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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/mark/5.htm">New International Version</a> When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. <a href="/nlt/mark/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from the tombs to meet him. <a href="/esv/mark/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. <a href="/bsb/mark/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs. <a href="/blb/mark/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And of Him having gone forth out of the boat, immediately out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit met Him, <a href="/kjv/mark/5.htm">King James Bible</a> And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/nkjv/mark/5.htm">New King James Version</a> And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/nasb_/mark/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> When He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him. <a href="/nasb/mark/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> When He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him, <a href="/nasb77/mark/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And when He had come out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him, <a href="/lsb/mark/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And when He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him, <a href="/amp/mark/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> When Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him, <a href="/csb/mark/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> As soon as he got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met him. <a href="/hcsb/mark/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> As soon as He got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met Him. <a href="/asv/mark/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/cev/mark/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When he was getting out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit quickly ran to him <a href="/erv/mark/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/gwt/mark/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> As Jesus stepped out of the boat, a man came out of the tombs and met him. The man was controlled by an evil spirit <a href="/gnt/mark/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, he was met by a man who came out of the burial caves there. This man had an evil spirit in him <a href="/isv/mark/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> Just as Jesus stepped out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met him. <a href="/msb/mark/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs. <a href="/net/mark/5.htm">NET Bible</a> Just as Jesus was getting out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs and met him. <a href="/nheb/mark/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> And when he had come out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him out of the tombs. <a href="/wbt/mark/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And when he had come out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/wey/mark/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> At once, on His landing, there came from the tombs to meet Him a man possessed by a foul spirit. <a href="/web/mark/5.htm">World English Bible</a> When he had come out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him out of the tombs. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/mark/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and He having come forth out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/blb/mark/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And of Him having gone forth out of the boat, immediately out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit met Him, <a href="/ylt/mark/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and he having come forth out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/slt/mark/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And to him coming out of the ship, quickly a man met him from the monuments with an unclean spirit,<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/mark/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And as he went out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the monuments a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/cpdv/mark/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And as he was departing from the boat, he was immediately met, from among the tombs, by a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/nabre/mark/5.htm">New American Bible</a> When he got out of the boat, at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met him. <a href="/nrsvce/mark/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And when he had stepped out of the boat, immediately a man out of the tombs with an unclean spirit met him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/mark/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And as he went out of the boat, he was met by a man from the cemetery, who had an unclean spirit. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And when he went out from the ship, a man met him from among the tombs that had a foul spirit in him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/mark/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And when he had come out of the ship, immediately there met him from the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/godbey/mark/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And a man from the tombs, with an unclean spirit met Him, having come out of the ship; <a href="/haweis/mark/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And as he was going out of the vessel, immediately there met him a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/mace/mark/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a> and as soon as Jesus was come out of the ship, he met a demoniack, who came from among the tombs, where he haunted, <a href="/wey/mark/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> At once, on His landing, there came from the tombs to meet Him a man possessed by a foul spirit. <a href="/worrell/mark/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And, when He came out of the boat, straightway there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, <a href="/worsley/mark/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And when He was come out of the ship, immediately there met Him from the tombs, <a href="/parallel/mark/5-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=1223" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/mark/5.htm">The Demons and the Pigs</a> 1On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes. 2<a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">As soon as</a> <a href="/greek/2112.htm" title="2112: euthys (Adv) -- Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exelthontos (V-APA-GMS) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">got</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">out of</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/4143.htm" title="4143: ploiou (N-GNS) -- A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel.">boat,</a> <a href="/greek/5221.htm" title="5221: hypēntēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To meet, go to meet. From hupo and a derivative of anti; to go opposite under, i.e. To encounter, fall in with.">He was met by</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons."></a> <a href="/greek/444.htm" title="444: anthrōpos (N-NMS) -- A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.">a man</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">with</a> <a href="/greek/169.htm" title="169: akathartō (Adj-DNS) -- Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).">an unclean</a> <a href="/greek/4151.htm" title="4151: pneumati (N-DNS) -- Wind, breath, spirit. ">spirit,</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.">who was coming from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3419.htm" title="3419: mnēmeiōn (N-GNP) -- A tomb, sepulcher, monument. From mneme; a remembrance, i.e. Cenotaph.">tombs.</a> 3This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">Matthew 8:28-34</a> When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. / “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?” / In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding. ... <a href="/luke/8-27.htm">Luke 8:27-39</a> When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs. / When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!” / For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places. ... <a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4</a> sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls. <a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a> “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD. <a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7-8</a> And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. / You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8</a> as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass. <a href="/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14</a> Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him. <a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">1 Kings 22:22-23</a> And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’ / So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours, and the LORD has pronounced disaster against you.” <a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22</a> When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?” <a href="/job/1-6.htm">Job 1:6-7</a> One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them. / “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” <a href="/job/2-1.htm">Job 2:1-2</a> On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him. / “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.” <a href="/zechariah/13-2.htm">Zechariah 13:2</a> And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land. <a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Matthew 4:24</a> News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them. <a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Matthew 12:43-45</a> When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. / Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order. / Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.” <a href="/luke/4-33.htm">Luke 4:33-36</a> In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice, / “Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!” / But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,out.<a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4</a> Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;<a href="/luke/8-27.htm">Luke 8:27</a> And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.a man.with.<a href="/mark/5-8.htm">Mark 5:8</a> For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.<a href="/mark/1-23.htm">Mark 1:23,26</a> And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, … <a href="/mark/3-30.htm">Mark 3:30</a> Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/4-38.htm">Boat</a> <a href="/mark/4-6.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/mark/4-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/mark/4-32.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/mark/3-30.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/mark/4-29.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/mark/4-38.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/28-12.htm">Landing</a> <a href="/matthew/28-16.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/matthew/28-12.htm">Met</a> <a href="/mark/4-29.htm">Once</a> <a href="/mark/3-30.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/mark/4-38.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/mark/3-30.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/mark/4-16.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/mark/4-29.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/matthew/27-53.htm">Tombs</a> <a href="/mark/3-30.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/5-18.htm">Boat</a> <a href="/mark/5-3.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/mark/5-8.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/mark/5-8.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/mark/5-8.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/mark/5-29.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/mark/5-6.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/28-12.htm">Landing</a> <a href="/mark/7-27.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/mark/11-4.htm">Met</a> <a href="/mark/5-13.htm">Once</a> <a href="/mark/5-15.htm">Possessed</a> <a href="/mark/5-18.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/mark/5-8.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/mark/5-29.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/mark/5-29.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/mark/5-3.htm">Tombs</a> <a href="/mark/5-8.htm">Unclean</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 5</div>1. <a href="/mark/5-1.htm">Jesus delivering the possessed of the legion of demons,</a> 13. <a href="/mark/5-13.htm">they enter into the pigs.</a> 22. <a href="/mark/5-22.htm">He is entreated by Jairus to go and heal his daughter.</a> 25. <a href="/mark/5-25.htm">He heals the woman subject to bleeding,</a> 35. <a href="/mark/5-35.htm">and raises Jairus' daughter from death.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>As soon as Jesus got out of the boat This phrase indicates the immediacy of the encounter, emphasizing the urgency and divine appointment of the moment. The Sea of Galilee, where Jesus disembarked, was a central location for His ministry, often serving as a boundary between Jewish and Gentile territories. This setting underscores the crossing of cultural and spiritual boundaries, as Jesus brings His ministry to a predominantly Gentile area, the region of the Gerasenes.He was met by a man with an unclean spirit The term "unclean spirit" refers to demonic possession, a condition recognized in Jewish tradition as a severe spiritual affliction. This encounter highlights Jesus' authority over spiritual realms, a theme prevalent throughout the Gospels. The presence of demonic forces in the world is acknowledged in various scriptures, such as <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a>, which speaks of spiritual warfare. This man's condition also reflects the broader human struggle with sin and evil, which Jesus came to overcome.who was coming from the tombs Tombs were often located outside city limits and were considered ritually unclean according to Jewish law (<a href="/numbers/19-16.htm">Numbers 19:16</a>). The man's dwelling among the tombs symbolizes his separation from society and spiritual death. This setting also foreshadows the resurrection power of Christ, who brings life to places of death. The imagery of tombs connects to other biblical instances where God brings life from death, such as Ezekiel's vision of the dry bones (Ezekiel 37).