Mark 5:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.”

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BSBPD

“As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And when he was come out of the boat, straightway there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he having come forth out of the boat, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Mark 5:2 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 65:4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
  2. Mark 1:23Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:
  3. Mark 1:26At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.
  4. Mark 3:30Jesus made this statement because they were saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”
  5. Mark 4:1Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the shore.
  6. Mark 5:8For Jesus had already declared, “Come out of this man, you unclean spirit!”
  7. Mark 7:25Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet.
  8. Luke 8:27When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
  9. Luke 9:42Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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