Marco 5:17

17 Ed essi presero a pregar Gesù che se ne andasse dai loro confini,

Marco 5:17 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 5:17

And they began to pray him
That is, the inhabitants of the city of Gadara, and of the villages round about, very earnestly importuned him

to depart out of their coasts;
fearing, lest for their sins, some sorer judgment should fall upon them, than the loss of their swine; since they perceived he was a person of great power and authority; which shows great ignorance and worldly mindedness: they knew not how great a person they had among them; that he was the Son of God, and Saviour of the world: they might have known from the miracles wrought, that he was a very wonderful and extraordinary person; but then they considered him as one endued with great power, rather, to do them hurt than good; as one sent to scourge them for their sins, than to save them from them: such very contrary notions have carnal men of Christ; they are afraid of being sufferers, or losers by him: they do not care to part with their swinish lusts for him; these they prefer to a Saviour, and love the world, and the things of it, more than he, and therefore are not worthy of him; (See Gill on Matthew 8:34).

Marco 5:17 In-Context

15 E vennero a Gesù, e videro l’indemoniato seduto, vestito ed in buon senno, lui che aveva avuto la legione; e s’impaurirono.

16 E quelli che aveano visto, raccontarono loro ciò che era avvenuto all’indemoniato e il fatto de’ porci.

17 Ed essi presero a pregar Gesù che se ne andasse dai loro confini,

18 E come egli montava nella barca, l’uomo che era stato indemoniato lo pregava di poter stare con lui.

19 E Gesù non glielo permise, ma gli disse: Va’ a casa tua dai tuoi, e racconta loro le grandi cose che il Signore ti ha fatto, e come egli ha avuto pietà di te.