Markus 5:17

17 En zij begonnen Hem te bidden, dat Hij van hun landpalen wegging.

Markus 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).

Markus 5:17 In-Context

15 En zij kwamen tot Jezus, en zagen den bezetene zittende, en gekleed, en wel bij zijn verstand, namelijk die het legioen gehad had, en zij werden bevreesd.

16 En die het gezien hadden, vertelden hun, wat den bezetene geschied was, en ook van de zwijnen.

17 En zij begonnen Hem te bidden, dat Hij van hun landpalen wegging.

18 En als Hij in het schip ging, bad Hem degene, die bezeten was geweest, dat hij met Hem mocht zijn.

19 Doch Jezus liet hem dat niet toe, maar zeide tot hem: Ga heen naar uw huis tot de uwen, en boodschap hun, wat grote dingen u de Heere gedaan heeft, en hoe Hij Zich uwer ontfermd heeft.