Marcos 5
Kenneth Wuest · Citado em PreceptAustin
Marcos 5
Wuest - And while He was going on board the boat, the one who had been demon-possessed, kept on begging Him for permission to be with Him. NET Mark 5:18 As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him. GNT Mark 5:18 καὶ ἐμβαίνοντος αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ πλοῖον παρεκάλει αὐτὸν ὁ δαιμονισθεὶς ἵνα μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ᾖ. NLT Mark 5:18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. KJV Mark 5:18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. ESV Mark 5:18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. NIV Mark 5:18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. ASV Mark 5:18 And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him. CSB Mark 5:18 As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed kept begging Him to be with Him. NKJ Mark 5:18 And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him. NRS Mark 5:18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by demons begged him that he might be with him. YLT Mark 5:18 And he having gone into the boat, the demoniac was calling on him that he may be with him, NAB Mark 5:18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed pleaded to remain with him. NJB Mark 5:18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed begged to be allowed to stay with him. GWN Mark 5:18 As Jesus stepped into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged him, "Let me stay with you." BBE Mark 5:18 And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him. was imploring Him: Mk 5:7,17 Ps 116:12 Lu 8:38,39 17:15-17 23:42,43 Php 1:23,24 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passage: Luke 8:38+ But the man from whom the demons had gone out was begging Him that he might accompany Him; but He sent him away, saying, THE MAN IN HIS RIGHT MIND BEGAN TO PRAY The old KJV says “Prayed him that he might be with him” As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed was imploring Him that he might accompany Him - Was imploring is in the imperfect tense indicating over and over he was asking to go with Jesus. "Gratitude would naturally cause the man to cling to his benefactor." (Hiebert) Demon-possessed (1139) see note on daimonizomai Was imploring (3870) see note on parakaleo Mark 5:19 And He did not let him, but He said to him, “Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you.” Wuest - And He did not permit him, but says to him, Go into your home, to your own relatives, and bring back tidings to them of such great things which the Lord has done for you, and of the fact that He had a sympathy for you which issued in action in your behalf. NET Mark 5:19 But Jesus did not permit him to do so. Instead, he said to him, "Go to your home and to your people and tell them what the Lord has done for you, that he had mercy on you." GNT Mark 5:19 καὶ οὐκ ἀφῆκεν αὐτόν, ἀλλὰ λέγει αὐτῷ, Ὕπαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου πρὸς τοὺς σοὺς καὶ ἀπάγγειλον αὐτοῖς ὅσα ὁ κύριός σοι πεποίηκεν καὶ ἠλέησέν σε. NLT Mark 5:19 But Jesus said, "No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been." KJV Mark 5:19 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. ESV Mark 5:19 And he did not permit him but said to him, "Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." NIV Mark 5:19 Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." ASV Mark 5:19 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. CSB Mark 5:19 But He would not let him; instead, He told him, "Go back home to your own people, and report to them how much the Lord has done for you and how He has had mercy on you." NKJ Mark 5:19 However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you." NRS Mark 5:19 But Jesus refused, and said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy he has shown you." YLT Mark 5:19 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; NAB Mark 5:19 But he would not permit him but told him instead, "Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you." NJB Mark 5:19 Jesus would not let him but said to him, 'Go home to your people and tell them all that the Lord in his mercy has done for you.' GWN Mark 5:19 But Jesus would not allow it. Instead, he told the man, "Go home to your family, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been to you." BBE Mark 5:19 And he would not let him, but said to him, Go to your house, to your friends, and give them news of the great things the Lord has done for you, and how he had mercy on you. Go home: Ps 66:16 Isa 38:9-20 Da 4:1-3,37 6:25-27 Jon 2:1-10 Joh 4:29 Ac 22:1-21 26:4-29 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passage: Luke 8:39+ “Return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him. GO AND TELL THE STORY! And He did not let (aphiemi) him - This is fascinating because this is the third request (Mk 5:10, 17, 18) made to Jesus in this story and the only one that was denied! This man sought continued fellowship with Jesus and was denied. But Jesus gives him a good reason. But - Term of contrast. But emphasizes that Jesus gives him a good reason to not follow Him. He said to him, “Go home to your people - Go is a command in the present imperative and is very same command Jesus had spoken to the demons which they obeyed by entering the swine (Mt 8:32+). The fact that Jesus says he was to go home implies this man was not always demon possessed, and now was to return to his home as a changed man. Your people is translated your friends (ESV) indicating a larger circle than just his immediate family. What a surprise this must have been to these people who had undoubtedly long ago given up hope he would ever come to his right mind! Go (5217)(hupago from hupo = under or denoting secrecy + ago = to go) most commonly means to go, to go away, to withdraw one's self (e.g., of Jesus' departure from the world Jn 8:14, etc). And report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He had mercy on you - Yes the man was to show them but Jesus adds he needs to tell them and to ascribe the glory to the Lord. While this could be as some commentators suggest an allusion to the God of the OT, it is still reasonable to consider that Jesus is the one who did these great things and by implication is Himself the Lord, the One Who had shown him mercy. Luke 8:39+ has "Return (present imperative) to your house and describe (present imperative) what great things God has done for you.” So he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him." Luke's version would support that this man considered Jesus to be God. Hiebert on how He had mercy on you - this additional assertion reminded the man that the deliverance freely given him was an undeserved expression of God’s favor. Divine compassion, as a definite act, had granted deliverance. (Ibid)
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Wuest - And having come out of the boat, immediately, there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, NET Mark 5:2 Just as Jesus was getting out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs and met him. GNT Mark 5:2 καὶ ἐξελθόντος αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ πλοίου εὐθὺς ὑπήντησεν αὐτῷ ἐκ τῶν μνημείων ἄνθρωπος ἐν πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳ, NLT Mark 5:2 When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from a cemetery to meet him. KJV Mark 5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, ESV Mark 5:2 And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. NIV Mark 5:2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him. ASV Mark 5:2 And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, CSB Mark 5:2 As soon as He got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met Him. NKJ Mark 5:2 And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, NRS Mark 5:2 And when he had stepped out of the boat, immediately a man out of the tombs with an unclean spirit met him. YLT Mark 5:2 and he having come forth out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, NAB Mark 5:2 When he got out of the boat, at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met him. NJB Mark 5:2 and when he disembarked, a man with an unclean spirit at once came out from the tombs towards him. GWN Mark 5:2 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 BBE Mark 5:2 And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit. When He got out of the boat: Isa 65:4 Lu 8:27 with an unclean spirit met Him: Mk 5:8 1:23,26 3:30 7:25 Lu 9:42 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 8:28+ When He came to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs. They were so extremely violent that no one could pass by that way Luke 8:26-27+ Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 And when He came out onto the land, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed with demons; and who had not put on any clothing for a long time, and was not living in a house, but in the tombs. DIVINE CONFRONTS DEMONIC Ray Pritchard - Three worlds meet in this strange story: the underworld of evil spirits, the visible world of human experience, and the upper world of divine control. Evidently this encounter made quite an impression on the disciples because it is found in three gospels—Matthew, Mark and Luke. The disciples never forgot how Jesus liberated a man infested with demons. Before we look at the details of the text, an underlying issue deserves our attention. In reading this story, some people downplay the reality of the demonic, calling it symbolic of the evil in the world today. Others see it as an ancient way of saying that this man had a severe mental illness. But we must not say this. Demon-possession was real to this man and it was real to Jesus. It is no compliment to our so-called enlightened age, if in our thinking we have gone beyond the Bible....This is not a story about Jesus curing mental illness; it’s a story about Jesus defeating the demons....People in Asia and Africa read this story and nod their heads. People in Haiti know what this is about. What seems alien to us is commonplace and very believable to them. ....A study of the text reveals four different “prayers” or requests made to Jesus in this passage. The demons make the first two, the townspeople make the third, and the liberated man makes the fourth. We can group the details of the story around these four “prayers.”(Man from Tombs: Christ on Problem of Spiritual Bondage) When He got out of the boat (ploion), immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him - Mark uses his favorite term immediately to indicate this demon possessed man was "johnny on the spot" to meet Jesus as He disembarked. Notice Jesus is in close proximity to tombs and swine (Mk 5:11,12+), both of which were considered unclean by the Jew! Jewish ceremonialism was no hindrance for Jesus Who "come to seek and to save that which was lost." (Lk 19:10+) “Like a warm front hitting a cold front head on, the forces of good and evil collide.” (Gire) After mastering a wild sea the Lord Jesus masters a wild man! -- Vance Havner Vincent quoting Trench: “The picture of the miserable man is fearful; and in drawing it, each evangelist has some touches which are peculiarly his own; but St. Mark’s is the most eminently graphic of all, adding, as it does, many strokes which wonderfully heighten the terribleness of the man’s condition, and also magnify the glory of his cure.” Boat (4143)(ploion from pleo = to sail) can refer to a rather large seagoing craft (Acts 20:13, 38; Acts 21:2f, 6; 27 Jas 3:4; Rev 8:9; Rev 18:19) or a small fishing craft boat as used on the Sea of Galilee (Mt 4:21f; Mt 9:1; Mk 1:19f; Mk 6:51, 54; Jn 6:19, 21f; Jn 21:3). See Wikipedia description of the "Jesus Boat" discovered in 1986. (Picture) Immediately (2112)(eutheos from euthus = straight, immediate) is an adverb which generally means at once, right away, forthwith, straightaway, without an interval of time or a point of time subsequent to a previous point of time. Note that the actual interval of time depends on the nature of the events and the manner in which the sequence is interpreted by the writer. Eutheos is a "time sensitive" word (see expression of time) and should prompt questions like "To what time does it refer?" or "What happens in this time?" Immediately is a key word in Mark (here it is eutheos but more often euthus) - 1 Mk. 1:10; Mk. 1:12; Mk. 1:18; Mk. 1:20; Mk. 1:21; Mk. 1:28; Mk. 1:29; Mk. 1:30; Mk. 1:42; Mk. 1:43; Mk. 2:8; Mk. 2:12; Mk. 3:6; Mk. 4:5; Mk. 4:15; Mk. 4:16; Mk. 4:17; Mk. 4:29; Mk. 5:2; Mk. 5:29; Mk. 5:30; Mk. 5:42; Mk. 6:25; Mk. 6:27; Mk. 6:45; Mk. 6:50; Mk. 6:54; Mk. 7:25; Mk. 8:10; Mk. 9:15; Mk. 9:20; Mk. 9:24; Mk. 10:52; Mk. 11:2; Mk. 11:3; Mk. 14:43; Mk. 14:45; Mk. 14:72; Mk. 15:1 Tombs (3419)(mnemeion from mneme = memory, remembrance) literally means a memorial and then a monument to commemorate the dead (Mt 23:29), but most often referred to a tomb, grave or sepulcher. The first NT use describes "demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs" (Mt 8:28), the second Jesus' rebuke of the Jewish religious leaders who were "hypocrites" building "the tombs of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the righteous" who they would have willingly murdered,(Mt 23:29, 30), the third describes the tombs opened and dead rising when Jesus died (Mt 27:52, 53), the fourth describes Jesus' burial tomb (Mt 27:60). Most uses refer to the tomb in which Jesus' dead body was laid - Mt 27:60; Mt 28:8; Mk 15:46; 16:2, 3, 5, 8; Lk 23:55; 24:1, 2, 9, 12, 22, 24; John 19:42; 20:1-4, 6, 8, 11 Acts 13:29. Unclean (169)(akathartos from a = without + kathaíro = cleanse from katharos = clean, pure, free from the adhesion of anything that soils, adulterates, corrupts, in an ethical sense, free from corrupt desire, sin, and guilt) (See study of related word akatharsia) in a moral sense refers to that which is unclean in thought, word, and deed. It can describe a state of moral impurity, especially especially sexual sin (cf Rev 17:4+) and the word foul is an excellent rendering. The idea is that which is morally indecent or filthy. It is notable that every use of akathartos in the Gospels (19x out of 30 total NT uses) is applied to filthy demonic spirits! As noted below, all of the uses of akathartos in the Gospels refer to unclean spirits or demons. In Acts 5:16+ Luke describes "those afflicted with unclean spirits" who were healed (see Acts 8:7+). In Scripture, akathartos pertains to that which may not come into contact with that which is holy and set apart. (Acts 10:14, 28+, Acts 11:8+ - these passages refer to acting in accordance with the Levitical laws - see all the uses below in Leviticus) In the Septuagint akathartos refers almost universally to ceremonial uncleanness or to whatever (or whomever) is ritually defiled . Unclean spirit - 12x in NT - Matt. 12:43; Mk. 1:23; Mk. 1:26; Mk. 3:30; Mk. 5:2; Mk. 5:8; Mk. 7:25; Mk. 9:25; Lk. 8:29; Lk. 9:42; Lk. 11:24; Rev. 18:2 Met (5221)(hupantao from hupo = by, below + antao = to meet face to face with; antao is from anti = opposite) means to go to meet and may include an element of hostility or opposition as in Jesus' encounter with demon possession (Mt 8:28+; Mk 5:2+; Lk. 8:27+) and also in Lk 14:31+ meaning to meet to oppose in battle which is a good picture of what we see here - the Kingdom of darkness "meets" the Kingdom of light (the King of that kingdom). Compare the "hostile meeting" in Acts 16:16+. Related Resources: What are unclean spirits? Are unclean spirits demons? What does the Bible say about demon possession / demonic possession? What does the Bible say about demonic oppression? Wikipedia article on exorcism of Gadarene demoniac Can a Christian today perform an exorcism? What does the Bible say about casting out demons? Can a Christian be demon possessed? Questions about Angels & Demons Mark 5:3 and he had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain; Wuest - who had settled down and was making his home in the tombs; and no longer was anyone able to bind him, not even with manacles, NET Mark 5:3 He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. GNT Mark 5:3 ὃς τὴν κατοίκησιν εἶχεν ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν, καὶ οὐδὲ ἁλύσει οὐκέτι οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο αὐτὸν δῆσαι NLT Mark 5:3 This man lived among the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain. KJV Mark 5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: ESV Mark 5:3 He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain, NIV Mark 5:3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain. ASV Mark 5:3 who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain; CSB Mark 5:3 He lived in the tombs. No one was able to restrain him anymore-- even with chains-- NKJ Mark 5:3 who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, NRS Mark 5:3 He lived among the tombs; and no one could restrain him any more, even with a chain; YLT Mark 5:3 who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains was any one able to bind him, NAB Mark 5:3 The man had been dwelling among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, even with a chain. NJB Mark 5:3 The man lived in the tombs and no one could secure him any more, even with a chain, GWN Mark 5:3 and lived among the tombs. No one could restrain him any longer, not even with a chain. BBE Mark 5:3 He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain; Mk 9:18-22 Isa 65:4 Da 4:32,33 Lu 8:29 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries UNCLEAN SPIRIT SETTLED IN UNCLEAN PLACE Mark 5:3-5 is the most detailed account of this event. And he had his dwelling among the tombs - Dwelling is the word katoikesis used only here and with the prefix kata- (meaning "down") depicts this as his permanent dwelling or as Wuest says his "settled habitation" but the plural tombs indicates one after another. Tombs of dead people makes good dwelling places for demons! Bishop Trench comments that tombs were considered to be "unclean places, unclean because of the dead men’s bones which were there. To those who did not on this account shun them, these tombs of the Jews would afford ample shelter, being either natural caves or recesses hewn by art out of the rock, often so large as to be supported by columns, and with cells upon their sides for the reception of the dead. Being, too, without the cities, and often times in remote and solitary places, they would attract those who sought to flee from all fellowship of their kind.” Tombs (3419) see note on mnemeion And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain - As
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Wuest - because he had often been bound securely with manacles and fetters, and the manacles were snapped in two by him, and the fetters crushed together, and no one had sufficient strength to restrain him. NET Mark 5:4 For his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and shackles, but he had torn the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue him. GNT Mark 5:4 διὰ τὸ αὐτὸν πολλάκις πέδαις καὶ ἁλύσεσιν δεδέσθαι καὶ διεσπάσθαι ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ τὰς ἁλύσεις καὶ τὰς πέδας συντετρῖφθαι, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἴσχυεν αὐτὸν δαμάσαι· NLT Mark 5:4 Whenever he was put into chains and shackles-- as he often was-- he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him. KJV Mark 5:4 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. ESV Mark 5:4 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. NIV Mark 5:4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. ASV Mark 5:4 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. CSB Mark 5:4 because he often had been bound with shackles and chains, but had snapped off the chains and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him. NKJ Mark 5:4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him. NRS Mark 5:4 for he had often been restrained with shackles and chains, but the chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he broke in pieces; and no one had the strength to subdue him. YLT Mark 5:4 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, NAB Mark 5:4 In fact, he had frequently been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains had been pulled apart by him and the shackles smashed, and no one was strong enough to subdue him. NJB Mark 5:4 because he had often been secured with fetters and chains but had snapped the chains and broken the fetters, and no one had the strength to control him. GWN Mark 5:4 He had often been chained hand and foot. However, he snapped the chains off his hands and broke the chains from his feet. No one could control him. BBE Mark 5:4 Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet. to subdue him: Jas 3:7,8 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries THE DEMONIAC'S SUPERHUMAN POWER Because - Mark now gives evidence regarding why they could not bind or subdue him (no one was strong enough). He had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him and the shackles broken (suntribo) in pieces - Bound is in the perfect tense which signifies a fixed condition or state, indicating that it was "a well-done, complete piece of work." (Wuest) One has to wonder how they were even able to bind him at all! Shackles refers to fetters for his feet indicating this demon possessed man had been bound hand and foot, but it was to not avail. Chains could be metal bonds, but either way clearly emphasizes the strength of the material used in an attempt to restrain this man. Luke adds that the unclean spirit "had seized him many times; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into the desert." (Lk 8:29+) Torn apart (rubbed together) and broken (crushed, smashed, shattered) are both in the perfect tense indicating past completed action with ongoing result (that he was no longer bound). As Hiebert phrases it "The perfect tenses picture the past circumstances which explain his present untamable condition." Bound (1210)(deo) literally meant to tie objects together. To be secured by a restraint. Figuratively it could refer to confining someone in prison (Mk 15:7) or to cause someone to be under authority of someone or something else (Ro 7:2+). Torn apart (1288)(diaspao from dia = separation + spao = to draw) to pull apart or asunder, tear to pieces. Describes demon possessed man breaking chains (Mk 5:4). Figuratively of God tearing off bonds from Judah (Lxx of Jer 2:20). Broken (4937) (suntribo from sun = together or intensification of meaning of the root word + tríbo = wear away, rub, break in pieces; see cognate word suntrimma) means to crush completely, to shatter, or to break in pieces. In Ro 16:20 Paul writes "The God of peace will soon crush (suntribo) Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you." So the demon might break the shackles for a time, but would be eventually shackled for eternity. God lets Satan and his demons have their day, but their day of judgment is coming and will be forever and ever. Amen. And no one was strong enough to subdue him - This detail of his supernatural power serves to accentuate the even greater power of the Savior! The verb subdue was used of subjugating animals (horses, mules, etc), and the inability to subdue him again emphasizes his Herculean strength! "He roamed at will like a lion in the jungle." (Robertson) Strong (2480)(ischuo from ischus = might) means to be strong in body or in resources. Ischuo can speak of physical power as in this passage in Mk 5:4 (cf Mk 2:17+ = "healthy", Mt 9:12+ = "healthy"). In Php 4:13+ Paul uses it to describe having the required personal resources to accomplish some objective. When Paul said that he could do all things, he meant all things which were God’s will for him to do. He had learned that the Lord’s commands are always the Lord’s enablements. Where the finger of God points, the hand of God provides the way. In a negative sense it speaks of that which is good for nothing (Mt 5:13+). Ischuo is the equivalent of to have efficacy, to avail or to have force. Uses in Mark - Mk. 2:17; Mk. 5:4; Mk. 9:18; Mk. 14:37 Subdue (1150)(damazo) means literally to subdue or tame. "To reduce from an uncontrolled to a controlled state of persons and animals: a possessed person, uncontrollable debtors...of a part of the body (tongue)." (BDAG) This verb is widely used in classical Greek for gaining control of animals, people, nature, or anything requiring effort to master. The -azō ending in the verb indicates action and causation, hence to “make tame, to get control over, to subdue.” Figuratively James uses it to describe bring the tongue under control or restraint (James 3:7,8+). Used in Daniel 2:40+ (Lxx); Mk. 5:4+; Jas. 3:7+; Jas. 3:8+. Liddell-Scott - I. of animals, to tame, break in, to bring under the yoke: Med. to do so for oneself, Hom., Xen. II. of maidens, to make subject to a husband, Il.: Pass. to be forced or seduced, Hom. III. to subdue or conquer, Id.: Pass. to be subject to another, Id. 2. to strike dead, kill, Od. 3. of wine and the like, to overcome, overpower, Hom.: Pass. to be overcome Mark 5:5 Constantly, night and day, he was screaming among the tombs and in the mountains, and gashing himself with stones. Wuest - And throughout the night and the day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was continually screaming and shrieking, and was constantly lacerating himself all over with stones. NET Mark 5:5 Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones. GNT Mark 5:5 καὶ διὰ παντὸς νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν καὶ ἐν τοῖς ὄρεσιν ἦν κράζων καὶ κατακόπτων ἑαυτὸν λίθοις. NLT Mark 5:5 Day and night he wandered among the burial caves and in the hills, howling and cutting himself with sharp stones. KJV Mark 5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. ESV Mark 5:5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones. NIV Mark 5:5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones. ASV Mark 5:5 And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones. CSB Mark 5:5 And always, night and day, he was crying out among the tombs and in the mountains and cutting himself with stones. NKJ Mark 5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones. NRS Mark 5:5 Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always howling and bruising himself with stones. YLT Mark 5:5 and always, night and day, in the mountains, and in the tombs he was, crying and cutting himself with stones. NAB Mark 5:5 Night and day among the tombs and on the hillsides he was always crying out and bruising himself with stones. NJB Mark 5:5 All night and all day, among the tombs and in the mountains, he would howl and gash himself with stones. GWN Mark 5:5 Night and day he was among the tombs and on the mountainsides screaming and cutting himself with stones. BBE Mark 5:5 And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones. screaming among the tombs: 1Ki 18:28 Job 2:7,8 Joh 8:44 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries A SOUL SELF-MUTILATING: SHRIEKING AND SLASHING Constantly, night and day - These time phrases emphasize this man's incessant misery and suffering. Remember this was a human being, but he had no power to control what was happening to him night and day! Horrible picture of demon possession, and a perfect picture of the power of a habitual sin like drug addiction, etc. Drug addicts may not be demon possessed but they function in effect as if they were because of the controlling power of their drug of choice! I know all too well for my son was addicted to opioids for 20 years until Jesus set him free, just like He did to this poor demon possessed man! Hiebert paints a pathetic picture "His restlessness spurred him to action during the night as well as during the day, leaving no long intervals between his frenzied actions. At times, he would sit moodily in the tombs, but soon he would be excitedly roving around in the mountains of that area."
