Mark 5:16

16 And those who had seen it told them the particulars of what had happened to the demoniac, and all about the swine.

Mark 5:16 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 5:16

And they that saw it
Not the keepers of the swine, for they were fled and gone; but others that were eyewitnesses of the whole affair, who lived in houses hard by, or were working in the fields; or the disciples of Christ:

told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil;
gave a particular account, how, upon first sight of Christ, he ran to meet him, and fell down and worshipped him; how Christ ordered the unclean spirit to come out of him; and how he was dispossessed of a legion of devils by a word speaking:

and also concerning the swine;
how, at the request of the devils, and by the leave of Christ, they entered into them; upon which they ran mad; and betaking themselves to the rocks by the sea side, fell down the precipice, and were suffocated in the sea.

Mark 5:16 In-Context

14 The swineherds fled, and spread the news in town and country. So the people came to see what it was that had happened;

15 and when they came to Jesus, they beheld the demoniac quietly seated, clothed and of sane mind--the man who had had the legion; and they were awe-stricken.

16 And those who had seen it told them the particulars of what had happened to the demoniac, and all about the swine.

17 Then they began entreating Him to depart from their district.

18 As He was embarking, the man who had been possessed asked permission to accompany Him.