Mark 5:2

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

1They came to the other side of the sea, into the region of the Gerasenes. When He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him. 3He lived among the tombs; and no one was able to bind him anymore, not even with a chain, 4because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken in pieces; and no one was strong enough to subdue him.

Mark 5:2 word by word

Καὶ ἐξελθόντος αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου εὐθὺς ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἄνθρωπος ἐν πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳRead the interlinear

• When He gotἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• the boatπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• immediatelyεὐθύςeuthus · StraightG2117
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• from the tombsμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• with an uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• metὑπαντάωhupantaō · to go meetG5221

Cross-references for Mark 5:2

• Isaiah 65:4Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; Who eat pig’s flesh, And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.
• Luke 8:27And when He stepped out onto the land, a man from the city met Him who was possessed with demons; and he had not put on clothing for a long time and was not living in a house, but among the tombs.
• Mark 5:8For He had already been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”
• Mark 1:23Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
• Mark 3:30because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
• Mark 7:25But after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.
• Luke 9:42Now while he was still approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground and threw him into a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy and 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

Topics related to Mark 5:2

• Demons
• Gadarenes
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

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

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