George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Mark 5:13
Jesus Christ permitted the devil to destroy these swine, that from their destruction, the men of that country might take the alarm, and be converted. (Ven. Bede)
Jesus Christ permitted the devil to destroy these swine, that from their destruction, the men of that country might take the alarm, and be converted. (Ven. Bede)
Verse Mark 5:13. _GAVE THEM LEAVE._] For επετρεψεν, DH, three others, and three copies of the _Itala_ have επεμψεν, _sent_ them....
See this account of the demoniacs fully explained in the notes at Matthew 8:28. Mark 5:4 HE HAD BEEN OFTEN BOUND WITH FETTERS AND CHAINS - Efforts had been made to confine him, but his great strength...
CHAPTER 5 _ 1. The Servant's Power over Satan's work. (Mark 5:1. Matthew 8:28; Luke 8:26 .)_ 2. The Servant's Power over disease and death. (Mark
MARK 4:35 TO MARK 5:43. FOUR WONDER-STORIES. The stilling of the tempest, the healing of the demoniac and of the woman, and the raising of Jairus-' daughter form one of the most graphic sections of Mk...
THE BANISHING OF THE DEMONS (Mark 5:1-13)...
They came to the other side of the lake, to the territory of the Gerasenes. Immediately Jesus had disembarked from the boat, there met him from the tombs a man in the grip of an unclean spirit. This m...
FORTHWITH. immediately, as in Mark 5:2. RAN VIOLENTLY. rushed. DOWN. Greek _kata._ App-104....
_down a steep place_ At _Kerza_or _Gersa_, "where there is no precipice running sheer to the sea, but a narrow belt of beach, the bluff behind is so steep, and the shore so narrow, that a herd of swin...
13. [944][945][946][947][948] omit εὐθέως ὁ Ἰησοῦς. Cf. Mark 6:34; Mark 8:1; Mark 10:52; Mark 12:41. The insertion of names for the sake of clearness is freq., esp. at the
1–20. CURE OF THE GERASENE DEMONIAC Matthew 8:28-34; Luke 8:26-39...
Ver 1. 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 tombs a man with an unclean s...
_JESUS SENT THE DEMONS INTO THE SWINE MARK 5:10-20:_ The demons begged Jesus not to send them out of the country. There was a herd of about 2,000 swine feeding on the hillside. The evil spirits begged...
ΈΠΈΤΡΕΨΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΈΠΙΤΡΈΠΩ (G2010) позволять, давать разрешение, ΕΞΕΛΘΌΝΤΑ _aor. act. part. (temp.) пот. n. pl. от_ ΈΞΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2007) выходить. _Aor._ указывает на действие, логически пре...
CHOKED— _Stifled._...
B. THE FIERCE DEMONIAC. 5:1-20. _TEXT 5:1-20_ And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the...
_SUMMARY 4:34_5:43 The argument of this section is the same as that of the corresponding section in Matthew. (See Matthew 8:1 to Matthew 9:35.) It proves the divine power of Jesus by showing that he c...
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were...
35-41 Compare Mat_8:18-27; Luk_2:22-25. 37 The lake of Galilee is subject to sudden squalls when the wind sweeps down from the mountains on the east. In a short time it changes from a placid mirror-li...
THE GADARENE DEMONIAC. JAIRUS' DAUGHTER 1-20. The Gadarene (Gerasene) DEMONIAC (Matthew 8:28; Luke 8:26). See on Mt; Mk's account is much the fullest....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 5 JESUS IN GERASA VERSES 1-20 This man seemed strong and well. But his mind was ve...
V. (1-20) See Notes on Matthew 8:28....
CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 5:1-20 (Mark 5:1) THE DEMONIAC OF GADARA "And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met...
καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν : permission, not command, to enter; in Mt. not even that, simply a peremptory: Depart! _vide_ notes there. εἰσῆλθον : an inference from the sequel; neither exit nor entrance could be se...
_The Gerasene Demoniac_ (Matthew 8:28-34; Luke 8:26-39)....
_Meeting with Jesus_. This desperate case will test Christ's power to heal. Madness, as wild and untamable as the wind or the sea. What is going to happen?...
POWER OVER UNCLEAN SPIRITS Mark 5:1-20 This poor victim of a dark tyrant power was endowed with superhuman strength, and scorned restraint. Terrible to others, he endured untold misery himself, and s...
Nevertheless the men of Gadara "began to beseech Him to depart from their borders" (verse Mar 5:17). The price was too heavy; their pigs were destroyed. There is heartbreak here. Jairus fell at His fe...
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the (f) sea, (they were about two thousand;) and w...
THE DEMONIZED GADERENE Matthew 8:28-34; Matthew 9:1; Mark 5:1-21; and Mark 5:26-40. We visited this country of the Gadarenes, which com
(10) And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. (11) Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. (12) And all the devils besought him,...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
But, in another sense, they are not with Him. They are called to serve, when He quits the scene of His labour. We learn this from the demoniac Legion (chapter 5), delivered from his miserable conditio...
AND FORTHWITH JESUS GAVE THEM LEAVE,.... For the reason of this Matthew 8:32. AND THE UNCLEAN SPIRITS WENT OUT; of the man, in whom they had for some time dwelt: AND ENTERED INTO THE HERD OF SWINE;...
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were...
