Mark 5:14
And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
Mark 5:14 in other translations
| BSB | Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. |
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| WEB | Those who fed the pigs fled, and told it in the city and in the country. The people came to see what it was that had happened. |
| ASV | And they that fed them fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they came to see what it was that had come to pass. |
| YLT | And those feeding the swine did flee, and told in the city, and in the fields, and they came forth to see what it is that hath been done; |
| DARBY | And those that were feeding them fled and reported it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had taken place. |
| BBE | And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place. |
| Webster | And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. |
What does Mark 5:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 5:1-20
Some openly wilful sinners are like this madman. The commands of the law are as chains and fetters, to restrain sinners from their wicked courses; but they break those bands in sunder; and it is an evidence of the power of the devil in them. A legion of soldiers consisted of six thousand men, or more. What multitudes of fallen spirits there must be, and all enemies to God and man, when here was a legion in one poor…
Mark 5:14 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 5:14
- Luke 8:34
When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city and in the country.
- Matthew 8:33
And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils.
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Context
- Mark 5:13
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
- Mark 5:14
And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
- Mark 5:15
And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Mark 5:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los que apacentaban los puercos huyeron, y dieron aviso en la ciudad y en los campos. Y salieron para ver qué era aquello que había acontecido. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ceux qui les paissaient s’enfuirent, et portèrent la nouvelle dans la ville et dans les campagnes. Et ils sortirent pour voir ce qui était arrivé; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Hüter flohen und verkündeten es in der Stadt und auf dem Lande; und sie gingen hinaus,um zu sehen, was geschehen war. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Qui autem pascebant eos, fugerunt, et nuntiaverunt in civitatem et in agros. Et egressi sunt videre quid esset factum: |