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Wuest adds - “Worship” is proskuneō, “to prostrate one’s self, to kiss the hand to (towards) one in token of reverence, to fall upon the knees and touch the ground with the forehead as an expression of profound reverence (to make a salam), by kneeling or prostration to do homage to one or make obeisance, either in order to express respect or make supplication.” It is used of homage shown to men of superior rank, or of homage shown to God. Here it speaks of homage to God, the act of worship, for the demon recognizes our Lord as the Son of God. Here we have a being, incorrigible in his nature, destined to be damned for all eternity, one of the cohorts of Satan, bending the knee to God the Son. This is that of which Paul was speaking when he referred to the universal adoration of the Lord Jesus, even by beings under the earth (Phil. 2:10). They are even now bending the knee to the Son of God. In the last analysis, it was not the demoniac who was prostrating himself before the Lord Jesus. He was under the control of the demon, and the latter was the source of the homage paid the Son of God. MATTHEW 8:28–34 (cf. Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39)—Where were the demoniacs healed? PROBLEM: The first three Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) each give an account of Jesus healing demoniacs. Matthew states that the place where the healing took place was the country of the Gadarenes. However, Mark and Luke say it was in the country of the Gerasenes. SOLUTION: There is a textual problem here. The critical text of the Greek NT (Nestle-Aland/United Bible Societies) renders Mark and Luke the same as Matthew, namely, in the country of the “Gadarenes.” However, some manuscripts give the name of the country as the Gerasenes. It is possible to account for the variant reading in these manuscripts as a scribal error. Gadara may have been the capital of the region, and Matthew therefore referred to the area as the “country of the Gadarenes” because the people of that region, whether they lived in Gadara or not, were identified as Gadarenes. Mark and Luke were perhaps giving a more general reference to the country of the Gerasenes, which was the wider area in which the incident occurred. However, a scribe, confusing the reference in Matthew as a reference to the town instead of the people of the region, may have attempted to correct the manuscripts and altered the references to make them uniform. It seems that the best textual evidence is in favor of Gadara, although there are varying opinions among commentators. There is no contradiction or error here, because the problem developed as a result of transcription, and there is no evidence to demonstrate that there was a conflict in the original manuscripts. MATTHEW 8:28–34 (cf. Mark 5:1–20; Luke 8:26–39)—How many demoniacs were healed? PROBLEM: Matthew reports that two demoniacs came to Jesus, while Mark and Luke say that only one demoniac approached Him. This appears to be a contradiction. SOLUTION: There is a very fundamental mathematical law that reconciles this apparent contradiction—wherever there are two, there is always one. There are no exceptions! There were actually two demoniacs that came to Jesus. Perhaps Mark and Luke mentioned the one because he was more noticeable or prominent for some reason. However, the fact that Mark and Luke only mention one does not negate the fact that there were two as Matthew said. For wherever there is two, there is always one. It never fails. If Mark or Luke had said there was only one, then that would be a contradiction. But, the word “only” is not in the text. The critic has to change the text to make it contradict, in which case the problem is not with the Bible, but with the critic. (Norman Geisler - When Critics Ask) See also - Why are there two demon-possessed men in the Gerasene tombs in Matthew, but only one in Mark and Luke? Mark 5:7 and shouting with a loud voice, he said, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God, do not torment me!” NET Mark 5:7 Then he cried out with a loud voice, "Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God– do not torment me!" GNT Mark 5:7 καὶ κράξας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγει, Τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ υἱὲ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου; ὁρκίζω σε τὸν θεόν, μή με βασανίσῃς. NLT Mark 5:7 With a shriek, he screamed, "Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In the name of God, I beg you, don't torture me!" KJV Mark 5:7 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. ESV Mark 5:7 And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me." NIV Mark 5:7 He shouted at the top of his voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me!" ASV Mark 5:7 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. CSB Mark 5:7 And he cried out with a loud voice, "What do You have to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God, don't torment me!" NKJ Mark 5:7 And he cried out with a loud voice and said, "What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me." NRS Mark 5:7 and he shouted at the top of his voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me." YLT Mark 5:7 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!' NAB Mark 5:7 crying out in a loud voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me!" NJB Mark 5:7 and shouted at the top of his voice, 'What do you want with me, Jesus, son of the Most High God? In God's name do not torture me!' GWN Mark 5:7 and shouted, "Why are you bothering me now, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me." BBE Mark 5:7 And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me. What business: Mk 1:24 Ho 14:8 Mt 8:29 Lu 4:34 Son of the Most High God: Mk 3:11 14:61 Mt 16:16 Joh 20:31 Ac 8:37 16:17 I implore You by God: 1Ki 22:16 Mt 26:63 Ac 19:13 do not torment me: Ge 3:15 Mt 8:29 Lu 8:28 Ro 16:20 Heb 2:14 2Pe 2:4 1Jn 3:8 Jude 1:6 Rev 12:12 20:1-3 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passage: Matthew 8:29+ And they cried out, saying, “What business do we have with each other, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?” Luke 8:28+ Seeing Jesus, he cried out and fell before Him, and said in a loud voice, “What business do we have with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me.” WHEN DEMONS PRAY TO JESUS! And shouting with a loud voice (megas phone - cf "megaphone") - Shouting (shrieking) before he speaks, the shrieking clearly a manifestation of the man's demon possession. The shrieks may have been intelligible, but then he shifts to intelligible interchange. Shouting (2896) see note on krazo He said, “What business do we have with each other - The NET translates it "Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God!" NET Note adds that this is more literally "What to me and to you?" (an idiom). The phrase ti emoi kai soi is Semitic in origin, though it made its way into colloquial Greek (BDAG). The equivalent Hebrew expression in the OT had two basic meanings: (1) When one person was unjustly bothering another, the injured party could say "What to me and to you?" meaning, "What have I done to you that you should do this to me?" (Jdg 11:12, 2 Chr 35:21, 1 Ki 17:18). (2) When someone was asked to get involved in a matter he felt was no business of his own, he could say to the one asking him, "What to me and to you?" meaning, "That is your business, how am I involved?" ( 2 Ki 3:13, Hos 14:8). These nuances were apparently expanded in Greek, but the basic notions of defensive hostility (option 1) and indifference or disengagement (option 2) are still present. BDAG suggests the following as glosses for this expression: What have I to do with you? What have we in common? Leave me alone! Never mind! Hostility between Jesus and the demons is certainly to be understood in this context, hence the translation: "Leave me alone…." Jesus, Son of the Most High (hupsistos) God? - Notice the demon's accurate theology Jesus, Son of the Most High God, something even the disciples had yet to fully comprehend, an understanding they would not come to until after His resurrection. The description of God as the Most High goes back to Genesis 14 (Gen. 14:18; Gen. 14:19; Gen. 14:20; Gen. 14:22). Other uses of the Most High - Old Testament - Num. 24:16; Deut. 32:8; 2 Sam. 22:14; Ps. 7:17; Ps. 9:2; Ps. 18:13; Ps. 21:7; Ps. 46:4; Ps. 47:2; Ps. 50:14; Ps. 57:2; Ps. 73:11; Ps. 77:10; Ps. 78:17; Ps. 78:35; Ps. 78:56; Ps. 82:6; Ps. 83:18; Ps. 87:5; Ps. 91:1; Ps. 91:9; Ps. 92:1; Ps. 97:9; Ps. 107:11; Isa. 14:14; Lam. 3:35; Lam. 3:38; Dan. 3:26; Dan. 4:2; Dan. 4:17; Dan. 4:24; Dan. 4:25; Dan. 4:32; Dan. 4:34; Dan. 5:18; Dan. 5:21; Dan. 7:25. New Testament - Mk. 5:7; Lk. 1:32; Lk. 1:35; Lk. 1:76; Lk. 6:35; Lk. 8:28; Acts 7:48; Acts 16:17; Heb. 7:1 Related Resource - El Elyon: Most High God - Sovereign Over All I implore You by God, do not torment me!” - What irony -- the tormentor asking (actually adjuring!) not to be tormented! He is seeking to annul God's basic law of reaping what you sow! As discussed in the word study below the verb implore can also be translated adjure which in English means "to charge or command earnestly, often under the threat of a penalty." As Hiebert explains "Mark alone put this formula of exorcism into the mouth of the demoniac here. The demon apparently resorted to this adjuration in an effort to influence Jesus. While capitulating to His divine authority, the demon sought to soften the fate awaiting him at the word of Jesus." (Ibid) Luke 8:28+ says the demon begged (deomai in the present tense) Jesus. The demons knew the Bible and prophecy and knew their future fate, for in Lk 8:31+ "they were imploring Him not to command them to go away into the abyss." In Mt 8:29+ we read the demon's insightful question "Have You come here to torment us before the time?" In contrast to many men and women today, the demons believed in future judgment! They know that their ultimate fate will be eternal torment. It is sad that the demons are more sensitive to the finite amount of time they have to do their damage and as a result diligently seek to "redeem the time" (in a negative sense), while most believers have little appreciation of the preciousness of each day and the opportunities that are letting slip away (see Redeem the Time). Implore (present tense)(3726)(horkizo from horkos = oath) means to put under an oath, to insist that one take an oath. BDAG - to give a command to someone under oath. In Mk. 5:7 the demoniac adjures Jesus by God in an effort to rob him of His power, but to no avail, since Jesus is the Son of God. The irony is that when demons were adjured, they refused to obey, Luke recording "some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches....And the evil spirit answered and said to them, “I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. (Acts 19:13, 15-16+) Torment (928)(basanizo from basanos - English basanite indicates basically, a touchstone to test gold and other metals. Basanite was used in this way - If you use one thing as a touchstone of another, you use it as a test by which you judge the second thing = a 'Lydian stone' used for testing gold because pure gold rubbed on it left a peculiar mark]; [b] Basanos described the instrument of torture by which slaves were tortured; i.e., were forced to reveal the truth by torturing them [see metaphor]; and [c] torment or acute pain) means literally to rub on the touchstone (basanos) or to test by means of the touchstone and then to test or make proof of anything. The word means first “to test metals,” then “to test one by torture.” Figuratively, the verb basanizo refers to any severe distress, and so means to afflict, to harass, to vex, to torment. Basanizo then can mean to subject one to severe torment or distress, as with diseases (Mt 8:6+), with birth pangs (Re 12:2+), by the threat of Jesus' punishment of unclean spirits of the Gadarene demoniac (Mt 8:29+, Mk 5:7+, Lk 8:28+), by prophetic warnings (Rev 11:10+), of the torment associated with God's righteous judgment (Rev 14:10+). John describes the fate of the HEAD DEMON, SATAN, writing that "the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and they will be tormented (basanizo) day and night forever and ever." (Rev 20:10+) Mark 5:8 For He had been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!” NET Mark 5:8 (For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!") GNT Mark 5:8 ἔλεγεν γὰρ αὐτῷ, Ἔξελθε τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἀκάθαρτον ἐκ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου. NLT Mark 5:8 For Jesus had already said to the spirit, "Come out of the man, you evil spirit." KJV Mark 5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit. ESV Mark 5:8 For he was saying to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" NIV Mark 5:8 For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of this man, you evil spirit!" ASV Mark 5:8 For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man. CSB Mark 5:8 For He had told him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" NKJ Mark 5:8 For He said to him, "Come out of the man, unclean spirit!" NRS Mark 5:8 For he had said to him, "Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!" YLT Mark 5:8 (for he said to him, 'Come forth, spirit unclean, out of the man,') NAB Mark 5:8 (He had been saying to him, "Unclean spirit, come out of the man!") NJB Mark 5:8 For Jesus had been saying to him, 'Come out of the man, unclean spirit.' GWN Mark 5:8 He shouted this because Jesus said, "You evil spirit, come out of the man." BBE Mark 5:8 For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit. Mk 1:25 9:25,26 Ac 16:18 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries JESUS' COMMANDS DEMON TO COME OUT For He had been saying to him - Jesus addressing the demon.Saying is in the imperfect tense which "may mean that Jesus was repeatedly ordering the demon out of the man, but more probably the open-ended imperfect was used to intimate that something was to follow. Having been ordered to leave, the demon delayed to parley for more favorable treatment." (Hiebert) Come out of the man, you unclean spirit - Notice Jesus invoked no "exorcism formula" but simply declared Come out, a command from Christ in the aorist imperative calling for the demon(s) to leave the possessed man immediately! Unclean (169) see note on akathartos Related Resource: Can a Christian today perform an exorcism? What does the Bible say about casting out demons? Can demons attach themselves to non-living/inanimate objects? What does the Bible say about demonic oppression? J C
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Wuest - And having gone out, the unclean spirits entered into the swine, and the herd rushed impetuously down the steep place into the sea, about two thousand, and were drowned, one after another, in the sea. NET Mark 5:13 Jesus gave them permission. So the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake, and about two thousand were drowned in the lake. GNT Mark 5:13 καὶ ἐπέτρεψεν αὐτοῖς. καὶ ἐξελθόντα τὰ πνεύματα τὰ ἀκάθαρτα εἰσῆλθον εἰς τοὺς χοίρους, καὶ ὥρμησεν ἡ ἀγέλη κατὰ τοῦ κρημνοῦ εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν, ὡς δισχίλιοι, καὶ ἐπνίγοντο ἐν τῇ θαλάσσῃ. NLT Mark 5:13 So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water. KJV Mark 5:13 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. ESV Mark 5:13 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 drowned in the sea. NIV Mark 5:13 He gave them permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned. ASV Mark 5:13 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. CSB Mark 5:13 And He gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs, and the herd of about 2,000 rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there. NKJ Mark 5:13 And at once Jesus gave them permission. Then the unclean spirits went out and entered the swine (there were about two thousand); and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and drowned in the sea. NRS Mark 5:13 So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and were drowned in the sea. YLT Mark 5:13 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. NAB Mark 5:13 And he let them, and the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine. The herd of about two thousand rushed down a steep bank into the sea, where they were drowned. NJB Mark 5:13 So he gave them leave. With that, the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand pigs charged down the cliff into the lake, and there they were drowned. GWN Mark 5:13 Jesus let them do this. The evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand pigs rushed down the cliff into the sea and drowned. BBE Mark 5:13 And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea. Jesus gave them permission: 1Ki 22:22 Job 1:12 2:6 Mt 8:32 1Pe 3:22 Rev 13:5-7 20:7 and the herd rushed down the steep bank: Joh 8:44 Rev 9:11 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 8:32+ And He said to them, “Go!” (present imperative) And they came out and went into the swine, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and perished in the waters. Luke 8:32-33+ Now there was a herd of many swine feeding there on the mountain; and the demons implored Him to permit them to enter the swine. And He gave them permission. 33 And the demons came out of the man and entered the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS OVER THE UNCLEAN SPIRITS Jesus gave them permission and coming out, the unclean spirits entered the swine; - Mt 8:32+ alone tells us Jesus gave a specific command to “Go!” And they came out and went into the swine." Gave permission (2010)(epitrepo from epi = upon + trepo = to turn) means to turn to, entrust, hence to permit. In Mark 5:13, John 19:38, and Acts 21:39 it carries the sense of release from restraint in order to have freedom of choice. For example, in Mark 5:13 Legion gained freedom from being sent away, and instead was permitted to enter a herd of swine (see Mark 5:8-13). Unclean (169) see note on akathartos And the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they were drowned in the sea - Only Mark tells us there were 2000 swine. Note that while one could not see the unclean spirits leave the possessed man, the effects of the demonic departure were clearly visible. Mark and Luke (Lk 8:33+) say the swine drowned and Matthew adds that they perished (apothnesko = died). Hiebert notes that drowned paints a gruesome picture for they “Were choked in the sea” where the imperfect tense describes the sinking of the pigs as one after the other they plunged into the water and were suffocated." Wuest adds "The verb is imperfect, describing the disappearance of pig after pig into the sea." David
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Wuest - And those feeding them fled away and brought away tidings into the city and into the farms. And they came for the purpose of seeing what it was that had taken place. NET Mark 5:14 Now the herdsmen ran off and spread the news in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. GNT Mark 5:14 καὶ οἱ βόσκοντες αὐτοὺς ἔφυγον καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἀγρούς· καὶ ἦλθον ἰδεῖν τί ἐστιν τὸ γεγονὸς NLT Mark 5:14 The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. KJV Mark 5:14 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. ESV Mark 5:14 The herdsmen fled and told it in the city and in the country. And people came to see what it was that had happened. NIV Mark 5:14 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. ASV Mark 5:14 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. CSB Mark 5:14 The men who tended them ran off and reported it in the town and the countryside, and people went to see what had happened. NKJ Mark 5:14 So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened. NRS Mark 5:14 The swineherds ran off and told it in the city and in the country. Then people came to see what it was that had happened. YLT Mark 5:14 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; NAB Mark 5:14 The swineherds ran away and reported the incident in the town and throughout the countryside. And people came out to see what had happened. NJB Mark 5:14 The men looking after them ran off and told their story in the city and in the country round about; and the people came to see what had really happened. GWN Mark 5:14 Those who took care of the pigs ran away. In the city and countryside they reported everything that had happened. So the people came to see what had happened. BBE Mark 5:14 And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place. Mt 8:33 Lu 8:34 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 8:33+ The herdsmen ran away, and went to the city and reported everything, including what had happened to the demoniacs. 34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they implored Him to leave their region. Luke 8:34+ When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they ran away and reported it in the city and out in the country. 35 The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened. PIG FEEDERS FLEE IN FEAR Their herdsmen ran away and reported it in the city and in the country - The Greek word for fear is derived from the verb to flee, and undoubtedly the herdsmen fled in fear, not only of the supernatural scene, but the natural loss of revenue (and loss of their job!). Notice that they spread the news far and wide (city...country). Ran away (escaped) (5343)(pheugo) means to flee away in the sense of to take to flight in order to seek safety. To flee in the sense of to escape something, being made safe from danger by eluding or avoiding it. Pheugo is the root of our English word "fugitive" defined as one who escapes from something or someone. Reported (312)(anaggello/anangello from aná = up to, again, back {like our English prefix "re-"= again thus "re-port" or "re-hearse" = to say again} + aggéllo = tell, declare related to ággelos = messenger) means to bring back word, to announce, to report. Anaggello can also mean to inform someone of someone else's message. And the people came to see what it was that had happened - Matthew 8:34+ alone tells us it was the whole city. This event drew the people so that they could see it with their own eyes and discern what had really taken place. Two thousand swine running down a cliff to drown was so bizarre that it needed to be verified. Mark 5:15 They came to Jesus and observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the “legion”; and they became frightened. Wuest - And they come to Jesus, and view with a critical, searching eye the demoniac sitting, clothed, and in control of himself. And they became afraid. NET Mark 5:15 They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind– the one who had the "Legion"– and they were afraid. GNT Mark 5:15 καὶ ἔρχονται πρὸς τὸν Ἰησοῦν καὶ θεωροῦσιν τὸν δαιμονιζόμενον καθήμενον ἱματισμένον καὶ σωφρονοῦντα, τὸν ἐσχηκότα τὸν λεγιῶνα, καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν. NLT Mark 5:15 A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid. KJV Mark 5:15 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. ESV Mark 5:15 And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid. NIV Mark 5:15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. ASV Mark 5:15 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. CSB Mark 5:15 They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been demon-possessed by the legion, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. NKJ Mark 5:15 Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. NRS Mark 5:15 They came to Jesus and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the legion; and they were afraid. YLT Mark 5:15 and they come unto Jesus, and see the demoniac, sitting, and clothed, and right-minded -- him having had the legion -- and they were afraid; NAB Mark 5:15 As they approached Jesus, they caught sight of the man who had been possessed by Legion, sitting there clothed and in his right mind. And they were seized with fear. NJB Mark 5:15 They came to Jesus and saw the demoniac sitting there -- the man who had had the legion in him -- properly dressed and in his full senses, and they were afraid. GWN Mark 5:15 They came to Jesus and saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. The man was sitting there dressed and in his right mind. The people were frightened. BBE Mark 5:15 And they came to Jesus, and saw the man in whom had been the evil spirits seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, and they were full of fear. observed the man who had been demon-possessed: Mk 5:4 Isa 49:24,25 Mt 9:33 12:29 Lu 8:35,36 10:39 Col 1:13 and they became frightened: 1Sa 6:20,21 16:4 1Ch 13:12 15:13 Job 13:11 Ps 14:5 2Ti 1:7 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 8:34+ And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they implored Him to leave their region. Luke 8:35+ The people went out to see what had happened; and they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting down at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they became frightened. THE NEW STATE OF THE DEMON POSSESSED MAN They came to Jesus - Apparently the herdsman had identified Jesus as the instigator of this bizarre event. And observed the man who had been demon-possessed sitting down, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the legion - Observed (theoreo) in the present tense pictures them staring and as noted below gives us our English "theater," and here indicates the rapt attention of the people on the scene of this drama, so to speak! Everyone undoubtedly knew the "before" condition of this man, so that the "after" would present an absolutely striking contrast. It would signify indisputable evidence of a miracle, for previously no man had been able to control this man! Now the God-Man Jesus brings about his striking supernatural deliverance. The verb had heightens the striking contrast, for it is in the perfect tense, indicating the man had been in a permanent state, but now was freed of that state! Him sitting down, clothed (cf previous state - Lk 8:27+) and in his right mind (clearly indicating previously he was "out of his mind") was a striking silent testimony to the power and authority of Jesus over the demonic world. The people who observed carefully could not have missed the message, but as we see they refuse to receive it for they were more concerned with the fiscal loss. Luke adds that the people describe the man as having been made well, which is the verb sozo which conveys the basic meaning of having been rescued from great peril. Did Luke use in the sense of him having been spiritually saved? It is difficult to state with certainty but I think he was because Jesus gave him a charge to return to your house and describe what great things God has done for you and he obeyed by proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him (Lk 8:39+). Hiebert comments on Sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind”—three features about him arrested their attention. The present participle sitting marks the contrast between his present restful condition and his former state as a roving, raving maniac. The present participle clothed underscores the continuing contrast between his present condition and former practice of going naked. Perhaps one of the disciples had fetched an extra robe for the man from the boat. In his right mind, while declaring his restored sanity, has the basic meaning of “self-controlled.” He was now a rational, self-controlled being, no longer yelling in frenzy under the domination of demons. (Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary) Observed (beheld) (2334)(theoreo from theaomai = to look at closely, attentively, contemplatively, even with sense of wonder; English - theater) usually refers to observe with continuity and attention often with the implication that what is observed is unusual. To behold intensely or to look with interest and purpose carefully examining with attention to detail. It is used, not of an indifferent spectator, but of one who looks at a thing with interest and attention. It would be used of a general officially reviewing or inspecting an army. Thus, the word speaks of a critical, searching investigation.
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Wuest writes "Trench speaks of the word as habitual self-government with its constant rein on all the passions and desires. Not only is sanity returned to the demoniac, but self-control. A wild man became the docile, quiet, self-possessed individual whom the people were viewing with a critical eye." Legion (3003) see preceding note on legion And they became frightened - Note the irony - the people were just as afraid of the sane man as they were of the demon possessed man! Of course, what they were really afraid of was the Power that produced the man's dramatic transformation. As noted above, the people could not miss that they were witness to something supernatural. This recalls a similar reaction by Jesus' disciples in Mk 4:41+ when He stilled the storm and "They became very much afraid (phobeo) and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” But what a difference in response to their fear -- the disciples' fear had a reverential component to it and so they continued to follow Jesus, while the townspeople were "just plain scared" and begged Jesus to leave them! Woe! Two diametrically opposite responses, one leading to Heaven (except Judas Iscariot) and the other leading to Hell (unless some later repented and believed, but there is no record). Became frightened (5399)(phobeo from phobos = fear source of our English "phobia") means to be in an apprehensive state that can range from mild uneasiness to stark terror as when one is frightened, terrified or alarmed. Uses of phobeo in Mark - Mk. 4:41; Mk. 5:15; Mk. 5:33; Mk. 5:36; Mk. 6:20; Mk. 6:50; Mk. 9:32; Mk. 10:32; Mk. 11:18; Mk. 11:32; Mk. 12:12; Mk. 16:8 Related Resources: What does the Bible say about demon possession / demonic possession? How do we distinguish a psychological disorder from demon possession? International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Demon; Demoniac; Demonology McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Daemon Baker Evangelical Dictionary Demon CARM Theological Dictionary Demon Easton's Bible Dictionary Demon Holman Bible Dictionary Demon Possession Possession, Demon Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible Demon Hastings' Dictionary of the NT Demon Smith Bible Dictionary Demon Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Demon The Nuttall Encyclopedia Demon Alan Carr - Consider the Miracle - verse 15-20: Jesus Changed Him - No longer is he running around, crying out and cutting himself. Now, he is calm and seated beside Jesus! What a change! (Ill. That’s how it works! You cannot meet Jesus and remain the same. He changes all those who come to Him, John 3:3, 5; Gal. 6:15; Eph. 2:10!) Jesus Clothed Him - No longer is he naked, but now he is clothed! (Ill. This is just further proof of his change! What we need to notice here is that what Jesus does in the heart of a man is ALWAYS worked out on the outside of a man, Matt. 12:35! I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, My soul will exult in my God; For He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness, As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. (Isaiah 61:10) Jesus Calmed Him - We are told that he is in his right mind! Where there has been turmoil and agitation, there is now perfect peace! He has been changed spiritually, physically and mentally! Ill. What a picture of the total change that salvation brings to the converted sinner! Jesus literally gives everyone He saves a brand new life!) Ill. Jesus changed him from the inside out! Jesus started with the man’s real problem! A bad heart is every lost man’s real problem! His sin isn’t his problem; the outwards manifestations of sin are merely the fruit of the problem; a wicked heart is the root! He Was Committed To Jesus – The people of that region were afraid of Jesus, v. 15, and they demanded that He leave their country. For these people, this episode was just too much! They might have been able to handle a little preaching, but when Jesus started changing lives and costing them money they wanted no part of Him. So they drove Him away. He Was Commissioned For Jesus – Jesus refused the man’s request to go with Him. Instead, Jesus sent him back to his home to tell others what the Lord had done for him. And, that is precisely what he did. We went into “Decapolis”, which means “the ten cities” and he preached the Gospel of grace to all who would listen! Can you picture in your mind how this scene must have played out? The people see him coming. They cringe in fear, children hide behind their mothers, doors are slammed shut, and people run in fear to hide from the mad man. But wait! Something is different today. Yes, it’s still him. He still bears the scars in his body, but the look in his eye is different. He isn’t screaming, he is preaching about a man named Jesus. He isn’t running around like a wild man; he is calm and sane and he is talking about how Jesus has changed his life. He isn’t naked; he is clothed and peaceful and changed. The people listen to his story and they are touched; some are no doubt saved. What a difference Jesus makes! We are commanded to share the Gospel, Mark 16:15; Matt. 28:19-20. We are to go to a lost world and tell them the same thing this man was commanded to tell: “how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee”. People might argue with us about our doctrines; but they cannot refute our testimonies! Nothing is more powerful that the testimony of a changed life! Conc: Jesus tamed the tombstone terrorist and He can tame you! One of the most notoriously bad characters that ever lived in New York was Orville Gardner. He was the trainer of prize fighters and companion of all sorts of hard characters. His reputation was so thoroughly bad that he was called "Awful Gardner." He had a little boy, whom he dearly loved, and this boy died. A short time after his boy's death, he was standing in the bar of a New York saloon, surrounded by a number of his companions. The night was sweltering, and he stepped outside the saloon to get a little fresh air. As he stood out there and looked up between the high buildings at the sky above his head, a star was shining down upon him, and as he was looking at it, he said to himself, "I wonder where my little boy is tonight?" Then the thought came to him quick as a flash, "Wherever he is, you will never see him again unless you change your life." Touched by the Spirit of God, he hurried from the saloon to the room where his godly mother was. He went in and asked his mother to pray for him. They spent the whole night in prayer and toward morning "Awful Gardner" found peace and gained the victory. Gardner was the victim of an overwhelming appetite for drink, and had in his house a jug of whiskey at the time. He did not dare to keep it and did not know what to do with it. Finally, he took it down to the river, got into a boat and rowed over to an island. He set the liquor on a rock and knelt down, and as he afterward said, "I fought that jug of whiskey for a long time," and God gave him perfect deliverance. He did not dare to break it, lest the fumes should tempt him. He did not dare to leave it, lest someone else get it. Finally he dug a hole and buried it. He left the island a free man. "Awful Gardner" became a mighty preacher of the Gospel. What has you today? Are you lost and in the grip of sin? Jesus can set you free! Are you out of God’s will and trapped in pride and bitterness? Jesus can set you free! Do you need His touch? Do you need His compassion? Do you need His life-changing power? Friend, what you need is but a prayer of faith away! Come to Jesus! Come home! Obey His voice. He weathered the storm on the sea to get to this man. He weathered the storm of Calvary to get to you. Is He calling? Come to Him now. (See full sermon - Mark 5:1-20 Taming The Tombstone Terrorist) Alan Carr - Oh, but what a difference it makes when Jesus passes by! Just ask: 1. The woman at the well - John 4 (Ill. "Must needs go") 2. Bartimaeus - Matt. 10:46-52 3. Woman with issue of blood - Luke 8:43-48 4. Lame man at Pool of Bethesda - John 5:1-9 5. The Leper - Mark 1:40-45 6. The Blind man - John 9:1-38 7. Saul of Tarsus - Acts 9:1-9 8. The Disciples - Matt. 4:18-22 9. Lazarus - John 11:1-44 10. Me (Alan Carr) - May 23, 1983! (Ill. It wasn't as dramatic as some of those others, but it made the difference when Jesus passed by where I was!) I. The Man's Condition II. The Man's Conversion III. V. 18-20 THE MAN'S COMMISSION I - v1-6 The Man's Slavery v2 His Master v3-5 His Misery v2,6 His Mentality II. The Man's Savior v1 The Savior's Purpose v6-12 The Savior's Perception v13 The Savior's Power III v14-20 The Man's Salvation V. 15 Salvation Changed Him V. 15 Salvation Clothed Him V. 15 Salvation Calmed Him V. 18-20 Salvation Compelled Him V. 18 He Was Compelled To Desire Jesus V. 19-20 He Was Compelled To Declare Jesus John Butler - Changed by Christ “Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind; and they were afraid.” (Luke 8:35) CHRIST had cast some demons out of a man. The effect upon the man was dramatic. Our verse describes some of the major changes which occurred when Christ cast out the demons. They include resting, respect, robed, and rational. Resting. “Sitting.” This was a new posture for the man. Before Christ cast out the demons, the man was constantly roaming about the tombs and mountains and wilderness day and night. This speaks of the soul rest promised in the Gospel. Christ said, “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). One of the characteristics of sin is lack of rest (Isaiah 57:20, 21). But when Christ changes your life, one result is great soul rest. Respect. “Sitting at the feet of Jesus.” Before the man was delivered of the demons, he wanted nothing to do with Christ (Luke 8:28). But after Christ changed his life, the man now greatly respected Christ and sat humbly at Christ’s feet. Animosity towards Christ ends with redemption. Robed. “Clothed.” Before Christ changed this man’s life, he “wore no clothes” (Luke 8:27). This robing of the man not only pictures the righteous robe of salvation (Isaiah 61:10), but it also pictures the improvement in morals (seen in more modest dress) of a person when he gets saved. Even in heathen countries, when people get saved, they start wearing more clothes instead of running around half naked. The immodest clothes at church reveal a spiritual problem. Rational. “In his right mind.” Satan would have folk think that to follow Christ is crazy, unintelligent, and stupid. But the very opposite is true. It is those who follow Satan and are controlled by his demons that act crazy. When this man was possessed by demons, he acted insane. But when Christ changed the man, he acted rational, sane, and sober. Sin, not Christ and righteousness, causes people to act foolishly and irrationally. Vance Havner - The Gadarene AFTER mastering a wild sea the Lord Jesus masters a wild man. Three Gospels give us the story of the Gadarene demoniac (Matt. 8:28-34; Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39), and it is unusual that Mark's account, usually the briefest, is here the longest. There are those who would make this man to be only an insane case, but our Lord clearly recognized demon-possession by His saying, "Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit." That He was merely accepting the common view of His time is an argument too foolish to reserve room for refutation. Much has been said about the destruction of the swine who refused to endure what men put up with. Huxley made much of this "destruction of property" as an argument against the Lord. Our Lord never went at anything tamely. He made bold strokes and brushed everything else aside to get at a needy life. What are a few hogs compared to a human soul? The destruction of the swine was a bold evidence of the miracle and a daring declaration that lives are ever more important than property. If the owner of the hogs had accepted the Lord Jesus he would have had a treasure inestimable. Instead, he saw only temporal loss and gain, and because Jesus was hurting his business, he besought Him to leave. Men have followed that procedure through the ages. When Christ interferes with our personal gain we usually beseech Him to leave. There is a beautiful truth in the healed man's desire to go with the Lord and His disciples in the ship to other parts. Doubtless he wanted to get away from the scenes of his past, and it looked very inviting—this prospect of sojourning with the Lord in new fields, ever hearing His words and witnessing His miracles. But it was not so to be; he must stay in the old, unromantic spot and tell what the Lord had done for his soul (and what a witness he must have been!). Many of us have known this experience. We have longed to follow the Lord across the sea or into some more interesting field, but He has commissioned us to stay at home—live down an evil past, perhaps—and be an obscure and unknown witness. It is not given to everyone to go far afield; there must be the disciple who stays at home. Time and time again we meet with those who went to foreign fields or undertook vast enterprises under mistaken leadings. It is so easy to confuse our wants with God's leadings. The work of the gospel is too often made the springboard from which to dive off into water too deep for us. This man obeyed the Lord's command, and as he proclaimed his story men marveled, according to Mark's account. Together with a marvelous experience of deliverance he had an obedient spirit, and that makes a great combination. Are you willing that Christ should do His wonders in your life at any cost to property and circumstances? Then you need to be willing to let Him station you where He will, to be His witness Death of a Dog - One day as Dick Hillis preached in a Chinese village, his sermon was suddenly interrupted by a piercing cry. Everyone rushed toward the scream, and Dick’s coworker, Mr. Kong, whispered that an evil spirit had seized a man. “That is heathen superstition,” said Dick, who had not previously encountered demon possession. A woman pushed through the crowd toward them. “I beg you help me!” she cried. “An evil spirit has again possessed the father of my children and is trying to kill him.” Kong stepped over a filthy old dog lying in the doorway, and faced the madman. The room was charged with a sense of evil. “An evil spirit has possessed Farmer Ho,” Kong told the onlookers. “Our God, the ‘Nothing-He-Cannot-Do One’ is more powerful than any spirit, and He can deliver this man. First, you must promise you will burn your idols and trust in Jesus, son of the Supreme Emperor.” The people nodded. Kong asked Dick to begin singing the hymn “There is Power in the Blood.” With great hesitation, Dick began to sing, “Would you be free from your burden of sin. …” “Now,” continued Kong, “in the name of Jesus we will command the evil spirit to leave this man.” Kong began praying fervently. Suddenly, the old dog in the doorway vaulted into the air, screeching, yelping, whirling in circles snapping wildly at his tail. Kong continued praying, and the dog abruptly dropped over dead. Instantly Dick remembered Luke 8, the demons of the Gadarenes who invisibly flew into the herd of swine. As Kong finished praying, Farmer Ho seemed quiet and relaxed, and soon he was strong enough to burn his idols. At his baptism shortly afterward, he testified, “I was possessed by an evil spirit who boasted he had already killed five people and was going to kill me. But God sent Mr. Kong at just the right moment, and in Jesus I am free. (From This Verse - Robert Morgan) Mark 5:16 Those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the demon-possessed man, and all about the swine. Wuest - And those who saw, related fully and in detail to them how it happened to the demoniac and concerning the swine. NET Mark 5:16 Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs. GNT Mark 5:16 καὶ διηγήσαντο αὐτοῖς οἱ ἰδόντες πῶς ἐγένετο τῷ δαιμονιζομένῳ καὶ περὶ τῶν χοίρων. NLT Mark 5:16 Then those who had seen what happened told the others about the demon-possessed man and the pigs. KJV Mark 5:16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. ESV Mark 5:16 And those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and to the pigs. NIV Mark 5:16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man--and told about the pigs as well. ASV Mark 5:16 And they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine. CSB Mark 5:16 The eyewitnesses described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and told about the pigs. NKJ Mark 5:16 And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine. NRS Mark 5:16 Those who had seen what had happened to the demoniac and to the swine reported it. YLT Mark 5:16 and those having seen it, declared to them how it had come to pass to the demoniac, and about the swine; NAB Mark 5:16 Those who witnessed the incident explained to them what had happened to the possessed man and to the swine. NJB Mark 5:16 And those who had witnessed it reported what had happened to the demoniac and what had become of the pigs. GWN Mark 5:16 Those who saw this told what had happened to the demon-possessed man and the pigs. BBE Mark 5:16 And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs. Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passage: Luke 8:36+ Those who had seen it reported to them how the man who was demon-possessed had been made well. DESCRIPTION OF A DELIVERED MAN AND DESTROYED SWINE Those who had seen it described to them how it had happened to the demon-possessed man, and all about the swine - Who is those who had seen it? This could be the herdsmen. But it could also be the disciples. We cannot be dogmatic. However, the disciples would be better able to truly describe (the verb diegeomai indicates a detailed narration) the "how" (an exorcism by Jesus after the demons begged to be sent into the swine), which is something the herdsmen would have been less likely to understand or explain. The use of the verb described (diegeomai) is in a negative sense because this detailed description prompted the townspeople to beg Jesus to leave! In striking contrast Jesus. Here is the contrasting irony -- In Acts 8:39 Jesus told the man healed of the demon "Return to your house and describe (diegeomai) what great things God has done for you." Described (1334)(diegeomai from diá = through + hēgéomai = to lead) means to conduct a narration through to the end. Too carry (a narrative) through from beginning to end. To recount or relate in full. To set out something in detail, to give a detailed account of something in words. Diegeomai - 8x in 6v - Usage: describe(1), described(3), gave an account(1), relate(2), tell(1). Mk. 5:16+; Mk. 9:9+; Lk. 8:39+; Lk. 9:10+; Acts 8:33+ [quoted from Isa. 53:8+]; Acts 9:27+; Acts 12:17+; Heb. 11:32+ Gilbrant - In classical Greek this term primarily means “set out in detail” or “describe.” It appears over 50 times in the Septuagint, usually to translate s̱āphar which means “recount, relate” in the variations used (see Genesis 24:66; Exodus 10:2; 2 Kings 8:4; Psalm 22:22). Demon-possessed man (1139) see note on daimonizomai Mark 5:17 And they began to implore Him to leave their region. Wuest - And they began to be begging Him to go away from their boundaries. NET Mark 5:17 Then they asked Jesus to leave their region. GNT Mark 5:17 καὶ ἤρξαντο παρακαλεῖν αὐτὸν ἀπελθεῖν ἀπὸ τῶν ὁρίων αὐτῶν. NLT Mark 5:17 And the crowd began pleading with Jesus to go away and leave them alone. KJV Mark 5:17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. ESV Mark 5:17 And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their region. NIV Mark 5:17 Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region. ASV Mark 5:17 And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders. CSB Mark 5:17 Then they began to beg Him to leave their region. NKJ Mark 5:17 Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region. NRS Mark 5:17 Then they began to beg Jesus to leave their neighborhood. YLT Mark 5:17 and they began to call upon him to go away from their borders. NAB Mark 5:17 Then they began to beg him to leave their district. NJB Mark 5:17 Then they began to implore Jesus to leave their neighbourhood. GWN Mark 5:17 Then the people began to beg Jesus to leave their territory. BBE Mark 5:17 And they made a request to him to go out of their country. Mk 5:7 1:24 Ge 26:16 De 5:25 1Ki 17:18 Job 21:14,15 Mt 8:34 Lu 5:8 Lu 8:37 Ac 16:39 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 8:34+ And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw Him, they implored Him to leave their region. Luke 8:37+ And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes and the surrounding district asked Him to leave them, for they were gripped with great fear; and He got into a boat and returned. THE CITY HAS A "PRAYER MEETING!" The old KJV has "And they began to pray Him." I agree with Bob Utley who says "This is one of the saddest verses in all of the Bible. In the presence of the greatest man of history, these villagers were more concerned about the death of a few hogs than they were over the redemption and reclamation of two demonized persons and the spiritual potential of the gospel for their area." Related Passage: John 12:37 But though He had performed so many signs before them, yet they were not believing in Him. David Gooding has an interesting note on the people's reaction to Jesus Who had freed them of the fear of the demoniac - What a sad comment on man’s fallen and unregenerate state it is, that man should feel more at home with demons, than with the Christ who has power to cast out demons. Yet is often so. Men who would try to help a criminal or a drunkard, or, if they should prove incorrigible, would want the one imprisoned and the other put into hospital, find it embarrassing and somewhat frightening if the criminal is saved by Christ and turned into a sane, wholesome, regenerate disciple. (According to Luke) Notice that Luke explains why they asked Jesus to leave explaining "for they were gripped (sunecho/synecho) with great fear." (Luke 8:37+) This is not like the fear of the disciples described in Lk 8:25+ which at least to some degree was reverential. This fear (whatever the cause) explains why they asked Jesus to leave. They had seen God work and rejected Him, which is not greatly different from hearing God's Word and rejecting Him. They were so self-focused that they showed no gratitude whatsoever that the demoniac had been made well (note also the reference to the loss of the swine in Mk 5:16). They were unable to rejoice with those who rejoice (Ro 12:15)! As Stein says "For the believer such fear turns to a holy awe, but to the unbelieving it is only a fearsome dread from which they seek to rid themselves. God can be rejected, as the people of Gerasa in fact did. Peace, however, came to the demoniac. He who was last became first." (NAC-Lk) And they began (archo) to implore Him to leave their region - Implore is in the present tense indicating they kept begging Jesus to leave!) Matthew 8:34+ says the whole city and Luke 8:37+ says all the people indicating the entire lot had hard hearts in face of an amazing miracle! Again this makes the point that miracles per se do not save anyone. Of course every time someone is truly saved that in itself is a great miracle! They were like those in the parable of the soils who had stony hearts and did not at all receive Jesus' Word. Their eyes were on the temporal and not the eternal. The irony of this scene is that the very One they were sending away in time, would one day send them away into eternity!
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Wuest - And he went off and began proclaiming publicly in the Decapolis, such great things which Jesus did for him. And all were marvelling. NET Mark 5:20 So he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him, and all were amazed. GNT Mark 5:20 καὶ ἀπῆλθεν καὶ ἤρξατο κηρύσσειν ἐν τῇ Δεκαπόλει ὅσα ἐποίησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ πάντες ἐθαύμαζον. NLT Mark 5:20 So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them. KJV Mark 5:20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel. ESV Mark 5:20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled. NIV Mark 5:20 So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed. ASV Mark 5:20 And he went his way, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men marvelled. CSB Mark 5:20 So he went out and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and they were all amazed. NKJ Mark 5:20 And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled. NRS Mark 5:20 And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed. YLT Mark 5:20 and he went away, and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how great things Jesus did to him, and all were wondering. NAB Mark 5:20 Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed. NJB Mark 5:20 So the man went off and proceeded to proclaim in the Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him. And everyone was amazed. GWN Mark 5:20 So the man left. He began to tell how much Jesus had done for him in the Ten Cities. Everyone was amazed. BBE Mark 5:20 And he went on his way, and made public in the country of Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him: and all men were full of wonder. Decapolis: Mk 7:31 Mt 4:25 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries 10 CITIES DENOTED IN BLACK GOOD NEWS OF A DELIVERER PROCLAIMED IN DECAPOLIS This could be subtitled "Maniac Becomes Missionary." And he went away and began to proclaim in Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him - He did not argue or debate with Jesus, but did exactly what He had asked him to do, always a good plan! Proclaim (kerusso) is in the present tense picturing this man boldly heralding the news of Jesus his Deliverer. Notice the parallel with the previous verse which says great things the Lord has done for you. Here we read what great things Jesus had done for him. What is the conclusion? The Lord is Jesus and this man recognized Him as such. Jesus is Lord! The implication of the charge to proclaim in Decapolis would indicate that he was likely widely known as the infamous Gadarene demoniac. Only Mark mentions Decapolis. Luke 8:39+ has "he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city what great things Jesus had done for him." THOUGHT- Do we not see the mercy and grace of Christ in His leaving them man to give testimony of His power to safe? Even in face of them asking Jesus to leave, He nevertheless left a credible witness of His great power over the supernatural world.
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Wuest - And when Jesus had passed over in the boat again to the other side, a great crowd was gathered together after Him, and He was at the seashore. NET Mark 5:21 When Jesus had crossed again in a boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he was by the sea. GNT Mark 5:21 Καὶ διαπεράσαντος τοῦ Ἰησοῦ [ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ] πάλιν εἰς τὸ πέραν συνήχθη ὄχλος πολὺς ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν, καὶ ἦν παρὰ τὴν θάλασσαν. NLT Mark 5:21 Jesus got into the boat again and went back to the other side of the lake, where a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. KJV Mark 5:21 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. ESV Mark 5:21 And when Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered about him, and he was beside the sea. NIV Mark 5:21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. ASV Mark 5:21 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. CSB Mark 5:21 When Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him while He was by the sea. NKJ Mark 5:21 Now when Jesus had crossed over again by boat to the other side, a great multitude gathered to Him; and He was by the sea. NRS Mark 5:21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a great crowd gathered around him; and he was by the sea. YLT Mark 5:21 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, NAB Mark 5:21 When Jesus had crossed again (in the boat) to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea. NJB Mark 5:21 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered round him and he stayed by the lake. GWN Mark 5:21 Jesus again crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee in a boat. A large crowd gathered around him by the seashore. BBE Mark 5:21 And when Jesus had gone over again in the boat to the other side, a great number of people came to him: and he was by the sea. Mt 9:1 Lu 8:40 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:18+ While He was saying these things to them, a synagogue official came and bowed down before Him, and said, “My daughter has just died; but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.” Luke 8:40+ And as Jesus returned, the people welcomed Him, for they had all been waiting for Him. THE MAIN ATTRACTION THE MAN JESUS In this next section from Mk 5:21-43 we see two additional miracles in hopeless cases, one miracle over disease and the second over death. Mk 5:21-24 is the appeal of Jairus to Jesus, Mk 5:25-34 the miracle in the woman touching the fringe of Jesus and Mk 5:35-43 the miracle of raising Jairus' daughter from the dead. Hendriksen compares the three accounts (Matthew 9:23-26; Mark 5:35-43) of these 2 miracles - Mark alone, in his very lengthy account, represents Jairus as using the term of endearment "my little daughter" (Mk 5:23), pictures a vast crowd "thronging" or "pressing upon" Jesus (Mk 5:24), relates that Jesus paid no attention to the message delivered to Jairus, "Your daughter is dead..." (Mk 5:35, 36), emphasizes the weeping and wailing that was going on among the mourners (Mk 5:38, 39), reports the Aramaic words spoken by Jesus to the child (Mk 5:41), and adds that the girl, brought back from the dead, walked (Mk 5:42). Several items are common to Mark and Luke, though not found in Matthew. Thus we are told that the name of the ruler was Jairus (Mark 5:22; Luke 8:41), that Jairus made his first request before the child had died (Mark 5:23; Luke 8:42), that she was about twelve years of age (Mark 5:42; Luke 8:42), that Peter, James, and John, and also the child's parents were with Jesus when he performed the miracle (Mark 5:37, 40; Luke 8:51), and that Jesus did not want the news of this miracle to spread (Mark 5:43; Luke 8:56). It is Luke alone who reports that the daughter was an only child (Lk 8:42), and that Jesus did indeed hear the remark to which he paid no attention (Lk 8:50). In all the three accounts the story of the bringing back to life of the daughter of Jairus is interrupted by that of the healing of the woman who touched Christ's garment. (Baker New Testament Commentary – Exposition of the Gospel According to Mark) Daniel Akin - This text has what we call a “sandwich structure.” Jarius (Mk 5:21-24) – The suffering woman (Mk 5:24-34) – Jarius (Mk 5:35-43). It is two stories wrapped up in one big story. The purpose is to make comparisons and draw contrast. We will see a number of common themes in these 2 stories that are also found in the stories of Jesus calming the sea (Mk 4:35-41) and His healing of the demon-possessed (Mk 5:1- 20). 2 immediately stand out: 1) Jesus cares for those in trouble and 2) Jesus is the omnipotent God! He has authority over what is impossible for you and me. Nature, demons, diseases and even death surrender completely and immediately to His sovereign authority. (Sermon) Hiebert points out that "Mark and Luke placed these miracles immediately after the cure of the Gerasene demoniac, but Matthew placed several occurrences between them and expressly connected these two miracles with Jesus’ teaching concerning fasting (Mt 9:18). Mark placed all of Matthew’s intervening events earlier. It is another clear instance of the fact that the Gospel writers did not record all of their material in strict chronological sequence." (Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary) When Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side - In the story of the healing of the Gadarene demoniac recall Jesus was on the eastern side of Galilee (Mk 5:1-2+, see map above) and so the other side is about 6 miles to the western to northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Boat is ploion, the same word used to describe the boat in in Mk 5:2+. A large crowd gathered around Him - Large crowd - see Mk 3:7, 8, 9, 20, 32: 4:1, 36. This reception on the eastern shore is in stark contrast to the rejection on the western shore! Luke 8:40+ adds that "The people welcomed (apodechomai from dechomai = "put out the welcome mat") Him for they had all been waiting for Him."
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Wuest explains that "Acts 13:14-15+ makes it clear that a single synagogue had a number of rulers. Their duties were to select the readers or teachers in the synagogue, to examine the discourses of the public speakers, and to see that all things were done with decency and in accordance with ancestral usage." Matthew 9:18+ calls Jairus an "official" (archon) but does not give his name, while Lk 8:49+ gives his name and refers to him as a "synagogue official" like Mark. While we do not know for certain it is very possible that Jairus was at the synagogue when Jesus cast out a demon (Mk 1:21-28+) and thus would have had first hand knowledge of Jesus supernatural power! In any event, Jairus knew Jesus was the Man he needed to contact regarding his gravely ill daughter! Alan Carr comments that Mark 4:35-5:43 This section of Mark’s Gospel is filled with impossible cases. It has been called the Home Of The Hopeless. There are four impossible, hopeless situations recounted in Mark 4:35-5:43. There is the Troubled Sea, the Tormented Sinner, the Traumatized Sufferer, and the Tragedy of the Schoolgirl.is filled with impossible cases. It has been called the Home Of The Hopeless. There are four impossible, hopeless situations recounted in Mark 4:35-5:43. There is the Troubled Sea, the Tormented Sinner, the Traumatized Sufferer, and the Tragedy of the Schoolgirl. Each case is hopeless! The disciples thought they were going to die in the storm, Mark 4:38, but Jesus was able to calm the storm with a simple command. No one could tame the demoniac, but Jesus set him free from his bondage with a simple command. As we move through the rest of the events in this chapter we will soon discover that Jesus is more than adequate for every situation. There are no incurables with Him. There are no hopeless situations with the Lord! Your situation is not hopeless! Your loved ones are not hopeless! (Sermon) Luke 8:42+ adds that the crowds were pressing against Him, where were pressing is in the imperfect tense, picturing them pushing and shoving up against Jesus. In fact were pressing emphatically depicts the crowds pressing in so hard that one could hardly breathe! What a scene this must have been, and how frustrated Jairus must have been because this pressing crowd clearly impeded Jairus ability to get to Jesus and then also impeded Jesus' ability to go to the aid of his daughter quickly. JAIRUS' NAME - Jairus (pronounced Ja-i-rus with emphasis on “i) was an official in charge of the synagogue in Capernaum and his name means something like "Jehovah Enlightens." Evans has an interesting comment that Jairus "in Hebrew means “he will awaken” [cf. 1 Chr 20:5], and so may have been understood as a portent of things to come." Hiebert says Jairus is the Greek form "of the Hebrew name Jair, meaning “He will give light.”" Stein comments that "Jairus is the Greek form of the name “Jair” (Nu 32:41; Dt 3:14; Josh 13:30; 1 Chr 20:5). Some scholars have sought to find symbolism in this name because Jair means he [God] will awaken , which fits Luke 8:52 nicely, but none of the Evangelists made any allusion to this. If Luke wanted Theophilus to see such a symbolism based on this Hebrew meaning, he would have needed to do something similar to what we find Matt 1:21." (NAC-Lk) While Jairus is not called a Pharisee, as a synagogue leader he would have had significant contact with the Pharisees and in such a setting would have been acutely aware of their intense hatred of Jesus, which makes his act of prostrating himself before Jesus all that much more surprising. One thinks of the old adage that necessity is the mother of invention (not to imply that his show of respect was a sham, but that in part it was driven by his dire need).
