Keraia
Mark 5

Mark 5:17

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

Modern
And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
Traditional
And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
Literal
And they began to implore Him to go away from their borders.
Latin
Et rogare cœperunt eum ut discederet de finibus eorum.

Original

Greek
English
And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.

Notes

Mark 5:17

The frightened people asked Jesus to go away. Fear and amazement are frequent responses to the mighty acts of Jesus (see 1:22, 27; 2:12; 4:41; 6:50–51). People reacted in different ways to the saving work of Jesus (see 4:14–20).

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 Jesus, the Christ: Rejected Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Throws Demons out of Two Men of Gadara (Gerasa)