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Mark 5:7

What does Mark 5:7 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 5:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 5:7 means

The unclean spirit, speaking through the man, directly addresses Jesus as "thou Son of the Most High God," demonstrating immediate recognition of His divine identity and authority. The desperate plea, "torment me not," reveals the demons' fear of Jesus' power and their anticipation of judgment. Their question, "What have I to do with thee," expresses their desire to avoid confrontation with the Son of God, attempting to assert some autonomy.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and having called with a loud voice, he said, `What--to me and to thee, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I adjure thee by God, mayest thou not afflict me!'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And crying with a loud voice, he said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus the Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God that thou torment me not.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and crying with a loud voice he says, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the Most HighGod? I adjure thee byGod, torment me not.

Context

This verse immediately reveals the spiritual nature of the conflict, as the demons' spokesman acknowledges Jesus' divine identity. This confession of Jesus' identity by the demonic powers further validates His authority to the reader, setting up the subsequent interaction and the display of that authority.

v.6And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him;

v.7This passage

v.8For he said unto him, Come forth, thou unclean spirit, out of the man.

Cross references

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

  • Luke 1:32

    He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

  • 1 Kings 22:16

    And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of Jehovah?

  • Mark 3:11

    And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

  • Hebrews 2:14

    Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

  • Genesis 3:15

    and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

  • Matthew 16:16

    And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

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