Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 5:1-20
V.(1-20) See Notes on Matthew 8:28-34. read more
Mark 5:20 Niv
Charles John Ellicott
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 5:20
(20) Decapolis.—On the import of the name and the extent of the district so called, see Note on Matthew 4:25. read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Mark 5:1-43
The Saviour and the Maniac Mark 5:18 Of all the encounters of Jesus with men, surely none is more striking than His meeting with the maniac whose home was among the tombs. Jesus had just left the boat, and stepped upon the shore, when from out one of the caves that served for a burying-place among the limestone hills there rushed towards Him a creature that seemed not so much like a human being as like an evil spirit incarnate. Perhaps the unhappy man had been watching the boat coming across... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Mark 5:1-20
Chapter 5CHAPTER 5:1-20 (Mark 5:1-20)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 Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain; 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... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - Mark 5:14-20
CHAPTER 5:14-20 (Mark 5:14-20)THE MEN OF GADARA"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. And they come to Jesus, and behold him that was possessed with devils sitting, clothed and in his right mind, even him that had the legion: and they were afraid. And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with devils, and concerning the swine. And they began to beseech Him to depart... read more
Arno Clemens Gaebelein
Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Mark 5:1-43
Chapter 5 1. The Servant’s Power over Satan’s work. (Mark 5:1-20 . Matthew 8:28-34 ; Luke 8:26-39 .) 2. The Servant’s Power over disease and death. (Mark 5:21-43 .Matthew 9:18-26; Matthew 9:18-26 ; Luke 8:40-56 .) 1. The Servant’s Power over Satan’s work. Mark 5:1-20 The Storm on the Lake was the work of Satan, but here the power of the enemy is more prominent. The description of the demoniac differs from Matthew’s and Luke’s account. His condition is described in fullest detail. He... read more
James Gray
James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Mark 5:1-43
PARABLES AND MIRACLES This lesson contains the parables of the sower, the candle, the seed growing secretly and the mustard seed (Mark 4:1-34 ); and the miracles of the stilling of the storm, the healing of the Gadarene and the woman with the issue of blood, and the raising of Jairus’ daughter (Mark 4:35 to Mark 5:43 ). The parables of the sower (Mark 4:1-20 ) and the mustard seed (Mark 4:30-34 ) are the only two out of the seven in Matthew 13:0 which Mark records. The whole of the seven... read more
Joseph Parker
The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Mark 5:1-43
The Human and the Divine [An Analysis] Mark 5:0 This story may be viewed in four aspects: I. The human; II. The Divine; III. The Diabolic; IV. The Social. I. The Human. The human aspect is seen both in shadow and in light: (1) As seen in shadow: ( a ) man impure, unclean spirit; ( b ) man dissocialised, his dwelling was among the tombs; ( c ) man unrestrained, no man could tame him, no, not with chains; ( d ) man self-tormented, crying and cutting himself with stones. (2) As seen in light:... read more
Robert Hawker
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Mark 5:18-20
(18) And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with (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. There is somewhat very affecting in this request of the poor man; and our LORD's... read more
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John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 5:1-43
The Gadarene Demoniac. Jairus’ Daughter1-20. The Gadarene (Gerasene) demoniac (Matthew 8:28; Luke 8:26). See on Mt; Mk’s account is much the fullest.1. Gadarenes] RV ’Gerasenes.’9. Mk and Lk (not Mt) state that the man called himself ’Legion,’ because he believed himself to be possessed by numerous devils.18-20. Our Lord thought the quiet of home life better for the man than the excitement of going about with Him. He told him to proclaim the miracle, because in this mainly Gentile district... read more