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Mark 5:2

Spiritual warfare

1 On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.

As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.

3 This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.

4 Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him.

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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
As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.
KJV
And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
WEB
When he had come out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit met him out of the tombs.
ASV
And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
DARBY
And immediately on his going out of the ship there met him out of the tombs a man possessed by an unclean spirit,
BLB
And [on] His having gone out of the boat, immediately out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit met Him,
ÅB
Og da han var gått ut av båten, kom det straks mot ham ut av gravene en mann som var besatt av en uren ånd.
OTB
Da Jesus steg ut av båten, kom en mann med en uren ånd straks fra gravene for å møte Ham.
B1930
Og da han var gått ut av båten, kom det straks mot ham ut av gravene en mann som var besatt av en uren ånd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Mark 1:23

    Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:

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  • Isaiah 65:4

    sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.

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  • Mark 5:8

    For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”

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  • Luke 9:42

    Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

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  • Mark 1:26

    At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.

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  • 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.

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  • Mark 7:25

    Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.

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  • Mark 4:1

    Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.

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