Mark 5:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he asked him,What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. ”

Mark 5:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See this account of the demoniacs fully explained in the notes at Matthew 8:28-34 . Mark 5:4 He had been often bound with fetters and chains - Efforts had been made to confine him, but his...
Mark 5:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 4:35 to Mark 5:43 . Four Wonder-Stories. The stilling of the tempest, the healing of the demoniac and of the woman, and the raising of Jairus-' daughter form one of the most graphic section...
Mark 5:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Legion . A Roman legion was about 6,000 men.
Mark 5:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 5:9 My name is Legion. The devil was compelled by Christ to pronounce this word, that he might more fully display the greatness and excellence of his grace. There must have been good re...
Mark 5:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. Legion: for we are many - Could a disease have spoken so? "No, there was no devil in the case; the...
Mark 5:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

What is thy name?— See Luke 8:30-31 .
Mark 5:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. And he asked, What is thy name? The object of this question was to extort an acknowledgment of...
Mark 5:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Gadarene Demoniac. Jairus' Daughter 1-20. The Gadarene (Gerasene) demoniac ( Matthew 8:28 ; Luke 8:26 ). See on Mt; Mk's account is much the fullest.
Mark 5:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

V. (1-20) See Notes on Matthew 8:28-34 .
Mark 5:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 5 CHAPTER 5:1-20 ( Mark 5:1-20 ) THE DEMONIAC OF GADARA "And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gerasenes. And when he was come out of the boat, straightway...
Mark 5:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Power over Unclean Spirits Mark 5:1-20 This poor victim of a dark tyrant power was endowed with superhuman strength, and scorned restraint. Terrible to others, he endured untold misery himself,...
Mark 5:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Nevertheless the men of Gadara "began to beseech Him to depart from their borders" (verse Mar 5:17). The price was too heavy; their pigs were destroyed. There is heartbreak here. Jairus fell at His...
Mark 5:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(9) And he asked him, What is thy name? and he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. CHRIST's question could not have been for himself, but it seems to have been intended for the...
Mark 5:9 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

SATAN’S LEGIONS ‘And (Jesus) asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.’ Mark 5:9 I. Our spiritual dangers .—May we not say of our spiritual d...
Mark 5:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he asked him, what is thy name ?.... Which question Christ put, not for his own sake; for he was not ignorant of his name, nor of the number of the unclean spirits which were in the man; but par...
Mark 5:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. Ver. 9. My name is Legion ] That is, a multitude. A legion was commonly among the Romans, sait...
Mark 5:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They came into the country of the Gadarenes Called Gergesenes, Matthew 8:28 . Gadara and Gergasa being towns near each other, and their inhabitants, and those of the country adjacent, taking their...
Mark 5:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Expulsion of Legion. 1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2 And when he wa...
Mark 5:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Mark 5:1 "
Mark 5:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jesus Demonstrates His Power and Authority over a Regiment of Evil Spirits (5:1-20). The incident we are now about to examine raises the question as to the existence of evil spirits. But this is s...
Mark 5:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 5:1 . Gadarenes .— Gerasenes is undoubtedly the true reading here, and in Origen’s time it was the prevalent one; “but the copyists, thinking this referred to...
Mark 5:9 - Scofield Reference Notes

many See ( Mark 16:9 ); ( Matthew 7:22 ). ( See Scofield) - ( Matthew 7:22 ).
Mark 5:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Mark 5:1-17 This story may be viewed in four aspects. I. The human. ( a ) The human aspect as seen in shadow: (1) Man impure unclean spirit; (2) Man dis-socialised his dwelling was among the tomb...
Mark 5:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Mark 5:1 . And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an uncle...
Mark 5:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 5:9 . What is thy name? Our Saviour asked this to show the great power which demons have over men, when permitted of God. Mark 5:25 . A certain woman. See Luke 8:43 . Mark 5:36 . Be n...
Mark 5:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Into the country of the Gadarenes. The country of the Gadarenes I spent a night and part of two days in the vicinity of the Lake of Tiberias. My tent was pitched near the Hot Baths, about a mil...
Mark 5:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Mark 5:1 And they came to the other side of the sea . The other side of the sea would be the south-east side of the sea. Into the country of the Gadarenes , or rather, Gerase...
Mark 5:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acknowledging Jesus as the superior:
Mark 5:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 11:21-26 ; Luke 8:30 ; Matthew 12:45 ; Matthew 26:53
Mark 5:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Wild Man of Gadara Mark 5:1-20 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are several things we wish to suggest, culled from the opening verses of our Scripture. 1. The first phrase: "The other side." Th...
Mark 5:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

My name is Legion! for we are many — But all these seem to have been under one commander, who accordingly speaks all along, both for them and himself.

Mark 5:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Mark 5:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 5:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Mark 5:9 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 5:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Mark 5:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Mark 5:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Mark 5:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 5:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Mark 5:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Mark 5:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Mark 5:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Mark 5:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Mark 5:9 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Mark 5:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Mark 5:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Mark 5:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 5:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Mark 5:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Mark 5:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 5:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Mark 5:9 - Scofield Reference Notes

Mark 5:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Mark 5:9 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Mark 5:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 5:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

Mark 5:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Mark 5:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Mark 5:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 5:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Mark 5:9 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes