The Meaning of Mark 5:12 Explained

Mark 5:12

KJV: And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

YLT: and all the demons did call upon him, saying, 'Send us to the swine, that into them we may enter;'

Darby: and they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine that we may enter into them.

ASV: And they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Mark 5:12?

MEANING: What does Mark 5:12 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Mark 5:12 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Mark 5:12?

What is the context of Mark 5:12?

Demons Driven Out by the Master (Mark 5:1-20)
Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon (Mark 5:1-20)
Jesus Restores a Demon-Possessed Man .( A .) .( B .) (Mark 5:1-20)
Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Man (Mark 5:1-20)
The Gerasene Demoniac (Mark 5:1-20)
A Demon-possessed Gerasene Healed (Mark 5:1-20)
A Demon-Possessed Man Healed (Mark 5:1-20)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

What does Mark 5:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Mark 5:1-20 - Power Over Unclean Spirits

This poor victim of a dark tyrant power was endowed with superhuman strength, and scorned restraint. Terrible to others, he endured untold misery himself, and sought relief in tears and self-inflicted torture. The evil spirit who inflicted torment was also in dread of torment from the gentle Savior, as one whose eyes are inflamed dreads the light. What an admixture of man and demons-he answered, We are many! And how malignant! The demons dread disembodiment and prefer a swine's body to none. Many in our midst are held by a similar diabolic power, against which, because they yielded at first by imperceptible degrees, they now struggle in vain. Yet for such there is absolute deliverance in Christ. The emblem of a sinner, a very Samson in evil-doing, this man gives encouragement to all those who are driven to evil by demon power.

Distinguish between the sinner and the evil spirits that have control of him, and do their will. The demon that torments a man loves mischief, and would rather destroy swine than be idle. It was not Christ who destroyed these animals, but the spirit of evil. Hast thou been redeemed? Go forth and win others for thy Lord. Tell them what he has done for thee! [source]

Chapter Summary: Mark 5

¹ Jesus delivering the possessed of the legion of demons,
¹³ they enter into the pigs
²² He is entreated by Jairus to go and heal his daughter
²⁵ He heals the woman subject to bleeding,
³⁵ and raises Jairus' daughter from death

What do the individual words in Mark 5:12 mean?

And they begged Him saying Send us into the pigs so that them we may enter

καὶ παρεκάλεσαν αὐτὸν λέγοντες Πέμψον ἡμᾶς εἰς τοὺς χοίρους ἵνα αὐτοὺς εἰσέλθωμεν

παρεκάλεσαν	they begged
Parse: Verb, Aorist Indicative Active, 3rd Person Plural Root: παρακαλέω Sense: to call to one’s side, call for, summon.
λέγοντες	saying
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: λέγω Sense: to say, to speak.
Πέμψον	Send
Parse: Verb, Aorist Imperative Active, 2nd Person Singular Root: πέμπω Sense: to send.
ἡμᾶς	us
Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Accusative 1st Person Plural Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my.
εἰς	into
Parse: Preposition Root: εἰς Sense: into, unto, to, towards, for, among.
χοίρους	pigs
Parse: Noun, Accusative Masculine Plural Root: χοῖρος Sense: a swine.
ἵνα	so that
Parse: Conjunction Root: ἵνα Sense: that, in order that, so that.
εἰσέλθωμεν	we may enter
Parse: Verb, Aorist Subjunctive Active, 1st Person Plural Root: εἰσέρχομαι Sense: to go out or come in: to enter.

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Similar Scriptures for Mark 5:12

		2 Corinthians 2:11 [3]
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