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

1So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gerasenes. When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from the tombs to meet him. 3This man lived in the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain. 4Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the shipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• there metἀπαντάωapantaō · to meetG528
• of the tombsμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• withἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• anπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151

Cross-references for Mark 5:2

• Isaiah 65:4At night they go out among the graves, worshiping the dead. They eat the flesh of pigs and make stews with other forbidden foods.
• Luke 8:27As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in the tombs outside the town.
• Mark 5:8For Jesus had already said to the spirit, “Come out of the man, you evil spirit.”
• Mark 1:23Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out,
• Mark 3:30He told them this because they were saying, “He’s possessed by an evil spirit.”
• Mark 7:25Right away a woman who had heard about him came and fell at his feet. Her little girl was possessed by an evil spirit,
• Luke 9:42As the boy came forward, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a violent convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the evil spirit and healed the boy. Then he 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