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Mark 5:16 KJV
Mark · chapter 5 · verse 16
And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.Mark 5:16 · King James Version
Mark 5:16 in context
14And 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.
15And 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.
16And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
17And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
18And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- concerningperiabout, concerning, on account of, because of, around, nearG4012 →
- befellginomaito becomeG1096 →
- devildaimonizomaito be under the power of a demonG1139 →
- tolddiēgeomaito lead or carry a narration through to the end, set forth, recount, relate in full…G1334 →
- saweidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
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We have here an instance of Christ's dispossessing the strong man armed, and disposing of him as he pleased, to make it appear that he was stronger than he. This he did when he was come to the other side, whither he went through a storm;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-20