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Mark 5:18
Mark 5:18
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Mark 5 — OverviewMark 5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn this chapter, we have, I. Christ's casting the legion of devils out
of the man possessed, and suffering them to enter into the swine, ver.
1-20. II. Christ's healing the woman with the bloody issue, in the way…Mark 5 — OverviewMark 5 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeMark 5:1, Christ delivering the possessed of the legion of devils, Mark 5:13. they enter into the swine; Mark 5:22, He is entreated by Jairus to go and heal his daughter; Mark 5:25, He heals the woman of the bloody…Mark 5:1-20Mark 5:1-20 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe have here an instance of Christ's dispossessing the strong man
armed, and disposing of him as he pleased, to make it appear that he
was stronger than he. This he did when he was come to the other side,…Mark 5:1-20Mark 5:1-20 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Lord of spirits.
There was for Christ, during his earthly ministry, no escape from personal toil—from the claims made upon his benevolence by human misery, or from man's ingratitude. He crossed the lake to seek…Mark 5:1-20Mark 5:1-20 · The Pulpit CommentaryLegion.
General question of demon-possession. An aggravated form of Satanic influence. Intelligible enough on the principle of provocation and desperation: light and darkness are strongest side by side. The advent of…Mark 5:1-20Mark 5:1-20 · The Pulpit CommentaryA man with an unclean spirit.
It is no part of the office of the homilist to enter upon the field of apologetics or exegesis. Criticism and interpretation provide the words with their definite meanings. Homiletics…
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