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Mark 5:2

What does Mark 5:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 5:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 5:2 means

Immediately upon disembarking, Jesus is met by a man possessed by an unclean spirit, emerging from the tombs. Tombs were considered ceremonially unclean places, and the man's dwelling there highlights his complete alienation from society and his desperate spiritual condition. The abruptness of this encounter underscores the immediate and pervasive presence of evil that Jesus confronts.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and he having come forth out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And as he went out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the monuments a man with an unclean spirit,

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And immediately on his going out of the ship there met him out of the tombs a man possessed by an unclean spirit,

Context

Following their arrival in Gentile territory, this verse introduces the central figure of the first miracle in this chapter—a man consumed by demonic power. It sets up the impending conflict between Jesus and the forces of evil, showcasing the urgent need for divine intervention in this man's life.

v.1And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes.

v.2This passage

v.3who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;

Cross references

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

  • Mark 4:1

    And again he began to teach by the sea side. And there is gathered unto him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a boat, and sat in the sea; and all the multitude were by the sea on the land.

  • Mark 3:30

    because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

  • Mark 7:25

    But straightway a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of him, came and fell down at his feet.

  • Mark 5:8

    For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man.

  • Mark 1:23

    And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

  • Luke 9:42

    And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

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