Mark 5:1–20: Jesus Casts Out Legion
Mark 5:1–20 shows Jesus commanding an unclean spirit by his word alone, with no ritual or struggle. The deliverance ends with a restored man sent home to tell what the Lord has done for him.
Why Jesus Spoke Aramaic in Mark 5:41
Mark records Jesus' actual words to Jairus' daughter in Aramaic, then translates them for readers who did not speak it. The language was ordinary; the command was not.
Why Did Jesus Send Demons Into the Pigs?
Mark does not explain why Jesus let the demons enter the pigs. He does show a man restored to his right mind, a herd lost, and a town that wanted Jesus gone more than it wanted him near.
Jesus Casts Out Legion: Mark 5:1–20 Explained
Mark 5:1–20 shows Jesus commanding an unclean spirit called Legion with nothing but his word, and the man is afterward found sitting, clothed and in his right mind. The townspeople who saw it begged Jesus to leave, while the man he freed begged to stay with him.
Literary context: how paragraphs control verse meaning: A Step-by-Step Guide
Mark nests the woman's healing inside the delay that ends with news of Jairus's dead daughter. That placement turns verses 25–34 from a stand-alone lesson on faith into the interruption that makes the ruler's hope falter and then strengthens it.