtalithaG5008kumκουμ,koumG2891!” (whichὅhoG3739translatedμεθερμηνευόμενον,methermēneuomenonG3177meansἐστινestinG1510,“LittleG2877girlκοράσιον,korasionG2877,I sayλέγω,legōG3004to you, getἔγειρε.egeireG1453up!”).

42ImmediatelyG2117the girlκοράσιονkorasionG2877gotἀνέστηanestēG450up and beganto walkπεριεπάτει·periepateiG4043,for she was twelveδώδεκα.dōdekaG1427yearsἐτῶνetōnG2094old. And immediatelyG2117they were completelyἐκστάσει μεγάλῃ.ekstasei megalēG1611 G3173astoundedἐξέστησανexestēsanG1839.

43And HegaveG1291them strictπολλὰpollaG4183ordersG1291that noG3367oneμηδεὶςmēdeisG3367should knowγνοῖgnoiG1097about thisτοῦτο,toutoG3778,and He saidG3004that somethingshould be givenδοθῆναιdothēnaiG1325her to eatG2068.

The Gerasene Demoniac

Miracles and Healing

Commentaries on Mark 5