Mark 5:15

13 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.

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.

16 Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.

17 And the people began to beg Jesus to leave their region.

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.

Compare

BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
They came to Jesus, and saw him who had been possessed by demons sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, even him who had the legion; and they were afraid.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And they come to Jesus, and they see the possessed of demons sitting [and] clothed and sensible, [him] that had had the legion: and they were afraid.
BLB
And they come to Jesus, and they see the [man] possessed by demons sitting, clothed and sound-minded—the one having had the legion—and they were afraid.
ÅB
Og de kom til Jesus og så den besatte sitte påkledd og ved sans og samling, han som hadde vært besatt av legionen, og de ble forferdet.
OTB
Da de kom til Jesus, så de mannen som hadde vært besatt av legionen av demoner, sitte der, påkledd og ved sans og samling; og de ble fylt av ærefrykt.
B1930
Og de kom til Jesus og så den besatte sitte påklædd og ved sans og samling, han som hadde vært besatt av legionen, og de blev forferdet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Colossians 1:13

    He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,

    Read in context
  • 2 Timothy 1:7

    For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

    Read in context
  • 1 Samuel 6:20–21

    The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”

    Read in context
  • Mark 5:9

    “What is your name?” Jesus asked. “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.”

    Read in context
  • Isaiah 49:24–25

    Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?

    Read in context
  • 1 Samuel 16:4

    So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”

    Read in context
  • Luke 8:27

    When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.

    Read in context
  • Mark 5:18

    As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.

    Read in context