Mark 5 · Verse 6

Mark 5:6

But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
Mark 5:6, King James Version

Mark 5:6 in other translations

BSBWhen the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.
WEBWhen he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him,
ASVAnd when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him;
YLTAnd, having seen Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed before him,
DARBYBut seeing Jesus from afar off, he ran and did him homage,
BBEAnd when he saw Jesus from far off, he went quickly to him and gave him worship;
WebsterBut when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshiped him,

What does Mark 5:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him--not with the spontaneous alacrity which says to Jesus, "Draw me, we will run after thee," but inwardly compelled, with terrific rapidity, before the Judge, to receive sentence of expulsion.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 6. Worshipped him. Bowed down before him; rendered him homage. This was an acknowledgment of his power, and of his control over fallen spirits.

(s) "worshipped" Ps 72:9

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Worshipped him - Did him homage; compelled thereto by the power of God. How humiliating to Satan, thus to be obliged to acknowledge the superiority of Christ!

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…

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Mark 5:6 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἰδὼνidōnhaving seenG1492
τὸνton<the>G3588
ἸησοῦνIēsounJesusG2424
ἀπὸapofromG575
μακρόθενmakrothenafarG3113
ἔδραμενedramenhe ranG5143
καὶkaiandG2532
προσεκύνησενprosekunēsenhe fell on his kneesG4352
αὐτῷautōbefore HimG846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 5:6

  • James 2:19

    Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.

  • Psalms 66:3

    Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

  • Luke 4:41

    And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

  • Psalms 72:9

    They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

  • Acts 16:17

    The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he ran.
Ps 66:3; *marg:
Ps 72:9; Lu 4:41; Ac 16:17; Jas 2:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 5:5

    And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

  • Mark 5:6

    But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

  • Mark 5:7

    And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.

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Mark 5:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y como vió á Jesús de lejos, corrió, y le adoró.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et voyant Jésus de loin, il courut et se prosterna devant lui;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Als er aber Jesum von ferne sah, lief er und huldigte ihm;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Videns autem Jesum a longe, cucurrit, et adoravit eum: