Mark 5

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 5 of 16

1 + 1 ¶ And they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes.

2 And He coming out from the boat, immediately out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit met Him,

3 who had his abode among the tombs; and no one was able to bind him, not even with chains.

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Key Greek Words

πνεῦμα unclean spirit G4151
δαιμονίζομαι demon-possessed G1139
πίστις faith G4102
σῴζω heal, make whole G4982
ἅπτω touch, grasp G681
βασανίζω torment G928

People & Context

Jesus

Casts out Legion, heals the bleeding woman, and raises Jairus's daughter

Jairus

Synagogue ruler who falls at Jesus's feet begging healing for his dying daughter

Peter

One of three disciples Jesus allows to enter Jairus's house

James

Disciple permitted to witness the raising of Jairus's daughter

John

Brother of James, among the three taken into Jairus's house

Timeline

Healing the Demoniac named Legion

In the country of the Gadarenes, Jesus encounters a fierce, chain-breaking man possessed by an unclean spirit named Legion. Jesus casts the demons into a herd of about two thousand pigs, which rush into the sea and drown. The healed man is sent to proclaim this mercy in Decapolis.

Mark 5:1-20
Jairus' Plea and the Bleeding Woman

A synagogue ruler named Jairus begs Jesus to heal his dying little daughter. On the way, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years touches Jesus' garment in the pressing crowd and is instantly healed by her faith.

Mark 5:21-34
Raising Jairus' Daughter

Messengers arrive to tell Jairus his daughter has died, but Jesus tells him to only believe. Entering the house with Peter, James, and John, Jesus takes the twelve-year-old girl by the hand, says 'Talitha koumi', and raises her back to life.

Mark 5:35-43

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