geneva Mark:5:1-20
geneva@Mark:5:1 @ And (note:)Many hold the virtue of Christ in admiration, and yet they will not lose even the least thing they have in order to redeem it.(:note) they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the {{See Mat_8:30}} Gadarenes.
geneva@Mark:5:2 @ And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man (note:)Literally, «in an unclean spirit»; now they are said to be in the spirit because the spirit holds them tightly locked up, and as it were bound.(:note) with an unclean spirit,
geneva@Mark:5:3 @ Who had his abiding among the graues, and no man could binde him, no not with chaines:
geneva@Mark:5:4 @ Because that when hee was often bounde with fetters and chaines, he plucked the chaines asunder, and brake the fetters in pieces, neither could any man tame him.
geneva@Mark:5:5 @ And alwayes both night and day he cryed in the mountaines, and in the graues, and strooke himselfe with stones.
geneva@Mark:5:6 @ And when he saw Iesus afarre off, he ranne, and worshipped him,
geneva@Mark:5:7 @ And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of the most high God? I (note:)That is, assure me by an oath that you will not vex me.(:note) adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
geneva@Mark:5:8 @ (For hee saide vnto him, Come out of the man, thou vncleane spirit.)
geneva@Mark:5:9 @ And he asked him, What is thy name? and hee answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
geneva@Mark:5:10 @ And he (note:)The demon that was the spokesperson of the many.(:note) besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
geneva@Mark:5:11 @ Now there was there nigh unto the (note:)This whole country is for the most part very hilly, for the mountains of Galeed run through it.(:note) mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
geneva@Mark:5:12 @ And all ye deuils besought him, saying, Send vs into the swine, that we may enter into them.
geneva@Mark:5:13 @ And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the (note:)Strabo in the sixteenth book says that in Gadaris there is a standing pool of very polluted water, which if beasts taste, they shed their hair, nails, or hooves and horns.(:note) sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
geneva@Mark:5:14 @ And the swineheards fled, and told it in the citie, and in the countrey, and they came out to see what it was that was done.
geneva@Mark:5:15 @ And they came to Iesus, and sawe him that had bene possessed with the deuil, and had the legion, sit both clothed, and in his right minde: and they were afraide.
geneva@Mark:5:16 @ And they that saw it, tolde them, what was done to him that was possessed with the deuil, and concerning the swine.
geneva@Mark:5:17 @ Then they began to pray him, that hee would depart from their coastes.
geneva@Mark:5:18 @ And when he was come into the shippe, he that had bene possessed with the deuil, prayed him that he might be with him.
geneva@Mark:5:19 @ Howbeit, Iesus would not suffer him, but said vnto him, Goe thy way home to thy friendes, and shewe them what great thinges the Lorde hath done vnto thee, and howe hee hath had compassion on thee.
geneva@Mark:5:20 @ So he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis, what great things Iesus had done vnto him: and all men did marueile.
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