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Wuest - and had endured much suffering under the hands of many doctors, and had spent all of the things which she had, and was not even one bit bettered but rather grew worse. NET Mark 5:26 She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse. GNT Mark 5:26 καὶ πολλὰ παθοῦσα ὑπὸ πολλῶν ἰατρῶν καὶ δαπανήσασα τὰ παρ᾽ αὐτῆς πάντα καὶ μηδὲν ὠφεληθεῖσα ἀλλὰ μᾶλλον εἰς τὸ χεῖρον ἐλθοῦσα, NLT Mark 5:26 She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten worse. KJV Mark 5:26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, ESV Mark 5:26 and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse. NIV Mark 5:26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. ASV Mark 5:26 and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, CSB Mark 5:26 had endured much under many doctors. She had spent everything she had and was not helped at all. On the contrary, she became worse. NKJ Mark 5:26 and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. NRS Mark 5:26 She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. YLT Mark 5:26 and many things having suffered under many physicians, and having spent all that she had, and having profited nothing, but rather having come to the worse, NAB Mark 5:26 She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse. NJB Mark 5:26 after long and painful treatment under various doctors, she had spent all she had without being any the better for it; in fact, she was getting worse. GWN Mark 5:26 Although she had been under the care of many doctors and had spent all her money, she had not been helped at all. Actually, she had become worse. BBE Mark 5:26 And had undergone much at the hands of a number of medical men, and had given all she had, and was no better, but even worse, and had endured: Job 13:4 Jer 8:22 30:12,13 51:8 not helped at all: Ps 108:12 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:20+ And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak; Luke 8:43+ And a woman who had a hemorrhage for twelve years, and could not be healed by anyone, BLEEDING, BROKEN, BANKRUPT And had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all (yet profiting nothing) - "She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors" (NIV) So not only suffering from her malady but also from the medics! Treatments in ancient medicine were varied and at times as grievous as the original condition sometimes even making the original condition worse! Endured much (polus) could be rendered suffered long (cf Jn 5:6 = "long [polus] time", Acts 15:32 = "a lengthy [polus] message"), for all three synopists record this had been going on for 12 years! Twelve years is a long time to suffer from menometrorrhagia! Mark's version makes it sound like the physicians were the cause of her distress (I am a physician so am being a bit defensive!). Luke a physician does not denigrate physicians but simply says she "could not be healed by anyone." Matthew says nothing about her experience with the doctors. Nevertheless, the reality is her malady cost her everything she had. And very likely she was not married. This poor woman was as we say at the "end of her rope," (and bank account) and perhaps even at the end of all hope, which makes the story more wonderful for even though she is bleeding, broken and bankrupt she is about to meet the Great Physician (Jehovah Rapha) Who is Himself the epitome of hope (see 1 Ti 1:1b) and He Himself takes care of the "medical bill!" Bratcher - ‘and suffering … and spending … and not improving a bit but … getting (worse)’: all four aorist participles describe the condition of the woman during the twelve years... Flow of blood (or as in the AV “fountain of blood”) has frequently been badly translated. In one language the translator had employed a literal ‘fountain of blood,’ which people assumed was a miraculous source of blood which the woman had, apparently in her courtyard or somewhere on her property. However, the people could not understand why the woman would be so poor, since blood in that region was sold at a good price for use in preparing food. In another language the translation referred not to menstrual flow, but to blood coming from a wound, and to have had an open wound for twelve years seemed entirely incredible to the people. Accordingly, it must be made quite clear—though not vulgarly so—that this flow of blood refers to a menstrual disorder. (USB) Adam
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Wuest - Having heard the things concerning Jesus, having come in the crowd behind, touched His garment. NET Mark 5:27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, GNT Mark 5:27 ἀκούσασα περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ἐλθοῦσα ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ὄπισθεν ἥψατο τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ· NLT Mark 5:27 She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe. KJV Mark 5:27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. ESV Mark 5:27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. NIV Mark 5:27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, ASV Mark 5:27 having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. CSB Mark 5:27 Having heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His robe. NKJ Mark 5:27 When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. NRS Mark 5:27 She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, YLT Mark 5:27 having heard about Jesus, having come in the multitude behind, she touched his garment, NAB Mark 5:27 She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak. NJB Mark 5:27 She had heard about Jesus, and she came up through the crowd and touched his cloak from behind, thinking, GWN Mark 5:27 Since she had heard about Jesus, she came from behind in the crowd and touched his clothes. BBE Mark 5:27 When she had news of the things which Jesus did, went among the people coming after him, and put her hand on his robe. touched: Mk 6:56 2Ki 13:21 Mt 14:36 Ac 5:15 19:12 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:20+ And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak; 21 for she was saying to herself, “If I only touch His garment, I will get well.” Luke 8:44+ came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped. In the Catacombs of Marcellinus and Peter COMING TO HIS CLOAK "JUST ONE TOUCH" After hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him - Jesus (Iesous) has the definite article for there were many named Jesus at this time, but this was "THE JESUS." (see note by Wuest below) KJV has "came in the press behind" which emphasizes the tightly compressed throng of people. This was a large crowd and they were pressing in on Jesus so it was not as if she could just say "Excuse me (I am an untouchable), I need through so I can touch Jesus' garment!" And so it would have taken some work to get through the crowd close enough to touch His cloak. This woman was desperate! Desperation is commonly the prelude to Grace! Wuest - The definite article appears before the name “Jesus,” marking Him out as a particular Jesus. The English name “Jesus” is the transliteration of the Hebrew name Jehoshua (Yehoshua). The name “Joshua” was very common in Palestine, and the definite article is used by the Gospel writers often to distinguish our Lord from others of the same name. The use of the article here points to the fact that our Lord’s fame had spread so that He was known as The Jesus.
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Wuest - For she kept saying, If I touch even His garments, I shall be saved. NET Mark 5:28 for she kept saying, "If only I touch his clothes, I will be healed." GNT Mark 5:28 ἔλεγεν γὰρ ὅτι Ἐὰν ἅψωμαι κἂν τῶν ἱματίων αὐτοῦ σωθήσομαι. NLT Mark 5:28 For she thought to herself, "If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed." KJV Mark 5:28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. ESV Mark 5:28 For she said, "If I touch even his garments, I will be made well." NIV Mark 5:28 because she thought, "If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed." ASV Mark 5:28 For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole. CSB Mark 5:28 For she said, "If I can just touch His robes, I'll be made well!" NKJ Mark 5:28 For she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well." NRS Mark 5:28 for she said, "If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well." YLT Mark 5:28 for she said -- 'If even his garments I may touch, I shall be saved;' NAB Mark 5:28 She said, "If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured." NJB Mark 5:28 'If I can just touch his clothes, I shall be saved.' GWN Mark 5:28 She said, "If I can just touch his clothes, I'll get well." BBE Mark 5:28 For she said, If I may only put my hand on his robe, I will be made well. Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:21+ for she was saying to herself, “If I only touch His garment, I will get well.” Luke - no parallel UNCLEAN OF BODY BUT CONFIDENT IN CHRIST For she thought, “If I just touch His garments, I will get well.” - This verse is parenthetical to show why the woman did what she did. Mt 9:21+ has "she was saying (imperfect tense) to herself." Thought is lego (speak) which pictures her "saying to herself" and in the imperfect tense shows she was saying this to herself over and over, mulling this over and over in her mind. Obviously she is speaking to herself and not out loud, for she was trying to remain unnoticed by the crowd. Her ritual uncleanness continually brought her enough shame! On the other hand her assurance of healing is a clear indication of her faith or trust in Jesus' ability and also His willingness to make her well. Think about what she is saying -- she is not saying if I ask Him, He will heal me. Jairus had asked Jesus, but her faith in Jesus is such that she simply seeks a touch of His garments. Some writers think that she was being a bit superstitious and ignorant and thus her faith was weak and lacking. (cf Peter's shadow = Acts 5:15+, handkerchiefs = Acts 19:11-12+) It is interesting that many commentators see her faith as weak, C H Spurgeon saw it as great! Had she heard about the leper who was touched by Jesus (Mt 8:3+, see also Lu 6:19+)? In any event she had a hope which was not like the world's "hope so" but like hope in the Bible which is "hope sure." (absolute assurance that God will do good in the future). Her hope and faith were founded on the fame of Jesus our Hope (1 Ti 1:1b), indeed our Blessed Hope (Titus 2:13+).
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Wuest - And immediately there was dried up the fountain of her blood, and she suddenly came to feel in her body that she had been healed and was at that moment in a state of health. NET Mark 5:29 At once the bleeding stopped, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. GNT Mark 5:29 καὶ εὐθὺς ἐξηράνθη ἡ πηγὴ τοῦ αἵματος αὐτῆς καὶ ἔγνω τῷ σώματι ὅτι ἴαται ἀπὸ τῆς μάστιγος. NLT Mark 5:29 Immediately the bleeding stopped, and she could feel in her body that she had been healed of her terrible condition. KJV Mark 5:29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. ESV Mark 5:29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. NIV Mark 5:29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering. ASV Mark 5:29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague. CSB Mark 5:29 Instantly her flow of blood ceased, and she sensed in her body that she was cured of her affliction. NKJ Mark 5:29 Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. NRS Mark 5:29 Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. YLT Mark 5:29 and immediately was the fountain of her blood dried up, and she knew in the body that she hath been healed of the plague. NAB Mark 5:29 Immediately her flow of blood dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. NJB Mark 5:29 And at once the source of the bleeding dried up, and she felt in herself that she was cured of her complaint. GWN Mark 5:29 Her bleeding stopped immediately. She felt cured from her illness. BBE Mark 5:29 And straight away the fountain of her blood was stopped, and she had a feeling in her body that her disease had gone and she was well. Immediately : Ex 15:26 Job 33:24,25 Ps 30:2 103:3 107:20 147:3 the flow of her blood was dried up: Lev 20:18 affliction: Mk 5:34 3:10 1Ki 8:37 Lu 7:21 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:22+ But Jesus turning and seeing her said, “Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well.” At once the woman was made well. Luke 8:44+ came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her hemorrhage stopped. WONDER WROUGHT BY THE WONDERFUL ONE Play Paul Wilbur's Wonderful One. While this woman did come into Jesus' presence secretly, she also came boldly and confidently and so should we beloved (cf Heb 4:16+, Heb 10:19-23+). Wonderful one Holy and mighty Wonderful one We give you praise Boldly we come Into your presence Drawn by your wonderful love You are the wonderful one Immediately the flow of her blood was dried up - Immediately means she was healed instantaneously and completely with one touch! KJV = "the fountain of her blood" is a vivid expression! The flow (pege) gives us a vivid picture of the dynamic aspect of her hemorrhage, which became like a spring that was instantly dried up! While she was not exsanguinating, this word flow suggests she was actively bleeding, even at the time she touched Jesus' cloak. Dried up indicated her flow of blood stopped immediately and completely. And don't miss Mark's little touch of dried up in the passive voice which is a clear example of the wonderful divine passive. Flow (4077)(pege) refers to a source that is not stagnant (like a well) but a source that gushes out or flows like a spring Dried up (3583)(xeraino from xeros = dry) means to become dry, to dry up. Of fluids dried up (Mk 5:29; Rev. 16:12; Lxx = Ge 8:7 = "until the water was dried up from the earth."; 1 Ki 17:7 = "the brook dried up"; Isa. 19:5 = " The waters from the sea will dry up"). Immediately (2117)(euthus) is used as an adverb three times in these two miracles (Mk 5:29, Mk 5:30, Mk 5:42) to mean immediately, right away, at once. Mark also used euthus in Mark 5:2 "When He got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him." Euthus is a key word in Mark - Mk. 1:3; Mk. 1:10; Mk. 1:12; Mk. 1:18; Mk. 1:20; Mk. 1:21; Mk. 1:23; Mk. 1:28; Mk. 1:29; Mk. 1:30; Mk. 1:42; Mk. 1:43; Mk. 2:8; Mk. 2:12; Mk. 3:6; Mk. 4:5; Mk. 4:15; Mk. 4:16; Mk. 4:17; Mk. 4:29; Mk. 5:2; Mk. 5:29; Mk. 5:30; Mk. 5:42; Mk. 6:25; Mk. 6:27; Mk. 6:45; Mk. 6:50; Mk. 6:54; Mk. 7:25; Mk. 8:10; Mk. 9:15; Mk. 9:20; Mk. 9:24; Mk. 10:52; Mk. 11:2; Mk. 11:3; Mk. 14:43; Mk. 14:45; Mk. 14:72; Mk. 15:1 David
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Wuest adds "She was conscious of the fact that the flow had stopped. The verb (ginosko) is ingressive aorist, speaking of entrance into a new condition. The fact that she was healed, dawned suddenly upon her." Exactly what she felt in her body is not certain, but given 12 years of irregular bleeding she undoubtedly suffered from severe iron deficiency anemia which classically is associated with extreme fatigue and weakness. Presumably these (and any other symptoms such as intense abdominal cramping) were rectified immediately by just one touch of Jesus garments. Healed is again in the passive voice (divine passive) and the perfect tense, which speaks of the permanency of her healing. Affliction (mastix) means a whip or scourge and depicts the fact that her irregular bleeding was associated with significant pain and cramping (men we cannot identify, but women can definitely identify with her)! Wuest on affliction (mastix) - It is used of distressing bodily diseases. It is used also of afflictions which are regarded as a scourge from God. How this illness had whipped and scourged her. But now she was healed. John
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Wuest - And immediately, Jesus, having had a personal and clear knowledge in Himself of the experience of power going out from Him, having turned around in the crowd, was saying: “Who touched Me on my garments?” NET Mark 5:30 Jesus knew at once that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?" GNT Mark 5:30 καὶ εὐθὺς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐπιγνοὺς ἐν ἑαυτῷ τὴν ἐξ αὐτοῦ δύναμιν ἐξελθοῦσαν ἐπιστραφεὶς ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ἔλεγεν, Τίς μου ἥψατο τῶν ἱματίων; NLT Mark 5:30 Jesus realized at once that healing power had gone out from him, so he turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my robe?" KJV Mark 5:30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? ESV Mark 5:30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my garments?" NIV Mark 5:30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?" ASV Mark 5:30 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? CSB Mark 5:30 At once Jesus realized in Himself that power had gone out from Him. He turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My robes?" NKJ Mark 5:30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My clothes?" NRS Mark 5:30 Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?" YLT Mark 5:30 And immediately Jesus having known in himself that out of him power had gone forth, having turned about in the multitude, said, 'Who did touch my garments?' NAB Mark 5:30 Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who has touched my clothes?" NJB Mark 5:30 And at once aware of the power that had gone out from him, Jesus turned round in the crowd and said, 'Who touched my clothes?' GWN Mark 5:30 At that moment Jesus felt power had gone out of him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, "Who touched my clothes?" BBE Mark 5:30 And straight away Jesus was conscious that power had gone out of him; and, turning to the people, he said, Who was touching my robe? virtue (KJV): Lu 6:19 8:46 1Pe 2:9 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:22+ But Jesus turning and seeing her said, “Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well.” At once the woman was made well. Luke 8:46+ But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had gone out of Me.” Immediately Jesus - Immediately (euthus) Is first in the Greek for emphasis. When the woman was immediately healed and Jesus immediately knew. Perceiving in Himself that the power proceeding from Him had gone forth - "Jesus knew at once" (NET) Power (dunamis) describes Jesus inherent ability to carry out supernatural works. It is "power in the sense of that which overcomes resistance or effects a change. It was some of His supernatural power which He felt leaving Him in the accomplishing of the miraculous cure." (Wuest) Hiebert has an interesting note on Jesus' power - This does not mean that the power went forth independently of His own knowledge or will. His healing power did not work automatically, like a battery discharging its power when accidentally short-circuited. Jesus perceived in Himself, without any external suggestion, the significance of the woman’s touch, and, actively willing to honor her faith, He was immediately conscious of His healing power going toward her. His power, the inherent ability to perform, was always under the control of His conscious volition. His consciousness of that power going forth from Him suggests that His healing ministries cost Jesus much spiritual energy. It would explain why He found it necessary at times to escape the crowds to find time for refreshing through fellowship with the Father. (Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary) Brian Bell quips "You’ve heard of Dine-n-Dash, well this was a failed attempt at Heal-n-Dash. Oh, what a contact that was made between a believing sufferer & an Almighty Savior. When her dilemma met His dedication, a miracle occurred. 3 reasons Jesus asked Who touched my clothes? (1) For her sake – He wanted to be more than a “healer” to her. He wanted to be her savior & friend. He wanted her to look into His face; feel His tenderness; & hear His loving words. [She’d never have heard vs.34] She became the only woman to receive the endearing title of daughter from his lips! (2) For those around her sake – He helped her to share her testimony & thus glorify the Lord. (3) For Jairus’ sake – He needed all the encouragement he could get. I wonder, how many attend church every week & yet fail to touch the hem of Jesus garment by faith for spiritual blessing? (Sermon) John
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Wuest adds in this context it is “knowledge gained by experience,” thus, a personal knowledge. This is the meaning of the simple verb. The prefixed preposition epi (ἐπι) is perfective in meaning, intensifying the already existing idea in the verb. Thus, the compound verb means, “personal knowledge gained by experience and which is clear.” Power (Miracle working power) (1411)(dunamis from dunamai = to be able, to have power) power especially achieving power. It refers to intrinsic power or inherent ability, the power or ability to carry out some function, the potential for functioning in some way (power, might, strength, ability, capability), the power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature. This is Mark's first use of dunamis - Mk. 5:30; Mk. 6:2; Mk. 6:5; Mk. 6:14; Mk. 9:1; Mk. 9:39; Mk. 12:24; Mk. 13:25; Mk. 13:26; Mk. 14:62. Dunamis is used in Mark in three ways: (1) in the sense of ‘power’ as such, Mk 5:30, 9:1, 12:24, 13:26; (2) with the meaning ‘miracle’: singular - Mk 6:5, 9:39, plural - Mk 6:2, 14 (3) personalized, 13:25 (‘the powers in the heavens’) and Mk 14:62 (‘the Power,’ i.e. God). Immediately (2117) see note on euthus Turned around in the crowd and said Who touched My garments? - Only Mark gives the detail that Jesus turned around in the crowd. She was an unclean woman in the ritualistic Jewish mindset and yet Jesus said nothing about her making Him ceremonially unclean by touching Him. Jesus knew who she was but now sought a public confession. It is one thing to throng Him, and quite another to trust Him! Augustine said, “Flesh presses, faith touches!”
