Keraia
Mark 5

Mark 5:8

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

Modern
For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
Traditional
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
Literal
For He was saying to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!”
Latin
Dicebat enim illi: Exi spiritus immunde ab homine.

Interlinear

Greek
English
For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”

Notes

Mark 5:6–8

  • Despite 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).

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)