Mark 5:14

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 5:14 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Mark 5:14 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14And 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.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And they that fed the swine, etc..] Not the owners, but the keepers of them, the swine herds, “fled”; being astonished at the power of Christ, affrighted at the noise of the devils, and terrified at the sight and loss of the swine: and told it in the city and country; or “in the fields”: they went into the city of Gadara, and told the story of the dispossession of the devils out of the man, that had been for some time troublesome in those parts; and of their entrance into the swine, and the destruction of them: and they went into the fields, or country adjacent; they went to the “villages” thereabout, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions render the word; or to those houses that were in the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See this account of the demoniacs fully explained in the notes at Matthew 8:28-34. Mark 5:4 He had been often bound with fetters and chains - Efforts had been made to confine him, but his great strength - his strength increased by his malady - had prevented it. There often appears to be a great increase of strength produced by insanity, and what is here stated in regard to this maniac often occurs in Palestine and elsewhere now. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 213) says respecting this case: “There are some very similar at the present day - furious and dangerous maniacs, who wander about the mountains, and sleep in tombs and caves. In their worst paroxysms they are quite…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mat 8:33; Luk 8:34 Mark 5:15”
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