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Mark 5
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 bowed down(a)
before 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?(b)
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(c); 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(d), 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, 23 and beseecheth him
much, saying, My little daughter is at the point of death: [I
pray thee], that thou come and lay thy hands on her, that she
may be made whole(e), and live. 24 And he went with
him; and a great multitude followed him, and they crowded him.
25 And a woman, who had an
issue of blood(f) twelve years, 26 and had suffered
many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she
had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 having
heard about Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched
his garment. 28 For she said, If I touch but his garments, I
shall be made whole(e). 29 And straightway the fountain
of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she
was healed of her plague. 30 And straightway Jesus, perceiving
in himself that the power [proceeding] from him had gone
forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my
garments? 31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the
multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 32
And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what had been
done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all
the truth. 34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath
made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
35 While he yet spake, they
come from the ruler of the synagogue`s [house] saying, Thy
daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Teacher any further?
36 But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the
ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe. 37 And he
suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and
John the brother of James. 38 And they come to the house of
the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and
[many] weeping and wailing greatly. 39 And when he was entered
in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the
child is not dead, but sleepeth. 40 And they laughed him to
scorn(g). But he, having put them all forth, taketh the
father of the child and her mother and them that were with
him, and goeth in where the child was. 41 And taking the child
by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cum; which is,
being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise. 42 And
straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve
years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great
amazement. 43 And he charged them much that
no man should know this: and he commanded that [something]
should be given her to eat.
Footnotes
(a) ASV & KJV: worship.
As stated in the ftn. at Matt. 2:2: The Greek word denotes an
act of reverence whether paid to a creature (see 4:9; 18:26),
or to the Creator (see 4:10). See also Bullinger ftn. at this
Scripture. BDAG: "to express in attitude or gesture one’s
complete dependence on or submission to a high authority
figure, (fall down and) worship, do obeisance to, prostrate
oneself before, do reverence to, welcome respectfully". See
also NRSV, NRSVue, JB, NJB, NAB, DBH, Capel, KGV, Douay, 2001,
Moffatt, Williams, YLT etc. "Did him homage; compelled thereto
by the power of God. How humiliating to Satan, thus to be
obliged to acknowledge the superiority of Christ!" ~Adam
Clarke.
(b) "What have I to do with
thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God?" The demons
recognized Jesus as the Son of God, not God Himself and
certainly not "God the Son", which is an expression never used
in the Bible.
(c) The phrase "My name is
Legion, for we are many" is referenced in several movies,
including "Ghost Rider", "Escape Plan 2: Hades," Stephen
King's Storm of the Century, "Exorcist 3" as well as in the
anthology film "For We Are Many".
(d) "Pigs were considered
unclean animals in Jewish tradition, making them an
appropriate vessel for the unclean spirits."
(e) Today, "made whole" is
used in various contexts to express the idea of complete
restoration, healing, or compensation. In legal contexts,
"made whole" refers to the concept of being fully compensated
for damages, ensuring that the injured party is returned to
their pre-injury state.
(f) NEB, TCNT: hemorrhage
(g) Darby: "They derided him"; Capel: "they all
ridiculed him."
Today's Quote: The Christians, scarcely content with the crowd of enigmas with which the books of the Jews are filled, have besides fancied they must add to them a great many incomprehensible mysteries, for, which they have the most profound veneration. Their impenetrable obscurity appears to be a sufficient motive among them for adding these. Their priests, encouraged by their credulity, which nothing can outdo, seem to be studious to multiply the articles of their faith, and the number of inconceivable objects which they have said must be received with submission, and adored even if not understood.
Baron D'Holbach
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