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Mark 5:10
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And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the region.
And hee besought him much, that he would not send them away out of the countrey.
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
And he begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
And he begged Him earnestly not to send them out of the region.
He begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of that area.
And he began begging Him repeatedly not to send them out of the region.
And he began to implore Him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
And he began pleading with Him earnestly not to send them out of the region.
And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of that region.
He then begged Jesus not to send them away.
and he kept begging Yeshua not to send them out of that region.
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
The spirits inside the man begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of that area.
And hee prayed him instantly, that hee would not send them away out of the countrey.
And he begged him much that he would not send him out of the country.
And he kept begging Jesus not to send the evil spirits out of that region.
And he begged Him very much that He would not send them outside the country.
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
And he made strong prayers to him not to send them away out of the country.
He begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
He kept pleading with Jesushim">[fn] not to send them out of the territory.
And he besought him much that he would not send him out of the region.
And he besought him much, that he would not send him out of the country.
And he prayed hym instantly, that he woulde not sende them away, out of the countrey.
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
He begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
And he earnestly besought him, that he would not send them away out of the country.
And he earnestly entreated Him not to send them away out of the country.
And he preiede Jhesu myche, that he schulde not putte hym out of the cuntrei.
And he implored him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
He begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.
Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country.
Then the evil spirits begged him again and again not to send them to some distant place.
The demons asked Jesus not to send them out of the country.
He begged him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
and he was beseeching him much that he would not send them forth outside the country.
And he besought him much, that he would not drive him away out of the country.
And he begged him eagerly not to send them out of the country.
And he prayd him instantly that he wolde not sende the awaye out of the countre.
and he was calling on him much, that he may not send them out of the region.
And he prayed him instantly, that he wolde not sende them awaye out of that countre.
and he was very importunate with Jesus not to drive them away from that country.
"They call me Legion. We are too many to count."
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Mark 5:13, Mark 3:22
Reciprocal: Luke 11:24 - I will
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he besought him much,.... The devil that was at the head of this legion, who had the rest under his command, he, in their name, and on their behalf, entreated Jesus with great earnestness. This shows the authority Christ has over the devils, and their subjection to him; they are not only obliged to quit their former possession, when he gives orders, but they cannot go any where else, or where they would, without his leave: though the man they were in could not be bound and held with chains and fetters of iron, through the great strength they put forth in him; yet these themselves are bound and held in chains, and cannot move without Christ's permission, or as he is pleased to lengthen out the chain unto them: and though they are no humble supplicants to him for grace and mercy, yet they are, that they may continue where they are; or be suffered to be somewhere else, to do mischief to the souls and bodies of men: and though they are such proud spirits, they be, they are very willing to humble themselves and in the most submissive and pressing manner ask a favour, even of him whom they hate, when they have an end to answer by doing injury to others; and in this, as well as in many other things, they are imitated by them who are truly called the children of the devil, and do the lusts of him their father.
That he would not send them away out of the country; that if he did think fit to dispossess them from that man, that however he would permit them to stay in that country, and not drive them wholly from thence; and which they might be the more desirous of, because it was an Heathen country, inhabited by the blind Gentiles, that knew not God, or apostate Jews, or both; among whom their power and authority were very great; and where they had long been, and had had a large experience of the tempers and dispositions of men, and knew how to bait their temptations with success.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this account of the demoniacs fully explained in the notes at Matthew 8:28-34.
Mark 5:4
He had been often bound with fetters and chains - Efforts had been made to confine him, but his great strength - his strength increased by his malady - had prevented it. There often appears to be a great increase of strength produced by insanity, and what is here stated in regard to this maniac often occurs in Palestine and elsewhere now. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 213) says respecting this case: “There are some very similar at the present day - furious and dangerous maniacs, who wander about the mountains, and sleep in tombs and caves. In their worst paroxysms they are quite unmanageable and prodigiously strong.” Luke 8:27 says of him that “he were no clothes,” or that he was naked, which is also implied in the account in Mark, who tells us that after he was healed he was found “clothed and in his right mind,” Mark 4:15. This is often a striking characteristic of insanity. Dr. Pritchard (on “Insanity,” p. 26) quotes from an Italian physician’s description of raving madness or mania: “A striking and characteristic circumstance is the propensity to go quite naked. The patient tears his clothes to tatters.” So Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 213) says: “It is one of the most common traits in this madness that the victims refuse to wear clothes. I have often seen them absolutely naked in the crowded streets of Beirut and Sidon. There are also cases in which they run wildly about the country and frighten the whole neighborhood. These poor wretches are held in the greatest reverence by Muslims, who, through some monstrous perversion of ideas, believe them to be inspired and peculiarly holy.”
Mark 5:5
Cutting himself with stones - These are all marks of a madman - a man bereft of reason, a wretched outcast, strong and dangerous. The inspired penman says that this madness was caused by an unclean spirit, or by his being under the influence of a devil. That this account is not irrational, see the notes at Matthew 4:24.
Mark 5:6
Worshipped him - Bowed down before him; rendered him homage. This was an acknowledgment of his power, and of his control over fallen spirits.
Mark 5:9
My name is Legion - See the notes at Matthew 8:29.
Mark 5:15
Sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind - There could be no doubt of the reality of this miracle. The man had been well known. He had long dwelt among the tombs, an object of terror and alarm. To see him all at once peaceful, calm, and rational, was proof that it was the power of God only that had done it.
They were afraid - They were awed, as in the presence of God. The word does not mean here that they feared that any evil would happen to them, but that they were affected with awe; they felt that God was there; they were struck with astonishment at what Jesus had done.
Mark 5:19
Jesus suffered him not - Various reasons have been conjectured why Jesus did not suffer this man to go with him. It might have been that he wished to leave him among the people as a conclusive evidence of his power to work miracles. Or it might have been that the man feared that if Jesus left him the devils would return, and that Jesus told him to remain to show to him that the cure was complete, and that he had power over the devils when absent as well as when present. But the probable reason is, that he desired to restore him to his family and friends. Jesus was unwilling to delay the joy of his friends, and to prolong their anxiety by suffering him to remain away from them.
Mark 5:20
In Decapolis - See the notes at Matthew 4:25.
How great things ... - This was the natural expression of right feeling at being cured of such a calamity. So the desire of sinners freed from sin is to honor Jesus, and to invite the world to participate in the same salvation, and to join them in doing honor to the Son of God. Compare Psalms 66:16.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Mark 5:10. Out of the country. — Strange that these accursed spirits should find it any mitigation of their misery to be permitted to exercise their malevolence in a particular district! But as this is supposed to have been a heathen district, therefore the demons might consider themselves in their own territories; and probably they could act there with less restraint than they could do in a country where the worship of God was established. Mark 5:1; Mark 5:1.