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure of the New Testament, the Son of God, who demonstrates His authority over spiritual realms in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_man_with_an_unclean_spirit.htm">The Man with an Unclean Spirit</a> A man possessed by demons, living among the tombs, representing the spiritual bondage and isolation caused by sin and demonic influence. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_tombs.htm">The Tombs</a> These were burial places outside the city, often associated with death and impurity, symbolizing the spiritual death and separation from God experienced by the possessed man. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_unclean_spirit.htm">The Unclean Spirit</a> Refers to the demonic presence within the man, highlighting the reality of spiritual warfare and the need for deliverance. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_shore.htm">The Shore</a> The place where Jesus arrives, signifying the transition from one mission to another, and the beginning of a powerful demonstration of His authority over evil.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/authority_of_jesus.htm">Authority of Jesus</a> Recognize and trust in the supreme authority of Jesus over all spiritual forces. This passage demonstrates that no power is beyond His control. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a> Be aware of the reality of spiritual warfare in our lives. Just as the man was tormented by an unclean spirit, we too face spiritual battles that require vigilance and prayer. <a href="/topical/d/deliverance_and_freedom.htm">Deliverance and Freedom</a> Jesus offers deliverance and freedom from spiritual bondage. Seek His intervention in areas of life where you feel trapped or oppressed. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_lost.htm">Compassion for the Lost</a> Develop a heart of compassion for those who are spiritually lost and bound, just as Jesus reached out to the man living among the tombs. <a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_christ.htm">Transformation through Christ</a> Embrace the transformative power of an encounter with Jesus. The man’s life was radically changed, illustrating the new life available in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 5</a> <a href="/q/why_aren't_these_miracles_corroborated.htm">Mark 5 (general): Why do these dramatic miracles go uncorroborated by other contemporary sources or historical records from that period?</a> <a href="/q/are_demons_real.htm">Are demons real?</a> <a href="/q/how_are_demons_moved_to_pigs.htm">Mark 5:1–13: How can demons scientifically or historically be transferred from a possessed man into a herd of pigs? </a> <a href="/q/what_are_jinn_in_islamic_belief.htm">What are jinn in Islamic belief?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/mark/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) A man with an unclean spirit.--The phrase. though not peculiar to St. Mark, is often used by him where the other Gospels have "possessed with demons, or devils." St. Mark and St. Luke, it will be noticed, speak of one only; St. Matthew of two.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 2-5. - There met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. St. Matthew says that there were two. St. Luke, like St. Mark, mentions only one, and him "possessed with devils," The one mentioned by St. Mark was no doubt the more prominent and fierce of the two. This does not mean merely a person with a disordered intellect. No doubt, in this case, as in that of insanity, physical causes may have helped to lay the victim open to such an incursion; and this may account for cases of possession being enumerated with various sicknesses, though distinguished from them. But our Lord evidently deals with these persons, not as persons suffering from insanity, but as the subjects of an alien spiritual power, external to themselves. He addresses the unclean spirit through the man that was possessed, and says," Come forth thou unclean spirit" (Ver. 8). There met him out of the tombs. The Jews did not have their burial-places in their cities, lest they should be defiled; therefore they buried their dead without the gates in the fields or mountains. Their sepulchres were frequently hewn out of the rock in the sides of the limestone hills, and they were lofty and capacious; so that the living could enter them, as into a vault. So this demoniac dwelt in the tombs, because the unclean spirit drove him thither, where the associations of the place would accord with his malady and aggravate its symptoms. St. Matthew, speaking of the two, says that they were "exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass that way." The demoniac particularly mentioned by St. Mark is described as having been possessed of that extraordinary muscular strength which maniacs so often put forth; so that all efforts to bind and restrain him had proved ineffectual. No man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain (οὐδὲ ἁλύσειύ). Chains and fetters had often been tried, but in vain. Frequently too, in the paroxysms of his malady, he would turn his violence against himself, crying out, and cutting himself with stones. <a href="/commentaries/mark/5-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>As soon as καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. [Jesus] αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. got ἐξελθόντος (exelthontos) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue. out of ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. boat, πλοίου (ploiou) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4143.htm">Strong's 4143: </a> A ship, vessel, boat. From pleo; a sailer, i.e. Vessel. a man ἄνθρωπος (anthrōpos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_444.htm">Strong's 444: </a> A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. with ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. an unclean ἀκαθάρτῳ (akathartō) Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_169.htm">Strong's 169: </a> Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic). spirit πνεύματι (pneumati) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4151.htm">Strong's 4151: </a> Wind, breath, spirit. [came] from ἐκ (ek) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1537.htm">Strong's 1537: </a> From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tombs μνημείων (mnēmeiōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3419.htm">Strong's 3419: </a> A tomb, sepulcher, monument. From mneme; a remembrance, i.e. Cenotaph. [and] met ὑπήντησεν (hypēntēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To meet, go to meet. From hupo and a derivative of anti; to go opposite under, i.e. To encounter, fall in with. Him. αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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