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Wuest - And the disciples kept on saying to Him, You are seeing the crowd pressing hard around you from all sides; yet you are saying, Who touched Me? NET Mark 5:31 His disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing against you and you say, 'Who touched me?'" GNT Mark 5:31 καὶ ἔλεγον αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ, Βλέπεις τὸν ὄχλον συνθλίβοντά σε καὶ λέγεις, Τίς μου ἥψατο; NLT Mark 5:31 His disciples said to him, "Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask, 'Who touched me?'" KJV Mark 5:31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? ESV Mark 5:31 And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, 'Who touched me?'" NIV Mark 5:31 "You see the people crowding against you," his disciples answered, "and yet you can ask, 'Who touched me?'" ASV Mark 5:31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? CSB Mark 5:31 His disciples said to Him, "You see the crowd pressing against You, and You say, 'Who touched Me? '" NKJ Mark 5:31 But His disciples said to Him, "You see the multitude thronging You, and You say,`Who touched Me?'" NRS Mark 5:31 And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, 'Who touched me?'" YLT Mark 5:31 and his disciples said to him, 'Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and thou sayest, 'Who did touch me!' NAB Mark 5:31 But his disciples said to him, "You see how the crowd is pressing upon you, and yet you ask, 'Who touched me?'" NJB Mark 5:31 His disciples said to him, 'You see how the crowd is pressing round you; how can you ask, "Who touched me?" ' GWN Mark 5:31 His disciples said to him, "How can you ask, 'Who touched me,' when you see the crowd pressing you on all sides?" BBE Mark 5:31 And his disciples said to him, You see the people round you on every side, and you say, Who was touching me? You see Lu 8:45 9:12 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew - no parallel Luke 8:45+ And Jesus said, “Who is the one who touched Me?” And while they were all denying it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing in on You.” 46 But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had gone out of Me.” JESUS IS JOSTLED CRAMMED BY THE CROWD Jostle is a good verb to picture this scene for it means to come in rough contact while moving; pushing andshoving: To come into rough contact with while moving: To force by pushing or elbowing: To vie with for an advantage or position. And His disciples (mathetes) said to Him, “You see (blepo) the crowd pressing in (jostling) on You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’”- As was too often the case, His disciples did not "have a clue" what was transpiring! Pressing in is in present tense depicting the throng as continually pressing Jesus. Luke 8:45+ reports Peter was the spokesman for the disciples. Jesus makes no reply to Peter's statement in Mark's version but in Lk 8:46+ He says "Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had gone out of Me.” By saying that power had gone out from Him, He made it clear that He was not speaking of the accidental touching that undoubtedly occurred many times as they walked along. Nineham comments, “The common sense of what they say only serves to emphasize the wonder of Jesus’ ability to distinguish the healing-touching from any ordinary touch.” (Gospel of St Mark) John
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Wuest adds " In Mk 3:9 Mark uses thlibo “to press hard.” It is used of the pressing of grapes in the making of wine. That means crushing them. Here Mark uses the compound form, prefixing the preposition sun which implies a concerted pressure on the part of the people, a greater crowd, and a more eager pressure around Jesus." Touched (681) see previous note on hapto/haptomai Mark 5:32 And He looked around to see the woman who had done this. Wuest And He kept on looking around about to see the woman who had done this. NET Mark 5:32 But he looked around to see who had done it. GNT Mark 5:32 καὶ περιεβλέπετο ἰδεῖν τὴν τοῦτο ποιήσασαν. NLT Mark 5:32 But he kept on looking around to see who had done it. KJV Mark 5:32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. ESV Mark 5:32 And he looked around to see who had done it. NIV Mark 5:32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. ASV Mark 5:32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. CSB Mark 5:32 So He was looking around to see who had done this. NKJ Mark 5:32 And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. NRS Mark 5:32 He looked all around to see who had done it. YLT Mark 5:32 And he was looking round to see her who did this, NAB Mark 5:32 And he looked around to see who had done it. NJB Mark 5:32 But he continued to look all round to see who had done it. GWN Mark 5:32 But he kept looking around to see the woman who had done this. BBE Mark 5:32 And on his looking round to see her who had done this thing, Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:22+ But Jesus turning and seeing her said, "Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well." - Luke 8:47+ When the woman saw that she had not escaped notice, she came trembling and fell down before Him, and declared in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched Him, and how she had been immediately healed. And He looked around to see the woman who had done this - Note that Jesus knew this was a woman. Jesus knew the difference between touch and touch (Bruce). Looked around is in the imperfect tense, picturing Jesus as looking from one side to another with a long, searching gaze of the people's faces. The woman's interruption resulted in a delay that would prove fatal to Jairus’ daughter. That is the way we see the story unfold, but we do not see the end of the story yet and Jesus is the Master of bringing suffering and death to a wonderful conclusion! Wuest - The verb (looked around) is imperfect in tense, speaking of continuous action, and middle in voice, speaking of action done in one’s own interest. That is, Jesus kept on looking around for the woman, and He was doing it for Himself, regardless of what the disciples had said. His scrutinizing gaze was His answer to the protest of the disciples.
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Wuest - And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Be going in peace. Be continually sound in body from your affliction.” NET Mark 5:34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your disease." GNT Mark 5:34 ὁ δὲ εἶπεν αὐτῇ, Θυγάτηρ, ἡ πίστις σου σέσωκέν σε· ὕπαγε εἰς εἰρήνην καὶ ἴσθι ὑγιὴς ἀπὸ τῆς μάστιγός σου. NLT Mark 5:34 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over." KJV Mark 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. ESV Mark 5:34 And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease." NIV Mark 5:34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your suffering." ASV Mark 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. CSB Mark 5:34 "Daughter," He said to her, "your faith has made you well. Go in peace and be free from your affliction." NKJ Mark 5:34 And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction." NRS Mark 5:34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease." YLT Mark 5:34 and he said to her, 'Daughter, thy faith hath saved thee; go away in peace, and be whole from thy plague.' NAB Mark 5:34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction." NJB Mark 5:34 'My daughter,' he said, 'your faith has restored you to health; go in peace and be free of your complaint.' GWN Mark 5:34 Jesus told her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace! Be cured from your illness." BBE Mark 5:34 And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease. Daughter : Mt 9:2,22 Lu 8:48 faith : Mk 10:52 Lu 7:50 8:48 17:19 18:42 Ac 14:9 go : 1Sa 1:17 20:42 2Ki 5:19 Ec 9:7 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:22+ But Jesus turning and seeing her said, “Daughter, take courage; your faith has made you well.” At once the woman was made well. Luke 8:48+ And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace.” We see similar statements.... Mark 2:5 (healing of paralytic) And Jesus seeing their faith *said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Mark 10:52 And Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road. NO BLAME! ONLY BLISS! And He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well - KJV has "thy faith hath made thee whole." From John 2:23-25+ we know Jesus could "see" into hearts to the point that "He knew all men (and women)" and "knew what was in man (in this case woman)." Jesus saw her effort to fight through the pressing crowd as evidence that she believed He could heal her. This is the only record of Jesus addressing a woman as Daughter. (recorded in all 3 synoptic accounts) and it clearly was an endearing term for Jesus to use. Jesus called her “daughter.” He fathered her because he had created faith in her. -- C H Spurgeon Jesus saw her heart and realized she was fearful (and of course He could see her trembling), and tenderly comforts her with words of encouragement found only in Matthew "“Daughter, take courage (tharseo in the present imperative); your faith has made you well.” (Mt 9:22+) Hiebert on Jesus' addressing her as daughter - It affectionately assured her of the spiritual relationship with Him into which she had entered. Her faith had not only resulted in physical healing but also brought her into a relationship with Him as His own spiritual child (Isa. 53:10). (Ibid) Theron Brown puts it so beautifully "The restored sufferer would never forget the friendly benignity that assailed her with one indulgent epithet (DAUGHTER) or the sympathy in that endearing term by which the Messiah of Israel recognized her as His own.... She cherished her debt to the Man of Galilee." (Lockyer) John
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Wuest adds on go in peace -- The preposition is not en “in,” but eis “into,” literally, “Go into peace,” contemplating the new door just opened to her, the peace in store for her. William Lane on peace - The peace with which she departed signified more than release from agitation over a wretched existence or from fear of recrimination for having touched Jesus. It was the profound experience of well-being which is related to salvation from God. When Jesus declares, “Be whole from your affliction,” he confirms that her healing was permanent and affirms his active participation with the Father’s will to honor the woman’s faith. (NICNT-Mk) Philips - "Daughter!" He said, as He put her in His family and sealed her faith, "thy faith hath saved thee. Go in peace!" He stilled her fears. "Be whole!" He said and secured her future. Just a dozen and a half words, but they set the joy bells ringing in her soul.
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Wuest - While He was still speaking, they come from the home of the ruler of the synagogue saying: Your daughter died. Why are you still bothering the Teacher? NET Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler's house saying, "Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?" GNT Mark 5:35 Ἔτι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ἔρχονται ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀρχισυναγώγου λέγοντες ὅτι Ἡ θυγάτηρ σου ἀπέθανεν· τί ἔτι σκύλλεις τὸν διδάσκαλον; NLT Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking to her, messengers arrived from the home of Jairus, the leader of the synagogue. They told him, "Your daughter is dead. There's no use troubling the Teacher now." KJV Mark 5:35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further? ESV Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking, there came from the ruler's house some who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?" NIV Mark 5:35 While Jesus was still speaking, some men came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue ruler. "Your daughter is dead," they said. "Why bother the teacher any more?" ASV Mark 5:35 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? CSB Mark 5:35 While He was still speaking, people came from the synagogue leader's house and said, "Your daughter is dead. Why bother the Teacher anymore?" NKJ Mark 5:35 While He was still speaking, some came from the ruler of the synagogue's house who said, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the Teacher any further?" NRS Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader's house to say, "Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?" YLT Mark 5:35 As he is yet speaking, there come from the chief of the synagogue's house, certain, saying -- 'Thy daughter did die, why still dost thou harass the Teacher?' NAB Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking, people from the synagogue official's house arrived and said, "Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?" NJB Mark 5:35 While he was still speaking some people arrived from the house of the president of the synagogue to say, 'Your daughter is dead; why put the Master to any further trouble?' GWN Mark 5:35 While Jesus was still speaking to her, some people came from the synagogue leader's home. They told the synagogue leader, "Your daughter has died. Why bother the teacher anymore?" BBE Mark 5:35 And while he was still talking, they came from the ruler of the Synagogue's house, saying, Your daughter is dead: why are you still troubling the Master? they came from the house of the synagogue official,”: Lu 8:49 daughter: Joh 5:25 11:25 why trouble : Lu 7:6,7 Joh 11:21,32,39 the Teacher anymore: Mk 10:17 Mt 26:18 Joh 11:28 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew - no clear parallel Luke 8:49+ While He was still speaking, someone *came from the house of the synagogue official, saying, “Your daughter has died; do not trouble the Teacher anymore.” A TRAGIC SITUATION TURNS INTO AN IMPOSSIBLE ONE! While He was still speaking - So urgent is their message that they actually interpret Jesus! Jesus does not rebuke them for interrupting Him. "Another vivid touch in Mark and Luke 8:49+. The phrase is in Ge 29:9." (Robertson) This also serves to highlight the close chronology of these two miracles. Hiebert - The interruption caused by the woman further served to bring into display the fact that, as Jehovah’s Servant, Jesus was also the Lord of life. This is the only instance of a resurrection by Jesus in this Gospel. They came from the house of the synagogue official (archisunagogos), saying - Luke 8:49+ says "someone came," while Mark has they came. Both are true, but clearly one one was the lead speaker. Wuest on they came - The verb is present in tense, speaking of a past event with the vividness of a present reality. Your daughter (thugater) has died (apothnesko); why trouble (skullo) the Teacher (didaskalos) anymore? - They are addressing the ruler himself. Imagine his heart sinking in his chest! And it is notable that none of the accounts record Jairus as saying something like “I knew this was taking too long. I knew Jesus shouldn’t have wasted His time on this silly woman." As noted above Matthew 9:18+ condensed this story of the death of Jairus' daughter. The ones who brought the report say for Jairus not to bother Jesus, not believing that He had power over death. The Teacher has the definitive article setting Jesus apart from other teachers indicating He was well known among the people as the noted Rabbi (Was Jesus a rabbi?). They knew He could teach, but had no idea He could restore life! It is interesting to note that Mary and Martha would later have a similar reaction when their brother Lazarus died saying "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died." (John 11:21, 32+). Hiebert on why trouble the Teacher - the verb troublest implies that, under the circumstances, still to desire the busy Teacher to come to the house would be an annoyance and an irksome imposition on Jesus. Their suggestion to Jairus, politely expressed in the form of a question, shows that they felt that the girl’s death had ended all hope that Jesus could help. Why bother Him any further? Steven
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Wuest - And Jesus overhearing the word being spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue, Stop fearing, only be believing. NET Mark 5:36 But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue ruler, "Do not be afraid; just believe." GNT Mark 5:36 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς παρακούσας τὸν λόγον λαλούμενον λέγει τῷ ἀρχισυναγώγῳ, Μὴ φοβοῦ, μόνον πίστευε. NLT Mark 5:36 But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, "Don't be afraid. Just have faith." KJV Mark 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. ESV Mark 5:36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe." NIV Mark 5:36 Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, "Don't be afraid; just believe." ASV Mark 5:36 But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only believe. CSB Mark 5:36 But when Jesus overheard what was said, He told the synagogue leader, "Don't be afraid. Only believe." NKJ Mark 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, He said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid; only believe." NRS Mark 5:36 But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe." YLT Mark 5:36 And Jesus immediately, having heard the word that is spoken, saith to the chief of the synagogue, 'Be not afraid, only believe.' NAB Mark 5:36 Disregarding the message that was reported, Jesus said to the synagogue official, "Do not be afraid; just have faith." NJB Mark 5:36 But Jesus overheard what they said and he said to the president of the synagogue, 'Do not be afraid; only have faith.' GWN Mark 5:36 When Jesus overheard what they said, he told the synagogue leader, "Don't be afraid! Just believe." BBE Mark 5:36 But Jesus, giving no attention to their words, said to the ruler of the Synagogue, Have no fear, only have faith. there came (KJV): Lu 8:49 only believe: Mk 5:34 9:23 2Ch 20:20 Mt 9:28,29 17:20 Lu 8:50 Joh 4:48-50 11:40 Ro 4:18-24 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew - no clear parallel Luke 8:50+ But when Jesus heard this, He answered him, “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well.” CEASE FEARING CONTINUE BELIEVING! Lockyer - The grief-stricken father had the best of promises whispered by Jesus, "Fear not, only believe." What a staff to lean upon that was in the shadow of death! How faith receives strength from the divine promises! (2 Pe 1:4; 2 Pe 3:13). But Jesus, overhearing what was being spoken - Some versions translate overhearing as “ignoring” (NIV, RSV) or “paid no attention to” (GNB). Overhearing is parakouoo used only here and Mt 18:17 meaning to hear without the speaker's awareness or intent, to hear something not directly intended for one's ears, in this case the ears of Jesus. But Jesus has very good hearing! And obviously, Jairus had remained close to Jesus as the miracle of the woman had transpired. Surely that must have encouraged him. Said to the synagogue official (archisunagogos), “Do not be afraid (phobeo) any longer, only believe (pisteuo).”- The sensitivity of Jesus to the need of the moment is clear. (And He has not changed - of what are you fearful or anxious? Go to Jesus!) When the official heard that his daughter had died, he begin to be fearful . Fear is a very unpleasant or disturbing feeling caused by the presence or imminence of danger. Notice Jesus then gives two commands, the first is for him to stop fearing (present imperative with a negative) and the second for him to be believing (present imperative). With these dual commands, Jesus gives us His "antidote" for fear, and that antidote is belief. While the object of the belief is not clearly stated in Mark, clearly in context it was for the official to believe the Word spoken by Jesus, even in the face of his daughter's death! Luke 8:50+ makes this clear for Jesus gives the official the reason he is to believe declaring "and she will be made well (sozo)." This official was walking through the valley of the shadow of death and Jesus the Good Shepherd told him not to fear for He was with him to comfort him. (Ps 23:4) :"With tender compassion, rather than waiting until He arrived at Jairus’s home, the Lord reassured this distraught man." (MacArthur) When we are fearful we too have access to Jesus' Word which stimulates and encourages faith (cf Ps 27:1-3, Ps 46:1, 2, Ro 10:17). Satan traffics in fear, while God triumphs in faith! Bratcher has an interesting note - the further injunction ‘only believe’ shows that ‘do not be afraid’ in this particular context has the meaning ‘do not be unbelieving,’ ‘do not doubt.’ Only believe, and thou shalt see That Christ is all in all to thee. —John S. B. Monsell Hiebert - The faith which Jairus had shown in coming to Jesus for help he must steadily maintain; it was the only fitting response in his helplessness. Luke noted that Jesus added a word of assurance, “Believe only, and she shall be made whole” (Lk 8:50+). Jesus spoke with perfect self-assurance about the outcome. 🙏 THOUGHT - However fearful your situation, Jesus’ word is for you: “Don’t fear, just trust Me.” He wants you to move from fear to faith in Him. Jesus is the only One who can calm our fears (including the greatest fear of death), because He alone has conquered death (cf Heb 2:15+). On another occasion He said, “Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also” (Jn 14:1-3). (From Fear to Faith - Steven Cole) Ron Dunn - Faith is enough. Faith is all God asks. Faith is all Jesus asks: "Ye believe in God, believe also in me." When the ruler of the synagogue was told that his daughter was dead, Jesus steadied his faith, saying, "Fear not: only believe"; and when the distraught father of the demoniac boy cried out against his own despair, our Lord assured him that "all... things are possible to him that believeth." Without faith man can do nothing with God, and God can do nothing with man. David
