Passage

Mark 5.1-20

Book: Mark · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. 2. And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3. who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain; 4. because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him. 5. And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. 6. And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him; 7. and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not. 8. For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man. 9. And he asked him, What is thy name? And he saith unto him, My name is Legion; for we are many. 10. And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. 11. Now there was there on the mountain side a great herd of swine feeding. 12. And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 13. And he gave them leave. And the unclean spirits came out, and entered into the swine: and the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, in number about two thousand; and they were drowned in the sea. 14. And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. 15. And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with demons sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid. 16. And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine. 17. And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. 18. And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him. 19. And he suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go to thy house unto thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and how he had mercy on thee. 20. And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled."

"21. And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea. 22. And there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and seeing him, he falleth at his feet," (Mark 5:1-22, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2. When he had come out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him out of the tombs. 3. He lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains, 4. because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him. 5. Always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. 6. When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him, 7. and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, don’t torment me.” 8. For he said to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” 9. He asked him, “What is your name?” He said to him, “My name is Legion, for we are many.” 10. He begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country. 11. Now on the mountainside there was a great herd of pigs feeding. 12. All the demons begged him, saying, “Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them.” 13. At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea. 14. Those who fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the country. The people came to see what it was that had happened. 15. They came to Jesus, and saw him who had been possessed by demons sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, even him who had the legion; and they were afraid. 16. Those who saw it declared to them what happened to him who was possessed by demons, and about the pigs. 17. They began to beg him to depart from their region. 18. As he was entering into the boat, he who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him. 19. He didn’t allow him, but said to him, “Go to your house, to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you.” 20. He went his way, and began to proclaim in Decapolis how Jesus had done great things for him, and everyone marveled."

"21. When Jesus had crossed back over in the boat to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him; and he was by the sea. 22. Behold, one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name, came; and seeing him, he fell at his feet," (Mark 5:1-22, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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 spirit, 3. Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: 4. Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 5. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. 6. But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, 7. And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. 8. For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. 9. And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. 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, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. 13. 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 choked in the sea. 14. And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. 15. And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid. 16. And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. 17. And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. 18. And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him 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, and hath had compassion on thee. 20. And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel."

"21. And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. 22. And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet," (Mark 5:1-22, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. And they came to the other side of the sea, to the region of the Gadarenes, 2. and he having come forth out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3. who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains was any one able to bind him, 4. because that he many times with fetters and chains had been bound, and pulled in pieces by him had been the chains, and the fetters broken in pieces, and none was able to tame him, 5. and always, night and day, in the mountains, and in the tombs he was, crying and cutting himself with stones. 6. And, having seen Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed before him, 7. and having called with a loud voice, he said, 'What, to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I adjure thee by God, mayest thou not afflict me!' 8. (for he said to him, 'Come forth, spirit unclean, out of the man,') 9. and he was questioning him, 'What [is] thy name?' and he answered, saying, 'Legion [is] my name, because we are many;' 10. and he was calling on him much, that he may not send them out of the region. 11. And there was there, near the mountains, a great herd of swine feeding, 12. and all the demons did call upon him, saying, 'Send us to the swine, that into them we may enter;' 13. and immediately Jesus gave them leave, and having come forth, the unclean spirits did enter into the swine, and the herd did rush down the steep place to the sea, and they were about two thousand, and they were choked in the sea. 14. And those feeding the swine did flee, and told in the city, and in the fields, and they came forth to see what it is that hath been done; 15. and they come unto Jesus, and see the demoniac, sitting, and clothed, and right-minded, him having had the legion, and they were afraid; 16. and those having seen [it], declared to them how it had come to pass to the demoniac, and about the swine; 17. and they began to call upon him to go away from their borders. 18. And he having gone into the boat, the demoniac was calling on him that he may be with him, 19. and Jesus did not suffer him, but saith to him, 'Go away to thy house, unto thine own [friends], and tell them how great things the Lord did to thee, and dealt kindly with thee; 20. and he went away, and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus did to him, and all were wondering."

"21. And Jesus having passed over in the boat again to the other side, there was gathered a great multitude to him, and he was near the sea, 22. and lo, there doth come one of the chiefs of the synagogue, by name Jairus, and having seen him, he doth fall at his feet," (Mark 5:1-22, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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