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Mark 5:8 KJV
Mark · chapter 5 · verse 8
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.Mark 5:8 · King James Version
Mark 5:8 in context
6But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
7And 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.
8For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
9And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
10And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- uncleanakathartosnot cleansed, unclean, in a ceremonial sense that which must be abstained from according…G169 →
- saidlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- Comeexerchomaito go or come forth of, with mention of the place out of which one goes, or the point…G1831 →
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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