_They came into the country of the Gadarenes_ Called Gergesenes, Matthew 8:28. Gadara and Gergasa being towns near each other, and their inhabitants, and those of the country adjacent, taking their na...
Legion of devils. Matthew 8:28-34; MATTHEW 26:53....
The casting out:...
AND FORTHWITH JESUS GAVE THEM LEAVE. AND THE UNCLEAN SPIRITS WENT OUT AND ENTERED INTO THE SWINE; AND THE HERD RAN VIOLENTLY DOWN A STEEP PLACE INTO THE SEA, (THEY WERE ABOUT TWO THOUSAND;) AND WERE C...
1-20 Some openly wilful sinners are like this madman. The commands of the law are as chains and fetters, to restrain sinners from their wicked courses; but they break those bands in sunder; and it is...
SEE POOLE ON "MARK 5:1...
Mark 5:13 And G2532 once G2112 Jesus G2424 gave G2010 them G846 permission G2010 (G5656) Then G2532 unclean...
‘And the unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the slope into the sea, in number about two thousand. And they were choked in the sea.' The number of pigs confirm...
‘Now there was there on the mountainside a great herd of pigs feeding, and they begged him, saying, “Send us into the pigs that we may enter them.” And he gave them permission.' This was their last de...
JESUS DEMONSTRATES HIS POWER AND AUTHORITY OVER A REGIMENT OF EVIL SPIRITS (5:1-20). The incident we are now about to examine raises the question as to the existence of evil spirits. But this is somet...
Mark 5:13. BEING ABOUT TWO THOUSAND. The parenthesis is unnecessary. The correct reading omits the verb, and we supply: being. This is preserved by Mark alone. The rest agrees entirely, though not ver...
THE TIME of the voyage across the lake is fixed by the account before us. It was the evening of the day (Mark 4:35) when the discourse in parables had been uttered. The other accounts (Matthew 8:18; L...
Mark 5:1-20. THE DEMONIAC AT GERASA. See on Matthew 8:28-34. Comp. Luke 8:26-39. Luke's account more nearly resembles that of Mark, and both are fuller than that of Matthew....
AND HE GAVE THEM LEAVE (κα επετρεψεν αυτοις). These words present the crucial difficulty for interpreters as to why Jesus allowed the demons to enter the hogs and destroy them instead of sending the...
Mark 5:1 This story may be viewed in four aspects. I. The human. (_a_) The human aspect as seen in shadow: (1) Man impure unclean spirit; (2) Man dis-socialised his dwelling was among the tombs; (3)...
Mark 5:1. _And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean...
Mark 5:1. _And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes._ They had had a very eventful passage across that small but stormy sea, and Christ had proved himself...
Mark 5:1. And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean s...
CONTENTS: The maniac of Gadara. Woman with issue of blood healed. Daughter of Jairus raised from the dead. CHARACTERS: Jesus, disciples, demoniac, sick woman, Jairus, his daughter. CONCLUSION: The po...
Mark 5:9. _What is thy name?_ Our Saviour asked this to show the great power which demons have over men, when permitted of God. Mark 5:25. _A certain woman._ See Luke 8:43....
ABOUT TWO THOUSAND PIGS IN ALL. Perhaps Jesus allowed this to happen to show the reality of the demons. This implies there were 2,000 evil spirits in this man....
_Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them._ THE DEMONIZED SWINE To clear away the difficulty presented by this miracle of judgment, we must remember- (1) Pork was forbidden for food to Is...
_Into the country of the Gadarenes._ THE COUNTRY OF THE GADARENES I spent a night and part of two days in the vicinity of the Lake of Tiberias. My tent was pitched near the Hot Baths, about a mile so...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 5:13 See note on Matt. 8:30–34. ⇐ ⇔...
JESUS SENDS THE DEMONS INTO A HERD OF PIGS MATTHEW 8:28-34; MARK 5:1-20; LUKE 8:26-39; MATTHEW 8:28 And when he was come to the other side
CHAPTER 5 1 _Christ delivereth the possessed of the legion of devils_, 13 _they enter into the swine_. 25 H _e healeth the woman of the bloody issue_, 35 _and raiseth from death Jairus his daughter. _...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 5:1. GADARENES.—_Gerasenes_ is undoubtedly the true reading here, and in Origen’s time it was the prevalent one; “but the copyists, thinking this referred to the w...
EXPOSITION MARK 5:1 AND THEY CAME TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SEA. The other side of the sea would be the south-east side of the sea. INTO THE COUNTRY OF THE GADARENES, or rather, _Gerasenes_,_ _which...
And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes (Mark 5:1). Now, that is on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee. It is the area near the beginning of the Golan...
1 Kings 22:22; 1 Peter 3:22; Job 1:12; Job 2:6; John 8:44;...
Ran [ω ρ μ η σ ε ν]. The verb indicates hasty, headlong motion. Hence, as Rev., rushed. Two Thousand. As usual, Mark alone gives the detail of number. A steep place. But the noun has the definite ar...
THE WILD MAN OF GADARA Mark 5:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are several things we wish to suggest, culled from the opening verses of our Scripture. 1. THE FIRST PHRASE: "THE OTHER SIDE." The opening...
(CF. MARK 5:1-20; LUKE 8:26-39)— Where were the demoniacs healed? PROBLEM: The first three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) each give an account of Jesus healing demoniacs. Matthew states that the pl...