Mark 5:13
11 There on the nearby hillside a large herd of pigs was feeding.
12 So the demons begged Jesus, “Send us to the pigs, so that we may enter them.”
He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
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.
15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- He gave them permission, and the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the water.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And Jesus [immediately] allowed them. And the unclean spirits going out entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep slope, into the sea (about two thousand), and were choked in the sea.
- BLB
- And He allowed them. And the unclean spirits, having gone out, entered into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea—about two thousand—and they were drowned in the sea.
- ÅB
- Og han gav dem lov til det. Og de urene ånder fór ut og fór i svinene; og flokken styrtet seg ut over stupet ned i sjøen, omkring to tusen i tallet, og druknet i sjøen.
- OTB
- Han ga dem tillatelse, og de urene åndene kom ut og gikk inn i grisene. Flokken, omkring to tusen i antall, styrtet ned den bratte skråningen i sjøen og druknet.
- B1930
- Og han gav dem lov til det. Og de urene ånder fór ut og fór i svinene; og hjorden styrtet sig ut over stupet ned i sjøen, omkring to tusen i tallet, og druknet i sjøen.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Job 2:6
“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “He is in your hands, but you must spare his life.”
Read in context1 Peter 3:22
who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
Read in context1 Kings 22:22
And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
Read in contextJohn 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
Read in contextMatthew 8:32
“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.
Read in contextRevelation 9:11
They were ruled by a king, the angel of the Abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek it is Apollyon.
Read in contextJob 1:12
“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
Read in contextRevelation 13:5–7
The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
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