Mark 5:18 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

¹⁸ As He entered the boat the man who had been dominated by evil spirits begged for permission to be allowed to go with Him.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And when He had stepped into the boat, the man who had been controlled by the unclean spirits kept begging Him that he might be with Him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And as he was entering into the boat, he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might be with him.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ While he was climbing into the boat, the one who had been demon-possessed pleaded with Jesus to let him come along as one of his disciples.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And as he was climbing into the boat, the man who had been troubled by the demons began to beg him, so that he might be with him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ And when he went up into the ship, he that had been troubled with the devil, began to beseech him that he might be with him.

Mark 5:18 Cross References

Matthew 4:24

The news [of what Jesus was doing] spread all over [the country of] Syria and they brought to Him all those who were sick, stricken with various diseases and pains, dominated by evil spirits, and afflicted with seizures and paralysis, and He healed them [all].

Mark 5:15

And when people came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been dominated by 5,000 to 6,000 evil spirits sitting down with his clothes on and perfectly sane, and they were afraid.

Mark 5:16

Those who saw this told the people what had happened to the man dominated by the evil spirits and about the hogs.

Mark 5:17

So, they began begging Jesus to leave that region.

Mark 5:7

And shouting with a loud voice, he said, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, in God’s name, do not torture me.”