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Mark 5

Mark 5:16

The Demons and the Pigs · Mark 5:1–20
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Translations

Modern
Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.
Traditional
And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
Literal
And those having seen it related to them how it happened to the one possessed by demons, and about the pigs.
Latin
Et narraverunt illis, qui viderant, qualiter factum esset ei qui dæmonium habuerat, et de porcis.

Original

Greek
English
Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.

Notes

Mark 5:15–16

The change in the man shows the power Jesus has to save. Before, the man had been controlled by evil spirits. Now he was restored.

Mark 5:1–20

Jesus and the disciples reached the other side of the lake, finishing the journey started in 4:35. As in 1:21–28 and 3:11, the demons recognized that Jesus was the Son of the Most High God (1:34). For the first time in the Gospel of Mark, a Gentile was healed by Jesus (see study note on 5:10–13; compare 7:24–30).

Mark 4:35–5:43

The three miracle stories in this section are connected by:

  • a shared location (the Sea of Galilee),

  • the presence of the disciples,

  • the use of a boat, and

  • a common theme, "Who is this" (4:41).

Events

Parallels

Matthew 8:28–34 Luke 8:26–39

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Heal, Healing Mark, Gospel of Miracle

Topics

Demons: Two Men of the Gergesenes (Gadarenes, Gerasenes) Gadarenes: Jesus Visits and Works Miracles Among, but is Rejected Jesus, the Christ: Miracle of the Swine (In Gadara) Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of The Demoniacs in Gadara (Gerasa) Healed Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Throws Demons out of Two Men of Gadara (Gerasa) Testimony: Religious