Marcos 5
Wuest - And He did not permit anyone to follow with Him except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. NET Mark 5:37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. GNT Mark 5:37 καὶ οὐκ ἀφῆκεν οὐδένα μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ συνακολουθῆσαι εἰ μὴ τὸν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰάκωβον καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν Ἰακώβου. NLT Mark 5:37 Then Jesus stopped the crowd and wouldn't let anyone go with him except Peter, James, and John (the brother of James). KJV Mark 5:37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. ESV Mark 5:37 And he allowed no one to follow him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. NIV Mark 5:37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James and John the brother of James. ASV Mark 5:37 And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. CSB Mark 5:37 He did not let anyone accompany Him except Peter, James, and John, James's brother. NKJ Mark 5:37 And He permitted no one to follow Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James. NRS Mark 5:37 He allowed no one to follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. YLT Mark 5:37 And he did not suffer any one to follow with him, except Peter, and James, and John the brother of James; NAB Mark 5:37 He did not allow anyone to accompany him inside except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. NJB Mark 5:37 And he allowed no one to go with him except Peter and James and John the brother of James. GWN Mark 5:37 Jesus allowed no one to go with him except Peter and the two brothers James and John. BBE Mark 5:37 And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James. He allowed no one: Lu 8:51 Ac 9:40 Except: Mk 9:2 Mk 14:33 2Co 13:1 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:24+ He said, “Leave; for the girl has not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him. 25 But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. Luke 8:51+ When He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and John and James, and the girl’s father and mother. JESUS INNER CIRCLE OF PRIVILEGED DISCIPLES And He allowed no one to accompany Him - NET = "He did not let anyone follow him." No one is oudeis mean absolutely no one (except those mentioned in this context). To accompany means to follow Him. Early in the history of the Greek language akoloutheo came to mean to imitate or follow someone's example, so for Peter, James and John, this was a part of their course in Discipleship 101 as they watched their Master exert His creative power over death. One has to believe that Jairus and his wife also became followers of Jesus, albeit not in the same sense as Peter, James and John. Wuest - The definite article appears with the name “Peter,” but not with the other two names. It binds the three individuals together as a unit. These three were chosen to be witnesses of a great miracle. The disciples were in training. Allowed (863)(aphiemi from apo = speaks of separation, putting distance between + hiemi = send) conveys the basic idea of an action which causes separation. Literally aphiemi means to send from one's self and conveys the basic idea of an action which causes separation and refers to total separation from a previous condition. Accompany (4870)(sunakoloutheo from sun/syn = with, speaks of intimate association + akoloutheo = to walk the same road) means go or travel along with. To follow closely. To accompany and so to be or go with, especially as a companion. BDAG = to accompany someone, freq. in the interest of maintaining an association. Gilbrant says "This verb can be found in classical Greek from the Fifth Century B.C. and means “follow along with or closely." Louw-Nida says it means "to accompany someone, with explicit marking of association." Three uses in the NT - Mk. 5:37; Mk. 14:51 = "A young man (PROBABLY MARK) was following Him"; Lk. 23:49+ = "the women who accompanied Him from Galilee were standing at a distance." Only in the Apocrypha - 2 Ma. 2:4; 2 Ma. 2:6 Except Peter and James and John the brother of James - This is the first time Jesus picks out these three, who along with Andrew, made up the most intimate group of disciples. This same trio of Peter, James and John (in same order) would later accompany Him in His Transfiguration in (Mk 9:2) and then in His agonizing in the Garden of Gethsemane (Mk 14:33). Hiebert comments that "Jesus thoughtfully limited the number admitted into the death chamber to three, the number which legally established the validity of a witness (Deut. 17:6)." Mark 5:38 They came to the house of the synagogue official; and He saw a commotion, and people loudly weeping and wailing. Wuest - And they come into the home of the ruler of the synagogue, and He looks carefully and with an understanding eye at the tumult, and at those who were weeping and at those who were wailing greatly. NET Mark 5:38 They came to the house of the synagogue ruler where he saw noisy confusion and people weeping and wailing loudly. GNT Mark 5:38 καὶ ἔρχονται εἰς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ ἀρχισυναγώγου, καὶ θεωρεῖ θόρυβον καὶ κλαίοντας καὶ ἀλαλάζοντας πολλά, NLT Mark 5:38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw much commotion and weeping and wailing. KJV Mark 5:38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. ESV Mark 5:38 They came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and Jesus saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. NIV Mark 5:38 When they came to the home of the synagogue ruler, Jesus saw a commotion, with people crying and wailing loudly. ASV Mark 5:38 And they come to the house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and many weeping and wailing greatly. CSB Mark 5:38 They came to the leader's house, and He saw a commotion-- people weeping and wailing loudly. NKJ Mark 5:38 Then He came to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and saw a tumult and those who wept and wailed loudly. NRS Mark 5:38 When they came to the house of the leader of the synagogue, he saw a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. YLT Mark 5:38 and he cometh to the house of the chief of the synagogue, and seeth a tumult, much weeping and wailing; NAB Mark 5:38 When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official, he caught sight of a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. NJB Mark 5:38 So they came to the house of the president of the synagogue, and Jesus noticed all the commotion, with people weeping and wailing unrestrainedly. GWN Mark 5:38 When they came to the home of the synagogue leader, Jesus saw a noisy crowd there. People were crying and sobbing loudly. BBE Mark 5:38 And they came to the house of the ruler of the Synagogue; and he saw people running this way and that, and weeping and crying loudly. and He saw a commotion: Jer 9:17-20 Mt 9:23,24 11:17 Lu 8:52,53 Ac 9:39 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:23+ When Jesus came into the official’s house, and saw the flute-players and the crowd in noisy disorder, 24 He said, “Leave; for the girl has not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him. Luke 8:52+ Now they were all weeping and lamenting for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.” CHRIST ENTERS THE CHAOTIC SCENE They came to the house of the synagogue official (archisunagogos); and He saw (theoreo) a commotion (thorubos) - The short delay with the first miracle was sufficient time for mourners to gather on the death scene. Jewish funerals had to be held posthaste as they did not embalm the corpse and the temperatures were often hot and conducive to decay of the body (cf when Jesus commanded them to take away the stone from Lazarus' grave, Martha was horrified and in the old KJV says "Lord, by this time he stinketh for he hath been dead four days." - Jn 11:39KJV). And people loudly weeping (klaio) and wailing (alalazo) - And so they had already begun the funeral when Jesus arrived at Jairus' home, which was a scene of "controlled chaos" completely unlike our modern funeral services which are solemn and quiet affairs. "They were so sure she was dead that they had actually hired the minstrels for her funeral — so Mark tells us — and the pipers, and the women that made those strange, Oriental lamentations were there, ready to inter her." (Spurgeon)
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Wuest says it means "“to look at a thing with interest and for a purpose, to examine critically and carefully, and with a practiced eye.” Commotion (uproar) (2351)(thorubos from throeo - to be troubled, disturbed) describes a noise, uproar, clamor, disturbance. It is a noisy tumult, a state of commotion and noise and confusion. Jesus would soon quieten the commotion and confusion. Weeping (present tense)(2799)(klaio) means to mourn, to weep, to lament or to wail with emphasis upon noise accompanying weeping, lamenting with sobs and loud wailing. Klaio was a term frequently used to describe the actions of professional mourners. Josephus reports people in his time hired flute-players to lead lamentations for public mourning. The haunting sound of the flute then became synonymous with death, tragedy and mourning. The custom of employing professional mourners (generally women) is still prevalent in the Middle East. Wailing (214)(alalazo from alalé = the military shout of the Greeks before a battle) means literally to raise a war cry but used in Mark 5:38 meaning to raise a death wail, crying out and wailing loudly (surely Jesus and Jairus could hear from quite a distance, which would have confirmed to Jairus that his precious possession had passed). The only other NT use is 1 Cor 13:1 to describe a cymbal as "clanging," signifying it created a loud noise. Wuest adds "The word is an onomatopoetic word, that is, a word whose sound is logically related to its meaning. It is alalazo “to repeat frequently the cry alala (ἀλαλα),” as soldiers used to do on entering battle. The word is used here of the monotonous wailing of hired mourners." Zodhiates has an interesting note that alalazo "was originally an invocation of the Greeks to their gods to assist them. Even today the Muslims when entering upon action still cry out, "Allah! Allah!" which is the Arabic name for God. It was also the acclamation of the chorus in the hymns of Apollo, alalaí, from which we have the Eng. exclamation of grief, "alas!" To raise the cry of battle (Sept.: Josh. 6:20; Judg. 15:14). To utter a loud cry, e.g., of rejoicing, to shout (Sept.: Ps. 46:2; 65:1). In the NT, to utter a loud but mournful sound, to wail, lament aloud. Used intrans. in Mark 5:38; Sept.: Jer. 4:8; 29:2; 30:3; 32:20; 47:2. To make a disagreeable, inarticulate noise, spoken of a cymbal, to tinkle, clang (1 Cor. 13:1). (Complete Word Study Dictionary – New Testament) Septuagint uses - Jos. 6:20; Jdg. 15:14; 1 Sam. 17:52; Ps. 47:1; Ps. 66:1; Ps. 81:1; Ps. 95:1; Ps. 95:2; Ps. 98:4; Ps. 98:6; Ps. 100:1; Jer. 4:8; Jer. 25:34; Jer. 47:2; Jer. 49:3; Ezek. 27:30 Mark 5:39 And entering in, He said to them, “Why make a commotion and weep? The child has not died, but is asleep.” Wuest - And having come in He says to them, Why are you wailing tumultuously and weeping? The little girl did not die, but is sleeping. NET Mark 5:39 When he entered he said to them, "Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep." GNT Mark 5:39 καὶ εἰσελθὼν λέγει αὐτοῖς, Τί θορυβεῖσθε καὶ κλαίετε; τὸ παιδίον οὐκ ἀπέθανεν ἀλλὰ καθεύδει. NLT Mark 5:39 He went inside and asked, "Why all this commotion and weeping? The child isn't dead; she's only asleep." KJV Mark 5:39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth. ESV Mark 5:39 And when he had entered, he said to them, "Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping." NIV Mark 5:39 He went in and said to them, "Why all this commotion and wailing? The child is not dead but asleep." ASV Mark 5:39 And when he was entered in, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? the child is not dead, but sleepeth. CSB Mark 5:39 He went in and said to them, "Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep." NKJ Mark 5:39 When He came in, He said to them, "Why make this commotion and weep? The child is not dead, but sleeping." NRS Mark 5:39 When he had entered, he said to them, "Why do you make a commotion and weep? The child is not dead but sleeping." YLT Mark 5:39 and having gone in he saith to them, 'Why do ye make a tumult, and weep? the child did not die, but doth sleep; NAB Mark 5:39 So he went in and said to them, "Why this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep." NJB Mark 5:39 He went in and said to them, 'Why all this commotion and crying? The child is not dead, but asleep.' GWN Mark 5:39 When he came into the house, he asked them, "Why are you making so much noise and crying? The child isn't dead. She's just sleeping." BBE Mark 5:39 And when he had gone in, he said to them, Why are you making such a noise and weeping? The child is not dead, but sleeping. The child has not died: Da 12:2 Joh 11:11-13 Ac 20:10 1Co 11:30 1Th 4:13,14 5:10 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:24+ He said, “Leave; for the girl has not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him. Luke 8:51+ When He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and John and James, and the girl’s father and mother. 52 Now they were all weeping and lamenting for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.” And entering in, He said to them, "Why make a commotion and weep?" - Imagine the scene going from chaos to silence as Jesus speaks these words! This would have gotten their attention and caused some confusion on their faces. But Jesus did not leave them in suspense long, immediately explaining why there was no need for all this lamenting and mourning (not to mention that it would save money because these were paid mourners!) Make a commotion (2350)(thorubeo from thorubos = noise of a tumult) means to throw into disorder, to disturb, set in an uproar, start a riot (Acts 17:5+). Thorubeō is used in classical Greek especially of crowds who “make noise.” Weep (present tense)(2799) see note above on klaio
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Wuest - And they went to laughing and jeering at Him. But, after He Himself had thrown them all out, He takes the father of the little girl and her mother and those with Him under His care, and proceeds in to where the little girl was. NET Mark 5:40 And they began making fun of him. But he put them all outside and he took the child's father and mother and his own companions and went into the room where the child was. GNT Mark 5:40 καὶ κατεγέλων αὐτοῦ. αὐτὸς δὲ ἐκβαλὼν πάντας παραλαμβάνει τὸν πατέρα τοῦ παιδίου καὶ τὴν μητέρα καὶ τοὺς μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰσπορεύεται ὅπου ἦν τὸ παιδίον. NLT Mark 5:40 The crowd laughed at him. But he made them all leave, and he took the girl's father and mother and his three disciples into the room where the girl was lying. KJV Mark 5:40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying. ESV Mark 5:40 And they laughed at him. But he put them all outside and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him and went in where the child was. NIV Mark 5:40 But they laughed at him. After he put them all out, he took the child's father and mother and the disciples who were with him, and went in where the child was. ASV Mark 5:40 And they laughed him to scorn. 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. CSB Mark 5:40 They started laughing at Him, but He put them all outside. He took the child's father, mother, and those who were with Him, and entered the place where the child was. NKJ Mark 5:40 And they ridiculed Him. But when He had put them all outside, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him, and entered where the child was lying. NRS Mark 5:40 And they laughed at him. Then he put them all outside, and took the child's father and mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. YLT Mark 5:40 and they were laughing at him. And he, having put all forth, doth take the father of the child, and the mother, and those with him, and goeth in where the child is lying, NAB Mark 5:40 And they ridiculed him. Then he put them all out. He took along the child's father and mother and those who were with him and entered the room where the child was. NJB Mark 5:40 But they ridiculed him. So he turned them all out and, taking with him the child's father and mother and his own companions, he went into the place where the child lay. GWN Mark 5:40 They laughed at him. So he made all of them go outside. Then he took the child's father, mother, and his three disciples and went to the child. BBE Mark 5:40 And they were laughing at him. But he, having sent them all out, took the father of the child and her mother and those who were with him, and went in where the child was. They began laughing: Ge 19:14 Ne 2:19 Job 12:4 Ps 22:7 123:3,4 Lu 16:14 Ac 17:32 putting them all out: 2Ki 4:33 Mt 7:6 Mt 9:24,25 Lu 8:53,54 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:24+ He said, “Leave; for the girl has not died, but is asleep.” And they began laughing at Him. 25 But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. Luke 8:51+ When He came to the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him, except Peter and John and James, and the girl’s father and mother. 52 Now they were all weeping and lamenting for her; but He said, “Stop weeping, for she has not died, but is asleep.” 53 And they began laughing at Him, knowing that she had died. LAUGHING AT JESUS! JESUS GETS THE "LAST LAUGH!" To get the last laugh means to succeed when others thought you would not. To ultimately achieve success after encountering adversity or doubt from others. These weepers for hire became laughers who scorned. They remind me of the God laughing in the Bible - Ps 2:3 "He who sits in the heavens laughs, The Lord scoffs at them." (see context of their rebellion Ps 2:1-2, cp Ps 37:13) In Pr 1:26 God says "I will even laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your dread comes." They won't be laughing at Jesus when they see Him sitting on the Great White Throne and sends them to everlasting torment!
