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Mark
Chapter
5
{Healing
of a Demoniac}
1~~So
they went to the other side of the sea,
to
the region of the Gerasenes {across the sea of Galilee}.
{Note: This region was where the bootleggers would hang out and deal in pork.}
2~~And
when He {Jesus} had come out of the ship,
there
met Him from out of the tombs
{mnemeion - caves used for burial - this man lived with corpses}
with
an unclean spirit {pneuma} {demon possessed}.
3-4~~Who
lived among the tombs,
and
no one had the power to bind him,
not
even with chains {abnormal strength}4~~
because
when he had often been bound perfectly
with
chains on hands and feet,
and
he had torn the chains apart
and
broke the shackles in pieces.
Neither could any man tame/calm him.
5~~And
always night and every day
among
the tombs and in the mountains,
he
was constantly screaming
and
constantly gashing himself with rocks.
6~~But
when he saw Jesus from a distance,
he
ran and prostrated himself before Him.
{Note: The man does not like the demon possession but he cannot control it.}
7~~Then
he {the demon} shouted out with a loud voice,
"What
have I to do with You,
{idiom: means 'Leave me alone'},
Jesus,
Son of the Most High God!
I
implore you by God - do not torment me!"
{Note: This demon knows doctrine. He recognizes His humanity by calling Him Jesus, yet also recognizes He is also the Son of God - he understands the doctrine of the Hypostatic Union.}
8~~(For
Jesus had been constantly saying unto him,
"Come
out of that man, you unclean spirit!")
9~~
He {Jesus} interrogated {eperotao}
him
{the spokesman of the demons},
"What
is your name?"
And
he had an answer
from
the ultimate source of himself {apokrinomai},
"My
name is Legion
{large segment of a Roman army - 6 -12 thousand},
for
we keep on being many."
10~~He
beseeched Him {Jesus} insistently
not
to 'send them on a mission under His authority' {apostello}
out
of the region {the demons liked it where they were}.
11~~And
there kept on being on the mountain,
a
great herd of swine/pigs feeding.
12~~And
all the demons asked Him {Jesus},
"Send
us into the swine/pigs.
Let
us go with a purpose {eiserchomai} into them
{they wanted to stay in the area}."
13~~He {Jesus} gave them permission.
So the unclean spirits went out and entered into the swine/pigs.
The
herd rushed violently over the cliff into the sea,
and
about two thousand were drowned in the sea.
14~~Now
those tending the pigs ran off
and
reported the message {anaggello}
this
in the town and countryside,
and
the people went out with a purpose {exerchomai}
to
see what had come to be {ginomai}.
{Demon
Possession is One Reason for Some Forms of Psychosis}
15~~They
came to Jesus
and
discerned {theoreo} the demon-possessed man,
the
one who had the legion,
constantly
sitting {relaxed}, clothed
and
in sound mind {sanity},
and
they were afraid
{hypocrisy of society - not thankful -
just thinking that He ruined their bootlegging business}.
16~~Those
who understood {oida}
what
had happened to the demon-possessed man
fully
recounted {diegeomai} it
and
they also told about the pigs.
17`` Then they begged Jesus to leave their region.
18``
As He {Jesus} was stepping into the boat
the
man who had been demon-possessed
asked/begged
if he could go with Him.
19``But He absolutely did not {ouk} permit him.
Instead,
He said to him,
"Withdraw
from here and go home
face
to face with yours {your people - family and friends}
and
deliver the message {anaggello - an order} them
what
sort of things
the
Lord has done for you
and
that He had mercy on you."
20~~So
he {the now cleansed man}
went
with a purpose {aperchomai}
and
began to preach
in
the Decapolis {means the 'ten cities'}
what
Jesus had done for him,
and
all were amazed.
{Note: Decapolis refers to the track of land where there stood 10 cities. According to Pliny, these cities were: Damascus, Opoton, Philadelphia, Raphana, Scythopolis, Gadara, Hippondion, Pella, Galasa, and Canatha (Gill).}
{Restoration
and Healing}
21``
When Jesus had crossed back
in
a boat to the other side,
a
large crowd gathered around Him,
and
He kept on being next to the sea.
22``
And, behold {pay attention}
one
of the rulers of the synagogue, named Jairus,
came
and when he perceived {oida} Him
he
'prostrated himself'/fell {pipto}
face
to face with His {Jesus'} feet.
{Note: Oida means to perceive, become aware of and even to 'calculate mentally and come to a conclusion'. It means to 'see mentally' so to 'understand'.}
23``And,
he kept on begging Him urgently,
"My
little daughter is holding 'near death' {eschatos}.
At
a point in time, come,
so
that if you place Your hands on her
-
maybe you will, maybe you will not -
she
may be healed
and
will live {zao}."
24``And,
He {Jesus} went with a purpose {aperchomai}
with
him, and a great crowd followed
and
kept on pressing around Him on all sides.
25``And
a certain woman,
having
a 'issue with flowing blood'/hemorrhages
for
twelve years,
kept
on being there.
26``
And,
having
endured a great deal under the care of many doctors
and
having spent all that she had,
instead
of getting better,
in
contrast, to a greater degree, she grew worse.
27-28``
Having heard about Jesus,
she
came up in the crowd Him
from
the back and touched His cloak/tunic 28``
for
she kept on saying,
"If
only I myself touch His clothes
-maybe
I will, maybe I will not -
I
will be healed."
29``
And, immediately the spring of her blood
received
drying up,
and
she knew from experience {ginosko}
that
she had received
-
in the past with results that would continue forever -
healing
from her affliction {mastix}.
30``And,
Jesus,
having
immediately 'greater knowledge' {epiginosko} in Himself
that
power had gone out from Him with a purpose {exerchomai},
turned
around in the crowd and said,
"Who
touched My cloak/tunic?"
31``And,
His students/disciples {mathetes}
kept
on saying to Him,
"You
are glancing at {blepo}
the
crowd pressing against You
and
You say, 'Who touched Me?'"
{Note: Mathetes means 'students who have accepted the authority of a teacher'. They are learning from Jesus. They are not by any means mature believers even by the end of Jesus' three year ministry. But, by continual study, most become very mature believers by the end of their lives. Here they are thinking 'human viewpoint'. They are missing the divine viewpoint that there is 'meaningless touching' and 'touching with great spiritual importance' - the difference is the though and intent of the heart/'right lobe'.}
32``And
He {Jesus} glanced around {periblepo}
to
perceive/'mentally understand' {oida}
the
one having done this at a point in time.
33``
Now the woman, receiving fear
and
having dread {trembling},
perceiving/'having
inherent knowledge' {oida}
what
had happened to her,
came
and 'prostrated herself'/fell down
before
Him and told Him the whole truth.
34``But,
He said to her,
"Daughter
{thugater},
your
faith has healed you.
Go
in 'inner happiness'/peace {eirene}
and
be 'restored to health'
from
your affliction/disease {mastix}."
{Note: Thugater is a relationship word. Jesus was recognizing that she is a member of His family - saved by her faith in Him.}
{Change
of Scene}
35``At
the same time {eti - change of scene}
as
he was teaching/'declaring His thoughts' {laleo},
there
came from {the household of} the ruler
of
the synagogue saying,
"Your
daughter has died {apothnesko}.
Why
trouble the Teacher/Master {didaskalos} any longer?"
{Note: Apothnesko means to 'die from the ultimate source of yourself' - strong word for 'dead dead'.}
{Note: Didaskalos - means a person who teaches with authority in a classroom setting. Not one to one teaching, but is used for a knowledgeable person teaching a group.}
36``But
immediately, Jesus,
having
heard what was said/taught {laleo},
said
{lego} to the synagogue ruler,
"Do
not {me} be afraid, only believe."
37``And,
He {Jesus}
did
not permit anyone follow Him
except
Peter, James,
and
John, the brother of James.
38``And,
He came to the house of the synagogue ruler,
having
people weeping
and
wailing loudly {mourning without restraint},
and
He perceived and understood {theoreo} the noisy confusion.
39``And
having come in with a purpose {eiserchomai},
He
said {lego} to them,
"Why
are you receiving distress
and
'weeping without restraint' {klaio}?
The
little one {paidion} is absolutely not {ouk} dead {apothnesko}
but,
in contrast, sleeping {katheudo}."
40``
And, they kept on 'laughing in scorn' {katagelao} at Him.
But,
having thrown out every one of them,
He
received to Himself
the
father and mother of the little one {paidion}
and
His own companions
and
entered into {eisporeuomai}
{the
room} where the little one kept on lying {anakeimai}.
41``And,
having taken the little one's hand,
He
said to her, "Talitha cum,"
which
keeps on being interpreted, "Girl {korasion},
I
say {lego} to you, rise yourself up {egeiro}."
42``And,
immediately, the girl {korasion}
rose
up {anistemi} and kept on walking
(for
she was twelve years old).
They
were astounded/'beside themselves' {existemi}
with
a great astonishment/ecstasy {ekstasis}.
{Note: Anistemi means to rise up. It was also the word used for a resurrection. But this is not a resurrection. This is resuscitation. The difference being that this child will die physically again. Jesus was the 'first-fruits' . . . the first resurrection from the dead never to die again.}
43``He
{Jesus} 'strictly ordered' {diastellomai} them all
that
no one should 'know by study or experience' {ginosko}
about
this.
And
said {lego} to them
she
should receive something to eat.
{Note: This is interesting here. Jesus knows the perfect timing of God the Father's plan. He inherently knows that the time is not right for the revealing of His Works. So, He commands them to not spread the word about His miracle here. Then, He turns to a very practical matter - this child has not nourished her physical body for days, so she must be hungry!}
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