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Texts -- Mark 5:1-36 (NET)

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Healing of a Demoniac
5:1 So they came to the other side of the lake , to the region of the Gerasenes . 5:2 Just as Jesus was getting out of the boat , a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs and met him . 5:3 He lived lived among the tombs , and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain . 5:4 For his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and shackles , but he had torn the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue him . 5:5 Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains , he would cry out and cut himself with stones . 5:6 When he saw Jesus from a distance , he ran and bowed down before him . 5:7 Then he cried out with a loud voice , “Leave me alone, Jesus , Son of the Most High God ! I implore you by God – do not torment me !” 5:8 (For Jesus had said to him , “Come out of that man , you unclean spirit !”) 5:9 Jesus asked him , “What is your name ?” And he said , “My name is Legion , for we are many .” 5:10 He begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region . 5:11 There on the hillside , a great herd of pigs was feeding . 5:12 And the demonic spirits begged him , “Send us into the pigs . Let us enter them .” 5:13 Jesus gave them permission . So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs . Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake , and about two thousand were drowned in the lake . 5:14 Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside , and the people went out to see what had happened . 5:15 They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind – the one who had the “Legion ”– and they were afraid . 5:16 Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs . 5:17 Then they asked Jesus to leave their region . 5:18 As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him . 5:19 But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead , he said to him , “Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you , that he had mercy on you .” 5:20 So he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him , and all were amazed .
Restoration and Healing
5:21 When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side , a large crowd gathered around him , and he was by the sea . 5:22 Then one of the synagogue rulers , named Jairus , came up , and when he saw Jesus , he fell at his feet . 5:23 He asked him urgently , “My little daughter is near death . Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live .” 5:24 Jesus went with him , and a large crowd followed and pressed around him . 5:25 Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years . 5:26 She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had . Yet instead of getting better , she grew worse . 5:27 When she heard about Jesus , she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak , 5:28 for she kept saying , “If only I touch his clothes , I will be healed .” 5:29 At once the bleeding stopped , and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease . 5:30 Jesus knew at once that power had gone out from him . He turned around in the crowd and said , “Who touched my clothes ?” 5:31 His disciples said to him , “You see the crowd pressing against you and you say , ‘Who touched me ?’” 5:32 But he looked around to see who had done it . 5:33 Then the woman , with fear and trembling , knowing what had happened to her , came and fell down before him and told him the whole truth . 5:34 He said to her , “Daughter , your faith has made you well . Go in peace , and be healed of your disease .” 5:35 While he was still speaking , people came from the synagogue ruler’s house saying , “Your daughter has died . Why trouble the teacher any longer ?” 5:36 But Jesus , paying no attention to what was said , told the synagogue ruler , “Do not be afraid ; just believe .”

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  • Jesus, The Christ

    [nave] JESUS, THE CHRIST. Index of Sub-topics History of; Miscellaneous Facts Concerning; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Ascension of; Atonement by; Attributes of; Compassion of; Confessing; Creator; Death of; Design of His...

  • JESUS CHRIST, 4C1

    [isbe] JESUS CHRIST, 4C1 - C. THE GALILEAN MINISTRY AND VISITS TO THE FEASTS 1. The Scene: Galilee was divided into upper Galilee and lower Galilee. It has already been remarked that upper Galilee was inhabited by a mixed populatio...

  • Miracles

    [nave] MIRACLES. Index of Sub-topics Catalog of, and Supernatural Events, Of Jesus, in Chronological Order, Of the Disciples of Jesus; Convincing Effect of; Design of; Miraculous Gifts of the Holy Spirit; Miscellany of Minor Sub-...

  • MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2

    [isbe] MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2 - VI. Sources and Integrity. We have seen that, according to the testimony of the Fathers, Peter's preaching and teaching are at least the main source, and that many features of the Gospel su...

  • Gergesa

    [ebd] =Gerasa, identified with the modern Khersa, "over against Galilee," close to the lake. This was probably the scene of the miracle, Mark 5:1-20, etc. "From the base of the great plateau of Bashan, 2,000 feet or more overhead,...

