Mark 5:18

And as he entered into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed besought him that he might be with him.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

In Context

17And they began to beg him to depart from their borders.

19But Jesus did not allow him, but says to him, Go to thy house to thy men, and report to them how much the Lord has done for thee, and was merciful to thee.

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Cross References

Mark 5:7And having cried out in a great voice, he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, do not torment me.

Luke 8:38But the man from whom the demons had gone out begged him to be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

Luke 23:42And he said to Jesus, Remember me, Lord, when thou come into thy kingdom.

Matthew Henry on Mark 5:2-21

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 was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: 4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 5 And always, night and… Read the whole commentary →

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