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Book of Mark
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:1 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:1 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:1 JFB -> Commentary on 5:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:1 PNT -> Commentary on 5:1 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:1 TFG -> Commentary on 5:1 TSK -> Commentary on 5:1 TSK -> Entry for 5:1 WEN -> Notes on 5:1 NTB -> Gadarenes; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles EBD -> Daemoniac; Devil; Gadara; Gadarenes; Gergesa SBD -> Demoniacs; Gadarenes, Girgesenes, Gerasenes WJD -> Devotional using 5:1 5:1 - [In Context] Jesus and his followers went across the lake to the area where the Gerasene people lived.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:2 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:2 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:2 JFB -> Commentary on 5:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:2 PNT -> Commentary on 5:2 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:2 TFG -> Commentary on 5:2 TSK -> Commentary on 5:2 TSK -> Entry for 5:2 WEN -> Notes on 5:2 NTB -> Demons; Gadarenes; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles EBD -> Daemoniac; Devil; Gergesa SBD -> Demoniacs WJD -> Devotional using 5:2 5:2 - [In Context] When Jesus got out of the boat, a man came to him from the caves where dead people are buried. This man had an evil spirit {from the devil} living inside of him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:3 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:3 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:3 JFB -> Commentary on 5:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:3 PNT -> Commentary on 5:3 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:3 TSK -> Commentary on 5:3 TSK -> Entry for 5:3 WEN -> Notes on 5:3 NTB -> Demons; Gadarenes; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles EBD -> Daemoniac; Devil; Gergesa SBD -> Demoniacs WJD -> Devotional using 5:3 5:3 - [In Context] This man lived in the burial caves. No person could tie him. Even chains could not keep this man tied.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:4 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:4 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:4 JFB -> Commentary on 5:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:4 PNT -> Commentary on 5:4 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:4 TSK -> Commentary on 5:4 TSK -> Entry for 5:4 WEN -> Notes on 5:4 NTB -> Demons; Fetters; Gadarenes; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles EBD -> Daemoniac; Devil; Gergesa SBD -> Demoniacs WJD -> Devotional using 5:4 5:4 - [In Context] Many times people had used chains to tie the man's hands and feet. But the man broke the chains on his hands and feet. No person was strong enough to control him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:5 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:5 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:5 JFB -> Commentary on 5:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:5 PNT -> Commentary on 5:5 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:5 TFG -> Commentary on 5:5 TSK -> Commentary on 5:5 TSK -> Entry for 5:5 WEN -> Notes on 5:5 NTB -> Demons; Gadarenes; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles EBD -> Daemoniac; Devil; Gergesa SBD -> Demoniacs WJD -> Devotional using 5:5 5:5 - [In Context] Day and night the man walked around the burial caves and on the hills. The man would scream and cut himself with rocks.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:6 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:6 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:6 JFB -> Commentary on 5:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:6 PNT -> Commentary on 5:6 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:6 TFG -> Commentary on 5:6 TSK -> Commentary on 5:6 TSK -> Entry for 5:6 WEN -> Notes on 5:6 NTB -> Demons; Gadarenes; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles EBD -> Devil; Gergesa WJD -> Devotional using 5:6 5:6 - [In Context] While Jesus was far away, the man saw him. The man ran to Jesus and bowed down before him.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:7 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:7 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:7 JFB -> Commentary on 5:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:7 PNT -> Commentary on 5:7 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:7 TFG -> Commentary on 5:7 TSK -> Commentary on 5:7 TSK -> Entry for 5:7 WEN -> Notes on 5:7 NTB -> Demons; Gadarenes; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles EBD -> Adjuration; Admah; Daemoniac; Devil; Gergesa SBD -> Demoniacs WJD -> Devotional using 5:7 5:7 - [In Context]
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:8 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:8 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:8 JFB -> Commentary on 5:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:8 PNT -> Commentary on 5:8 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:8 TFG -> Commentary on 5:8 TSK -> Commentary on 5:8 TSK -> Entry for 5:8 WEN -> Notes on 5:8 NTB -> Demons; Gadarenes; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Miracles EBD -> Devil; Gergesa WJD -> Devotional using 5:8 5:8 - [In Context] Jesus said to the man, "You evil spirit, come out of that man." So the man shouted with a loud voice, "What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you to promise to God that you will not punish me!"
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 5:9 DSN -> Synopsis on 5:9 GEB -> Study Notes on 5:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 5:9 JFB -> Commentary on 5:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 5:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 5:9 PNT -> Commentary on 5:9 RWP -> Study Notes on 5:9 SRN -> Study Notes on 5:9 TFG -> Commentary on 5:9 TSK -> Commentary on 5:9 TSK -> Entry for 5:9 WEN -> Notes on 5:9 NTB -> Demons; Gadarenes; Jesus, The Christ; Jesus, The Christ (continued); Legion; Miracles EBD -> Devil; Gergesa; Legion SBD -> Legion WJD -> Devotional using 5:9 5:9 - [In Context] Then Jesus asked the man, "What is your name?" The man answered, "My name is Legion, F54 because there are many spirits inside me."
FOOTNOTES: F54: Legion   This name means very many. A legion was about 5,000 men in the Roman army.

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; DSN - Darby's Synopsis; GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TFG - The Fourfold Gospel; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; WJD - What Jesus Did!; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.