Mark 5:10
“And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he besought him much,.... The devil that was at the head of this legion, who had the rest under his command, he, in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Mark 5:1-20
See this account of the demoniacs fully explained in the notes at Mat 8:28-34. Mar 5:4 He had been often bound with…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Out of the country - Strange that these accursed spirits should find it any mitigation of their misery to be permitted…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Mark 5:1-20
We have here an instance of Christ's dispossessing the strong man armed, and disposing of him as he pleased, to make it…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
out of the country i. e. as it is expressed in St Luke, into "the abyss of hell" (Mar 8:31).