Mark 5

Why trouble the teacher?

Mark 5

Mark 5:18

As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed with demons begged him that he might be with him. (use)

Mark 5:2

And when Jesus had stepped out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit. (use)

Mark 5:7

And crying out with a loud voice, he said, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me." (use)

Mark 5:13

So he gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs; and the herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the sea. (use)

Demons require permission to enter the pigs.

Mark 5:17

And they began to beg Jesus to depart from their region. (use)

The gospel claims that eternity is at stake in how you and I respond to Jesus. [pg 15]

Platt, D., 2017. Counter Culture: Following Christ in an Anti-christian Age. (use)

Mark 5:19

And he did not permit him but said to him, "Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." (use)

If Jesus has done great things for thee, be ever ready to speak of it, till all men shall know what Christ can do.

Spurgeon, C.H., 1890. Christ's Curate In Decapolis. (use)

Here I raise my Ebenezer; Here by Thy great help I’ve come; And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home.

Robinson, R. 1757. Come Thou Fount of every blessing. (use)

Psalm 66:16

Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul. (use)

Psalm 105:1

Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! (use)

Grace calls you to your Savior and then calls you to his work.

Tripp, P., 2022. Grace calls you to the savior. (use)

Mark 5:30

And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my garments?" (use)

Mark 5:33

But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth. (use)

Mark 5:34

And he said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease." (use)

Daniel 4:2

It has seemed good to me {Nebuchadnezzar} to show the signs and wonders that the Most High God has done for me. (use)

Almighty Time Keeping

Psalm 90:4

For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. (use)

Mark 5:36

But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not fear, only believe." (use)

Mark 5:23

and implored him earnestly, saying, "My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well and live." (use)

Bible contradiction aside

Ehrman. B., 2020. Are the Gospels Historically Reliable? The Problem of Contradictions. (use)

Matthew 9:18

While he was saying these things to them, behold, a ruler came in and knelt before him, saying, "My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live." (use)

Luke 8:42

for he had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. As Jesus went, the people pressed around him. (use)

...in a world without modern medical monitors to establish the precise moment of expiry, there is not nearly so much difference between Matthew’s arti eteleutēsen in v. 18 (which could fairly be translated "just came to the point of death"; cf. Heb 11:22) and eschatos echei in Mark 5:23 (which could also be rendered "is dying").

Blomberg, C., 1992. The New American Commentary. (use)

The verb used by Matthew, translated as ‘has died’ is an aorist. It is often translated with past tense for simplicity’s sake but it is much more like the overview of an action or occurrence. This means Jairus could either be saying his daughter has just now died (past tense simplicity) or that her death is an imminent reality, just like Mark. My daughter has death.

Hohnberg. G., 2022. Bible Contradictions? A Response to Bart Ehrman (use)

Faith is the only remedy against disquieting grief and fear at such a time: let that silence them, Only believe. Keep up a confidence in Christ, and a dependence upon him, and he will do what is for the best. Believe the resurrection, and then be not afraid.

Henry, M., 1896. Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Whole Bible. UK. [Mark 5] (use)

Mark 5:39

And when he had entered, he said to them, "Why are you making a commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but sleeping." (use)

John 11:11

After saying these things, he said to them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I go to awaken him." (use)

John 11:12

The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will recover." (use)

John 11:13

Now Jesus had spoken of his death, but they thought that he meant taking rest in sleep. (use)

John 11:14

Then Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus has died, (use)

The child is not dead, but sleeping: Jesus wasn’t out of touch with reality when He said this. He wasn’t playing make-believe. He said this because He knew a higher reality, a spiritual reality that was more certain and powerful than death itself.

Guzik, D., 2018. Enduring Word Mark 5. (use)

Hebrews 9:27

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, (use)

Mark 5:41

Taking her by the hand he said to her, "Talitha cumi," which means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise." (use)

Mark 5:43

And he strictly charged them that no one should know this, and told them to give her something to eat. (use)

Topics and Themes

About Jesus

Parables

Miracles

Key Verse

Mark 5:19

And he did not permit him but said to him, "Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you." (use)