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Wuest - Our Lord had to use pressure to make the hired mourners leave. It must have been very close to a forceful ejection as in the case of the cleansing of the Temple. Vincent quotes Bengel: “Wonderful authority in the house of a stranger. He was really master of the house.” George Brooks - Jesus was about to work a miracle. He only works miracles in places where people can receive them. Miracles can only be received where there is faith. So Jesus had to put all the curious onlookers out before he worked this miracle. (cf Mk 6:5-6+, Mt 13:58+)
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Wuest on entered - It is the word often used of a person going on a journey. There are other verbs which mean “to go,” such as agō (ἀγω), bainō, peripateō, all of which speak of the act of walking. This one was doubtless chosen because it conveys the idea of distance. For instance, the walk of a condemned criminal from his death cell to the electric chair is a matter of a few hundred feet. But the distance is a journey to him. The factors involved make it a long walk. Our Lord was leading the sorrowing parents into the death-chamber, and the disciples into a room fraught with great possibilities. It was a journey for these. He took along (3880)(paralambano from para = beside + lambano = appropriate, receive) means to receive alongside or to take to oneself into close association. Wuest says "The idea is “He takes the father and mother, and His three disciples under His care, in His charge, under His authority.” Jesus was absolute master of the situation. The grief-stricken parents needed someone to guide them. The disciples were fearful at the fact that our Lord was confronted with death. They needed the reassurance of their Master." Entered into (1531)(eisporeuomai from eis = in, motion into + poreuomai = to go) means literally to go (or come) in. It is the word often used of a person going on a journey. It means to enter speaking of persons (Mt 15:17; Mk 1:21; 4:19; 5:40; Lk 19:30; Acts 8:3). Come to Capernaum (Mk 1:21); animals into ark (Ge 7:16), into villages (Mk 6:56; Mk 11:2, into Egypt = Ex 1:1); into the temple (Ac 3:2; Lxx =. Ex 28:30; 30:20f) ; into a house (Lk 22:10; Acts 18:4, Acts 8:3, Lk 8:16, 11:33); Pharaoh's army went into the sea (Ex 14:28), Aaron when he goes in before the LORD (Ex 28:30); "come into His courts. " (Ps 96:8. Figuratively of things entering - food into mouth (Mk 7:15, 18), of desire entering into the heart (Mk 4:19), of persons entering into God's Kingdom (Lk 18:24). In Ge 6:4 "sons of God came in to the daughters of men" speaks of the sons coming in to "co-habit" with the daughters. 18x in 18v in the NT - Matt. 15:17; Mk. 1:21; Mk. 4:19; Mk. 5:40; Mk. 6:56; Mk. 7:15; Mk. 7:18; Mk. 7:19; Mk. 11:2; Lk. 8:16; Lk. 11:33; Lk. 18:24; Lk. 19:30; Lk. 22:10; Acts 3:2; Acts 8:3; Acts 9:28; Acts 28:30 Over 150 uses in Septuagint -Gen. 6:4; Gen. 7:16; Gen. 23:10; Gen. 23:18; Gen. 44:30; Exod. 1:1; Exod. 11:4; Exod. 14:28; Exod. 23:27; Exod. 28:30; Exod. 28:43; Exod. 30:20; Exod. 30:21; Exod. 33:8; Exod. 34:12; Exod. 34:34; Exod. 40:30; Lev. 10:9; Lev. 14:46; Lev. 16:2; Lev. 16:17; Lev. 16:23; Num. 4:3; Num. 4:23; Num. 4:30; Num. 4:35; Num. 4:39; Num. 4:43; Num. 4:47; Num. 7:89; Num. 13:21; Num. 15:18; Num. 19:14; Num. 33:40; Num. 34:2; Num. 34:8; Deut. 1:7; Deut. 1:8; Deut. 1:22; Deut. 4:5; Deut. 4:14; Deut. 6:1; Deut. 7:1; Deut. 9:5; Deut. 10:11; Deut. 11:10; Deut. 11:11; Deut. 12:29; Deut. 23:20; Deut. 28:6; Deut. 28:19; Deut. 28:21; Deut. 28:63; Deut. 30:16; Deut. 31:2; Deut. 31:16; Jos. 2:2; Jos. 2:3; Jos. 2:18; Jos. 3:15; Jos. 6:1; Jos. 6:13; Jos. 10:9; Jos. 15:18; Jdg. 1:14; Jdg. 7:17; Jdg. 20:10; Ruth 4:11; 1 Sam. 5:5; 1 Sam. 9:14; 1 Sam. 11:11; 1 Sam. 18:13; 1 Sam. 18:16; 1 Sam. 23:3; 1 Sam. 26:5; 1 Sam. 26:7; 2 Sam. 15:37; 1 Ki. 14:28; 1 Ki. 15:17; 1 Ki. 16:18; 2 Ki. 3:24; 2 Ki. 4:8; 2 Ki. 4:10; 2 Ki. 5:18; 2 Ki. 9:31; 2 Ki. 11:8; 2 Ki. 11:9; 2 Ki. 11:15; 1 Chr. 9:25; 1 Chr. 24:19; 1 Chr. 27:1; 2 Chr. 12:11; 2 Chr. 15:5; 2 Chr. 23:4; 2 Chr. 23:7; 2 Chr. 31:16; Ezr. 9:11; Est. 2:13; Est. 2:14; Ps. 41:6; Ps. 96:8; Isa. 30:29; Jer. 17:19; Jer. 17:20; Jer. 17:27; Jer. 19:3; Jer. 22:2; Jer. 36:29; Ezek. 10:3; Ezek. 20:29; Ezek. 23:39; Ezek. 23:44; Ezek. 26:10; Ezek. 42:9; Ezek. 42:12; Ezek. 43:3; Ezek. 44:17; Ezek. 44:21; Ezek. 44:27; Ezek. 46:8; Ezek. 46:9; Ezek. 46:10; Dan. 4:7; Dan. 5:7; Dan. 5:8; Dan. 10:20; Dan. 11:16; Hos. 4:15; Joel 3:11; Joel 3:13; Amos 2:7; Amos 5:5; Hag. 2:16; Zech. 8:10 Daniel Hill - contrast the groups in this miracle... OUTSIDE INSIDE: The Crowd The Parents The Mourners The three Disciples The other Disciples The Girl The ones on the outside are the ones seeking the spectacular, the ones being paid to do a job, and the other disciples who are not yet mature enough to witness what the Lord will do. But on the inside, in fellowship with the Lord we see the parents who are there by faith, the three disciples who are ready to learn more of the Lord's power, and the girl, who is in need of the power of Christ. Inside we see faith, a desire to learn, and need. And that is where the Lord is. Outside we (ED: While the other disciples are outside, they do not really fall into the same category in this characteristic) see those seeking profit and those who seek the spectacular - and just like today, the Lord is not there. (Commentary) Scorning - John Butler Mark 5:40 "They laughed Him to scorn. But when He had put them all out, He took the father and the mother of the child, and those who were with Him and entered in where the child was lying." (Mark 5:40). Our text is a warning to those who scorn Christ and His Word. Prior to our text a man had sought help from Jesus for his sick daughter. She died before Christ could heal her. Professional mourners came to the house to mourn her death. Upon Christ's arrival, He said the girl was only asleep, not dead. This meant he would raise her from the dead. This caused the unbelieving mourners to scorn Christ. FIRST—THE RIDICULE OF CHRIST "They laughed Him to scorn." This terribly disrespectful act by the mourners is what much of our world does today. They hear the Word than scorn Christ. Christ is held up as an object of ridicule. In our wicked society, you can speak evilly of Christ and get away with it but you cannot speak evilly of homosexuals and get away with it. That is how corrupt our society has become. The folk that ridiculed had made up their minds before they examined the facts. Such folk can give you a decision on a case quickly. They do not need evidence to scorn. They simply need unbelief. Scorning Christ does not negate Christ; it only exposes the scorners as being fools of the worst kind. SECOND—THE REJECTION BY CHRIST "He... put them out." The translation is rather mild here. The original language says Christ threw the scorners out of the house forcefully. The scorners were a disrespectful bunch as is typical of those who scorn Christ. Christ pitched them out. They would not see the blessing of His power in raising the girl from the dead. They were excluded from spiritual privilege. Scorning will exclude anyone from the blessings of God. Those who dishonor God and Christ and His Word will not experience spiritual privilege and blessing. If you are being left out of Divine blessing, it may just be that you do not honor Christ by your life. This throwing out of the scorners is a picture of eternity. Those who scorn Christ will not enjoy the blessings of heaven. You do not ridicule Christ and His Word and come out a winner. You will lose eternally, as well as in time. THIRD—THE REWARD FROM CHRIST "He took the father and the mother of the child and those who were with him [three special disciples, namely, Peter, James and John—Mark 6:37] and entered in where the child was lying." Those who had put their faith in Jesus Christ and honored Christ were privileged to see the miracle. Scorners do not gain this privilege. Those who honor Christ by believing in Him will experience the rewards. Peter, James and John had their faults but they loved and honored the Lord by being His faithful disciples. The mother and father of the girl sought Christ in time of trouble. They would be laughed at too, but they clung to Christ and were blessed. (Sermon Starters) Mark 5:41 Taking the child by the hand, He *said to her, “Talitha kum!” (which translated means, “Little girl, I say to you, get up!”). Wuest - And having taken a strong grip on the hand of the little girl, He says to her, Talitha koum (Ταλιθα κουμ), which being interpreted is, Little girl, to you I say, be arising. NET Mark 5:41 Then, gently taking the child by the hand, he said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up." GNT Mark 5:41 καὶ κρατήσας τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ παιδίου λέγει αὐτῇ, Ταλιθα κουμ, ὅ ἐστιν μεθερμηνευόμενον Τὸ κοράσιον, σοὶ λέγω, ἔγειρε. NLT Mark 5:41 Holding her hand, he said to her, "Talitha koum," which means "Little girl, get up!" KJV Mark 5:41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise. ESV Mark 5:41 Taking her by the hand he said to her, "Talitha cumi," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise." NIV Mark 5:41 He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which means, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!"). ASV Mark 5:41 And taking the child by the hand, he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, Arise. CSB Mark 5:41 Then He took the child by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum!" (which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!"). NKJ Mark 5:41 Then He took the child by the hand, and said to her, "Talitha, cumi," which is translated, "Little girl, I say to you, arise." NRS Mark 5:41 He took her by the hand and said to her, "Talitha cum," which means, "Little girl, get up!" YLT Mark 5:41 and, having taken the hand of the child, he saith to her, 'Talitha cumi;' which is, being interpreted, 'Damsel (I say to thee), arise.' NAB Mark 5:41 He took the child by the hand and said to her, "Talitha koum," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise!" NJB Mark 5:41 And taking the child by the hand he said to her, 'Talitha kum!' which means, 'Little girl, I tell you to get up.' GWN Mark 5:41 Jesus took the child's hand and said to her, "Talitha, koum!" which means, "Little girl, I'm telling you to get up!" BBE Mark 5:41 And taking her by the hand, he said to her, Talitha cumi, which is, My child, I say to you, Get up. Taking: Mk 1:31 Ac 9:40,41 The child: Mk 1:41 Ge 1:3 Ps 33:9 Lu 7:14,15 8:54,55 Joh 5:28,29 11:43,44 Ro 4:17 Php 3:21 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:25+ But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. Luke 8:54+ He, however, took her by the hand and called, saying, “Child, arise!” WHAT HAPPENS WITH JESUS TAKES CONTROL!
Marcos 5
Wuest - The word krateo speaks of the strong grip with which our Lord took hold of the hand of the dead girl and with which He helped her arise after the miracle of giving her back her life had been consummated. He said to her, “Talitha kum!” (which translated [methermeneuo] means, “Little girl [korasion], I say to you, get up! [egeiro]”) - Presumably Aramaic was her native tongue. It is notable that Mark often retains Aramaic terms, while Luke translates them into Greek. It is good that Jesus specified "Little girl", for as someone has quipped had He not done so, bodies would have been coming forth from all the graves! Notice that here we see Jesus as Creator, creating life out of death! She did not "evolve" from death to life! Notice Jesus addresses His words directly to the girl (she was dead). His words were accompanied by His power for her to her and obey HIs commandment to get up. In each instance in the Gospels in which Jesus raised the dead, His words commanding their resurrection were addressed explicitly to the person being raised (Luke 7:14; John 11:43). Hiebert - Talitha is the feminine form of a word meaning “lamb” or “youth,” and cumi (or koum) is a feminine imperative meaning “arise.” Jesus commonly spoke in Aramaic, but Greek was also used. Galilee was bilingual. Mark at once added the Greek translation for the benefit of his non-Jewish readers. The impact, both for the girl and the witnesses, was immediate. For the Lord of life, there was no struggle to overcome death such as the prophets of old experienced. McKenna - “Jesus’ authority, tough with wild winds and raging demons, becomes as tender as a shepherd lifting the littlest of lambs.”
Marcos 5
Wuest - And immediately the little girl stood up and kept on walking about, for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed with a great amazement. NET Mark 5:42 The girl got up at once and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). They were completely astonished at this. GNT Mark 5:42 καὶ εὐθὺς ἀνέστη τὸ κοράσιον καὶ περιεπάτει· ἦν γὰρ ἐτῶν δώδεκα. καὶ ἐξέστησαν [εὐθὺς] ἐκστάσει μεγάλῃ. NLT Mark 5:42 And the girl, who was twelve years old, immediately stood up and walked around! They were overwhelmed and totally amazed. KJV Mark 5:42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. ESV Mark 5:42 And immediately the girl got up and began walking (for she was twelve years of age), and they were immediately overcome with amazement. NIV Mark 5:42 Immediately the girl stood up and walked around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished. ASV Mark 5:42 And straightway the damsel rose up, and walked; for she was twelve years old. And they were amazed straightway with a great amazement. CSB Mark 5:42 Immediately the girl got up and began to walk. (She was 12 years old.) At this they were utterly astounded. NKJ Mark 5:42 Immediately the girl arose and walked, for she was twelve years of age. And they were overcome with great amazement. NRS Mark 5:42 And immediately the girl got up and began to walk about (she was twelve years of age). At this they were overcome with amazement. YLT Mark 5:42 And immediately the damsel arose, and was walking, for she was twelve years old; and they were amazed with a great amazement, NAB Mark 5:42 The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. (At that) they were utterly astounded. NJB Mark 5:42 The little girl got up at once and began to walk about, for she was twelve years old. At once they were overcome with astonishment, GWN Mark 5:42 The girl got up at once and started to walk. (She was twelve years old.) They were astonished. BBE Mark 5:42 And the young girl got up straight away, and was walking about; she being twelve years old. And they were overcome with wonder. Mk 1:27 4:41 6:51 7:37 Ac 3:10-13 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew 9:25+ But when the crowd had been sent out, He entered and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. Luke 8:55+ And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He gave orders for something to be given her to eat. 56 Her parents were amazed; but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened. A PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS The resurrection of the girl is a preview of the resurrection of believers. Immediately (euthus) the girl got up (anistemi - see note) and began to walk (peripateo), for she was twelve years old - Luke adds "her spirit returned." You would think she would be groggy and unstable, but when Jesus performs a resurrection, He does so completely. She began to walk is in the imperfect tense picturing her taking one step after another as she walked about. What a scene to witness! Won't it be fun in Heaven as we can speak with the people who were witnesses of this miracle of creation (Jesus created life)! Jesus creating life in the dead girl reminds me of Paul's words in Romans (as it is written, “A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU”) in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, Who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. (Romans 4:17+) THOUGHT - Is this not exactly what Jesus did for each of us who were caused to be born again by His Spirit (1 Pe 1:3+, 1 Pe 1:23+, Jn 3:3, 5, 7+). We were dead in our trespasses and sins (Eph 2:1+, cf Ro 5:12+, Ro 6:23+) and He gave us new (kainos) life in Christ, in essence calling into being new creatures which did not exist before! (2 Cor 5:17+). Thank You Father, Son and Holy Spirit! Amen. Spurgeon on immediately (euthus) - Christ’s miracles do not take a long time to do; they are done straightway. If there is a distressed soul here now, your salvation need not take months and years; it may be done today, and in a moment thou mayest be able to rejoice that thy sins are forgiven, and that thou art a child of God. MacArthur -Like all of Jesus’ miracles, this was a creative work. Its effects were immediate, complete, and undeniable. The reaction from both the girl’s parents and the three disciples was one of shock and awe. (Ibid) And immediately (euthus) they were completely (ekstasis) astounded (existemi) - More literally the Greek reads "they were amazed (existemi) with a great (megas) amazement (ekstasis)!" ESV = "they were immediately overcome with amazement." Earlier we saw the people were amazed at Jesus' power over the demonic (Mk 5:20) Hiebert adds that "The repetition of the fact of amazement in both verb and noun stresses the greatness of their astonishment. This strong expression underlines the fact that the girl had actually been dead." Lockyer - What praise and adoration must have filled the heart of Jairus as he witnessed Christ's power as "The Resurrection and the Life." With the weeping mother and sorrowful father, along with Peter, James and John, Jesus went into the room where the young girl was lying in a dreamless world. Already she had heard the heavenly voice saying, "Come up hither!" Now she was to hear the majestic voice of One who could command both worlds. Standing by the little bed, Jesus took one of the girl's cold hands in His and tenderly said in her own Aramaic tongue, "Rise up, little maid!" No lengthened process was necessary once His divine hand had been put forth. Quickened by His word and touch, the dead girl revived, saw the Saviour and got out of bed and walked. (Borrow All the Women of the Bible) Got up (arose, get/got up, stand/stood) (450)(anistemi from ana = up, again + histemi = stand, to cause to stand) means literally to get up, to stand up, to stand again, to cause to rise (thus "to raise"), to stand or be erect. Luke used this same verb to describe "a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called Dorcas)" (Acts 9:36-40) who died and was resurrected by Peter (Acts 9:41+). It describes the man lame from birth who was told by Paul “Stand upright on your feet.” (Acts 14:10+, context Acts 14:8-9+). Most uses of anistemi denote the act of getting up from a seated or reclined position. ANISTEMI IN MARK - Mk. 1:35; Mk. 2:14; Mk. 3:26; Mk. 5:42; Mk. 7:24; Mk. 8:31; Mk. 9:9; Mk. 9:10; Mk. 9:27; Mk. 9:31; Mk. 10:1; Mk. 10:34; Mk. 12:23; Mk. 12:25; Mk. 14:57; Mk. 14:60; Mk. 16:9. Below is a synopsis of anistemi in Mark's Gospel: Ordinary Rising (physical movement) - In several passages, anistēmi describes simple, physical rising: Mark 1:35 – Jesus “got up” early to pray. Mark 1:31 – Peter’s mother-in-law is healed and “rose” to serve. Extraordinary Rising (resurrection power) This is where the word gains profound theological weight. Jesus’ Resurrection Predicted Mark 8:31 Mark 9:9, 31 Mark 10:34 In all three passion predictions, Jesus declares that He will “rise again” (ἀναστῆναι). This is not about standing up from a chair—it is about standing up from death. In Mark’s Gospel, anistēmi becomes almost like a technical term for resurrection. Jesus uses the same everyday verb anistemi for getting up to describe His rising from the grave—a deliberate rhetorical device showing that His resurrection is as effortless for Him as standing up. Death’s finality is no obstacle to His authority. Resurrection life is a normal expression of who He is. For the Son of God, conquering death is no harder than standing up. The verb becomes a quiet drumbeat throughout the Gospel, crescendoing at the empty tomb. Began to walk (4043)(peripateo from peri = about, around + pateo = walk, tread) means literally to walk around (walk around in a complete circuit or full circle), to go here and there walking, to tread all around. The 39 uses in the Gospels always refer to literal, physical walking. PERIPATEO IN MARK - Mk. 2:9; Mk. 5:42; Mk. 6:48; Mk. 6:49; Mk. 7:5; Mk. 8:24; Mk. 11:27; Mk. 12:38; Mk. 16:12 Astounded (besides one's self) (1839)(existemi from ek = out + hístemi = to stand) literally means to stand out from or to stand outside oneself (and thus to be beside oneself). To put out of position, to displace or to change. To remove from its place. The NT uses of existemi are all related in some way to the human mind. It suggests astonishment mixed with anxiety, stimulated by extraordinary events that cannot be explained. EXISTEMI - 17 uses in the NT - amazed(10), amazement(1), astonished(2), astonishing(1), astounded(1), beside ourselves(1), lost His senses(1). Matt. 12:23; Mk. 2:12; Mk. 3:21; Mk. 5:42; Mk. 6:51; Lk. 2:47; Lk. 8:56; Lk. 24:22; Acts 2:7; Acts 2:12; Acts 8:9; Acts 8:11; Acts 8:13; Acts 9:21; Acts 10:45; Acts 12:16; 2 Co. 5:13 Completely (Amazement) (see Young's Literal)(1611)(ekstasis [English - ecstasy] from existemi The noun ekstasis thus means “a standing out.” A person in a trance is one who in a sense is standing out of himself. He is actually in his physical body, but his attention has been so engaged by something or someone else that his mind does not register the impressions given him by his senses. He might as well be out of his body so far as recognized sense sensations are concerned. EKSTASIS - 7V NT - amazement(1), astonishment(2), completely*(1), trance(3). Mk. 5:42; Mk. 16:8; Lk. 5:26; Acts 3:10; Acts 10:10; Acts 11:5; Acts 22:17 Mark 5:43 And He gave them strict orders that no one should know about this, and He said that something should be given her to eat. Wuest - And He charged them sternly that no one should know this. And He ordered that she be given something to eat. NET Mark 5:43 He strictly ordered that no one should know about this, and told them to give her something to eat. GNT Mark 5:43 καὶ διεστείλατο αὐτοῖς πολλὰ ἵνα μηδεὶς γνοῖ τοῦτο, καὶ εἶπεν δοθῆναι αὐτῇ φαγεῖν. NLT Mark 5:43 Jesus gave them strict orders not to tell anyone what had happened, and then he told them to give her something to eat. KJV Mark 5:43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat. ESV Mark 5:43 And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat. NIV Mark 5:43 He gave strict orders not to let anyone know about this, and told them to give her something to eat. ASV Mark 5:43 And he charged them much that no man should know this: and he commanded that something should be given her to eat. CSB Mark 5:43 Then He gave them strict orders that no one should know about this and said that she should be given something to eat. NKJ Mark 5:43 But He commanded them strictly that no one should know it, and said that something should be given her to eat. NRS Mark 5:43 He strictly ordered them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat. YLT Mark 5:43 and he charged them much, that no one may know this thing, and he said that there be given to her to eat. NAB Mark 5:43 He gave strict orders that no one should know this and said that she should be given something to eat. NJB Mark 5:43 and he gave them strict orders not to let anyone know about it, and told them to give her something to eat. GWN Mark 5:43 Jesus ordered them not to let anyone know about this. He also told them to give the little girl something to eat. BBE Mark 5:43 And he gave them special orders that they were not to say anything of this; and he said that some food was to be given to her. He gave them strict orders: Mk 1:43 3:12 7:36 Mt 8:4 9:30 12:16-18 17:9 Lu 5:14 8:56 Joh 5:41 Given: Lu 24:30,42,43 Ac 10:41 Mark 5 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Parallel Passages: Matthew - no parallel Luke 8:55+ And her spirit returned, and she got up immediately; and He gave orders for something to be given her to eat. 56 Her parents were amazed; but He instructed them to tell no one what had happened. JESUS COMMANDS NOT TO TELL! And He gave them strict orders - Strict is the adjective polus which can mean many but in this context means severe or strict, where strict conveys the idea of that which requires close observance. He issued similar commands on other occasions too (Matt. 8:4; 9:30; 12:16; 17:9; Mark 1:25, 34, 44; 3:12; 7:36; 8:26, 30; 9:9; Luke 4:41; 9:21). Gave...orders (1291)(diastello from dia = asunder, intensifies + stello = to send) means to send through referring to giving an explicit command that is unambiguously, unmistakably clear. Diastello is a stronger verb than entellomai (to command) as we see for example in Mk 7:36 where Jesus "gave them orders not to tell anyone (that He had healed a deaf man)." When diastello is followed by a negative as in this case it means to prohibit or forbid (Mt 16:20, Mark 5:43; 7:36; 8:15; 9:9 ).