Mark 5:7

Jesus said to the bad spirit, “Come out of this man.” But the spirit inside the man made him yell out, “Why did you come here? I know who you are. You are Jesus. You are the son of the Most Powerful God, so please do not hurt me.”

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6That cemetery was a long way from the water, but when the man saw Jesus getting out of the boat, he ran to him and fell down on his knees in front of Jesus.

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Cross References

Mark 1:24“Jesus from Nazareth, leave us alone. Why do you make trouble for all of us spirits? Are you going to finish us up? We know who you are. You are God's special man.”

Mark 14:61But Jesus said nothing. He just kept his mouth shut. Then the High Priest said, “All right, tell us this. Are you The Christ, the special man that God promised to send to us? Are you the son of God?”

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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