Mark 5:15

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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

13And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea. 14So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened. 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. 16And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine. 17Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region.

Mark 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 5:4because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him.
• Isaiah 49:24Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, Or the captives of the righteous be delivered?
• Matthew 9:33And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like this in Israel!”
• Matthew 12:29Or how can one enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.
• Luke 8:35Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, 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 also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word.
• Colossians 1:13He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
• 1 Samuel 6:20And the men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? And to whom shall it go up from us?”
• 1 Samuel 16:4So Samuel did what the Lord said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”
• 1 Chronicles 13:12David was afraid of God that day, saying, “How can I bring the ark of God to me?”
• 1 Chronicles 15:13For because you did not do it the first time, the Lord our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
• Job 13:11Will not His excellence make you afraid, And the dread of Him fall upon you?
• Psalms 14:5There they are in great fear, For God is with the generation of the righteous.
• 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

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

Topics related to Mark 5:15

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

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Choke
• Clothes
• Devil
• Gergesa
• Legion
• Lie
• Straightway
• Throng
• Whole

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