Mark 5:1-20

Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon

1 u They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. 1 2 And when Jesus 2 had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. 3 v He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, 4 for he had often been bound with shackles and chains, but he wrenched the chains apart, and he broke the shackles in pieces. No one had the strength to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. 6 And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and w fell down before him. 7 And x crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, y Son of z the Most High God? a I adjure you by God, do not torment me." 8 For he was saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" 9 And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is b Legion, for we are many." 10 And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country. 11 Now a great herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, 12 and they begged him, saying, "Send us to the pigs; let us enter them." 13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered the pigs, and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and were drowned in the sea.

14 The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. 15 And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed 3 man, the one who had had c the legion, sitting there, d clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. 16 And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs. 17 And e they began to beg Jesus 4 to depart from their region. 18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. 19 And he did not permit him but said to him, "Go home to your friends and f tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." 20 And he went away and began to proclaim in g the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.

  1. Cross References
    Mark 5:1 - 21
    They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.
    Matthew 8:28 - 9:1
    And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.
    Luke 8:26 - 40
    Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
  2. Cross References
    Mark 5:1 - 20
    They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes.
    Matthew 8:28 - 34
    And when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one could pass that way.
    Luke 8:26 - 39
    Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.
  3. Cross References
    Revelation 18:2
    And he called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
  4. Cross References
    Matthew 8:2
    And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, "Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.
  5. Cross References
    Mark 1:26
    And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.
    Acts 8:7
    For unclean spirits, crying out with a loud voice, came out of many who had them, and many who were paralyzed or lame were healed.
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 4:3
    And the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.
    Matthew 4:6
    And said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down, for it is written, "'He will command his angels concerning you,' and "'On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.'
    Matthew 14:33
    And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, "Truly you are the Son of God.
  7. Cross References
    Genesis 14:18
    And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread...
    Numbers 24:16
    The oracle of him who hears the words of God, a...
    Psalms 57:2
    I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills...
    Daniel 3:26
    Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the door of th...
    Luke 1:32
    He will be great and will be called the Son of ...
    Luke 6:35
    But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, e...
    Acts 16:17
    She followed Paul and us, crying out, "These me...
  8. Cross References
    Matthew 26:63
    But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to him, "I adjure you by the living God, tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.
    Acts 19:13
    Then some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, "I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.
    James 2:19
    You believe that God is one; you do well. Even the demons believe - and shudder!
  9. Cross References
    Matthew 26:53
    Do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels?
  10. Cross References
    Luke 8:27
    When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs.
  11. Cross References
    Mark 5:9
    And Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" He replied, "My name is Legion, for we are many.
  12. Cross References
    Luke 5:8
    But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.
    Acts 16:39
    So they came and apologized to them. And they took them out and asked them to leave the city.
  13. Cross References
    Psalms 66:16
    Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
    Mark 1:44
    And said to him, "See that you say nothing to anyone, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded, for a proof to them.
  14. Cross References
    Mark 7:31
    Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis.
    Matthew 4:25
    And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
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