Mark 5:15

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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.

Cross References

Matthew 12:29

Or, how can someone enter a strong man’s house and steal his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man? Only then will he be able to steal [his belongings] from his house.

Matthew 26:53

Or, do you think that I cannot appeal to my Father and He will immediately send me more than twelve legions of angels [i.e., Jesus could have called about 72,000 angels to minister to Him. See Matt. 4:11]?

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].

Matthew 9:33

When the evil spirit was driven out [by Jesus] the [former] deaf-mute began to speak, and the crowds marveled, saying, “No one in Israel has ever seen this done before.”

Mark 5:14

Those who had been feeding them ran and told what all occurred in the town and around the countryside and [so] people came to find out what had happened.

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 5:18

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

Mark 5:4

He had often been bound with ropes and chains but had broken the chains off and torn the ropes to pieces. And no one had enough strength to subdue him.

Mark 5:9

Then He asked [the evil spirit], “What is your name?” And he answered Him, “My name is ‘Legion,’ [Note: This word means a number consisting of between 5,000 and 6,000], for there are many of us [i.e., evil spirits].”

Luke 10:39

And she had a sister named Mary who was also sitting at the Lord’s feet, listening to what He said.

Luke 8:27

And when He stepped out [of the boat] onto the shore, He was met by a certain man from the town, who was dominated by evil spirits. He had not worn any clothes for a long time and lived in the graveyard instead of a house.

Colossians 1:13

He rescued us from the domain of [spiritual] darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son whom He loves,

2 Timothy 1:7

For God did not give us a spirit [i.e., a disposition] that makes us cowards but one that gives us power and love and self-control.