Mark 5:6

Mark 5:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshiped Him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him.

Context of Mark 5:6

4For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones. When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him. 7He 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!” 8For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”

Mark 5:6 word by word

Καὶ ἰδὼν τὸν Ἰησοῦν ἀπὸ μακρόθεν ἔδραμεν καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• when he sawὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• afarμακρόθενmakrothen · from afarG3113
• offἀπόapo · away fromG575
• he ranτρέχωtrechō · to runG5143
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• worshippedπροσκυνέωproskuneō · to worshipG4352
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Mark 5:6

• Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
• Psalms 72:9May the desert tribes bow before him and his enemies lick the dust.
• Luke 4:41Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.
• Acts 16:17She followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are telling you the way to be saved.”
• James 2:19You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

Commentaries on Mark 5:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Worshipped him - Did him homage; compelled thereto by the power of God. How humiliating to Satan, thus to be obliged to acknowledge the superiority of Christ!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. 66. But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him--not with the spontaneous alacrity which says to Jesus, "Draw me, we will run after thee," but inwardly compelled, with terrific rapidity, before the Judge, to receive sentence of expulsion.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:6

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

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Choke
• Clothes
• 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