Mark 5:6

And having seen Jesus from afar, he ran and prostrated to Him,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

In Context

5and always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying and cutting himself with stones.

7and having called with a loud voice, he said, “What [regards] me and You, Jesus, Son of God the Most High? I adjure You by God, may You not afflict me!”

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Cross References

Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How fearful Your works—By the abundance of Your strength, || Your enemies feign obedience to You.

Luke 4:41And demons were also coming forth from many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God”; and rebuking, He did not permit them to speak, because they knew Him to be the Christ.

James 2:19You believe that God is one; you do well! The demons also believe—and shudder!

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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