Mark 5:18

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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

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.”