  • Devil

    [ebd] (Gr. diabolos), a slanderer, the arch-enemy of man's spiritual interest (Job 1:6; Rev. 2:10; Zech. 3:1). He is called also "the accuser of the brethen" (Rev. 12:10). In Lev. 17:7 the word "devil" is the translation of the He...

  • Gadarenes

    [ebd] the inhabitants of Gadara, in Revised Version "Gerasenes" (Mark 5:1; Luke 8:26, 37). In Matt. 8:28 they are called Gergesenes, Revised Version "Gadarenes."
    [nave] GADARENES, called also Gergesenes. Jesus visits and works miracles among, but is rejected, Matt. 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-19.

  • Demons

    [nave] DEMONS Worship of, Lev. 17:7; Deut. 32:17; 2 Chr. 11:15; Psa. 106:37; Matt. 4:9; Luke 4:7; 1 Cor. 10:20, 21; 1 Tim. 4:1; Rev. 13:4. Worship of, forbidden, Lev. 17:7; Zech. 13:2; Rev. 9:20. Possession by, instances of: Saul...

  • Jairus

    [ebd] a ruler of the synagogue at Capernaum, whose only daughter Jesus restored to life (Mark 5:22; Luke 8:41). Entering into the chamber of death, accompanied by Peter and James and John and the father and mother of the maiden, h...
    [smith] (whom God enlightens). A ruler of a synagogue, probably in some town near the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. (Matthew 9:18; Mark 5:22; Luke 8:41) (A.D. 28.) (Esther 11:2) [JAIR, 3]
    [nave] JAIRUS A ruler of the synagogue in Capernaum, Matt. 9:18. Daughter of, restored to life, Matt. 9:18, 23-26; Mark 5:22-43; Luke 8:41-56.

  • JAIRUS (2)

    [isbe] JAIRUS (2) - ja'-i-rus, ja-i'-rus (Iaeiros): A ruler in a synagogue near Capernaum whose only daughter, aged about 12 years, was raised from the dead by Jesus (Mt 9:18-26; Mk 5:22-43; Lk 8:41-56). The accounts of the miracle...

  • DEMONIACS

    [smith] This word is frequently used in the New Testament, and applied to persons suffering under the possession of a demon or evil spirit, such possession generally showing itself visibly in bodily disease or mental derangement. It ...

  • Swine

    [isbe] SWINE - swin (chazir; compare Arabic khinzir; hus, Septuagint and New Testament; compare Greek sus, and Latin sus; adjective hueios, as a substantive, the Septuagint; choiros, Septuagint and New Testament): In both ancient a...
    [smith] (Heb. chazir). The flesh of swine was forbidden as food by the Levitical law, (Leviticus 11:7; 14:8) the abhorrence which the Jews as a nation had of it may be inferred from (Isaiah 65:4) and 2 Macc 6:18,19. No other reason f...
    [nave] SWINE Forbidden as food, Lev. 11:7; Deut. 14:8. Used for food, Isa. 65:4; 66:17; for sacrifice, Isa. 66:3. Wild boar, Psa. 80:13. Jewels in the nose of, Prov. 11:22. Viciousness of, Matt. 7:6. Jesus sends devils into, M...

  • Daemoniac

    [ebd] one "possessed with a devil." In the days of our Lord and his apostles, evil spirits, "daemons," were mysteriously permitted by God to exercise an influence both over the souls and bodies of men, inflicting dumbness (Matt. 9...

  • Bleeding, Subject to

    [nave] BLEEDING, SUBJECT TO Menstruation, Lev. 15:19; Matt. 9:20; Luke 8:43. A woman suffers twelve years, Mark 5:25-29. See: Issue of Blood; Menstruation.

