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Mark 5:14

What does Mark 5:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 5:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 5:14 means

The swineherds, witnessing the catastrophic destruction of their livelihood, flee in terror to report the event in the city and surrounding countryside. Their flight and immediate reporting underscore the dramatic and unsettling nature of what occurred. The subsequent arrival of people to investigate reveals the community's shock and curiosity, eager to understand the extraordinary events that have unfolded.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And those feeding the swine did flee, and told in the city, and in the fields, and they came forth to see what it is that hath been done;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the fields. And they went out to see what was done:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And those that were feeding them fled and reported it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had taken place.

Context

This verse describes the immediate aftermath of the exorcism and the significant impact on those who witnessed it. It shifts the narrative from the individual healing to the broader community's reaction, preparing the reader for the local residents' response to Jesus and the transformed man.

v.13And 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.

v.14This passage

v.15And 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.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Luke 8:34

    And when they that fed them saw what had come to pass, they fled, and told it in the city and in the country.

  • Matthew 8:33

    And they that fed them fled, and went away into the city, and told everything, and what was befallen to them that were possessed with demons.

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