  • Legion

    [ebd] a regiment of the Roman army, the number of men composing which differed at different times. It originally consisted of three thousand men, but in the time of Christ consisted of six thousand, exclusive of horsemen, who were...
    [smith] the chief subdivision of the Roman army, containing about 6000 infantry, with a contingent of cavalry. The term does not occur in the Bible in its primary sense, but appears to have been adopted in order to express any large ...
    [nave] LEGION Of angels, Matt. 26:53. Devils, Mark 5:9, 15.

  • PLAGUE

    [ebd] a "stroke" of affliction, or disease. Sent as a divine chastisement (Num. 11:33; 14:37; 16:46-49; 2 Sam. 24:21). Painful afflictions or diseases, (Lev. 13:3, 5, 30; 1 Kings 8:37), or severe calamity (Mark 5:29; Luke 7:21), o...
    [isbe] PLAGUE - plag (negha`, makkah, maggephah; mastix, plege): This word which occurs more than 120 times is applied, like pestilence, to such sudden outbursts of disease as are regarded in the light of divine visitations. It is ...

  • Testimony

    [nave] TESTIMONY. Legal See: Evidence; Witnesses. Ark of, See: Ark. Religious 1 Chr. 16:8, 9; Psa. 9:11; Psa. 18:49; Psa. 26:6, 7; Psa. 119:27,172; Psa. 145:11, 12; Isa. 12:4-6; Isa. 32:4; Isa. 43:10 Isa. 44:8. Isa. 45:24; Jer...

  • SYNAGOGUE

    [ebd] (Gr. sunagoge, i.e., "an assembly"), found only once in the Authorized Version of Ps. 74:8, where the margin of Revised Version has "places of assembly," which is probably correct; for while the origin of synagogues is unkno...
    [isbe] SYNAGOGUE - sin'-a-gog: 1. Name 2. Origin 3. Spread of Synagogues 4. The Building (1) The Site (2) The Structure (3) The Furniture 5. The Officials (1) The Elders (2) The Ruler (3) The Servant (or Servants) (4) Delegate of t...

  • Decapolis

    [isbe] DECAPOLIS - de-kap'-o-lis (Dekapolis): The name given to the region occupied by a league of "ten cities" (Mt 4:25; Mk 5:20; 7:31), which Eusebius defines (in Onomastica) as "lying in the Peraea, round Hippos, Pella and Gadar...
    [nave] DECAPOLIS Ten cities situated in one district on the east of the Sea of Galilee, Matt. 4:25; Mark 5:20; 7:31.

  • Faith

    [nave] FAITH. 2 Sam. 22:31; Psa. 5:11; Psa. 7:1; Psa. 9:9, 10; Psa. 18:30; Psa. 32:10; Psa. 33:18, 19; Psa. 34:8, 22 vs. 1-8;; Psa. 2:12. Psa. 36:7; Psa. 40:4; Psa. 64:10; Psa. 78:7 vs. 5-7.; Psa. 84:5, 12; Psa. 112:5, 7, 8; Psa. ...
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  • The Saviour's language in Mark 5:39 was as though he had used the familiar figure "she hath fallen asleep" --the same figure that is frequently employed in the Scriptures in describing death as sleep. (See Acts 7:60; I Cor. 1...
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  • Mark 1-9
  • "And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2. And when He was come out of the ship, immediately there met Him out of the combs a man with an unclean spirit, 3. Who had his dwelling ...
  • There seems to be intended a distinction between he besought,' in Mark 5:10, and they besought,' in Mark 5:12. Whether we are to suppose that, in the latter case, the man's voice was used or no, the second request was more pl...
  • He that had been possessed with the devil prayed Jesus that he might be with Him. 19. Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee.'--M...
  • And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw Him, he fell at His feet, 23. And besought Him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray Thee, come a...
  • And a certain woman… 27. When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched His garment. 28. For she said, If I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole.'--Mark 5:25, 27, 28.IN all the narratives of th...
  • If I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole. Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole.'--Mark 5:28, 34.
  • And He looked round about to see her that had done this thing.'--Mark 5:32.THIS Gospel of Mark is full of little touches that speak an eye-witness who had the gift of noting and reproducing vividly small details which make a ...
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