Mark 5:15

Sitting. Evidently composed, relaxed, and at rest — a great contrast to the excited state in which they had come to Jesus shortly before.

Clothed. In harmony with the principle commonly referred to as “the economy of miracle,” which simply means that God usually does not perform miracles where the result can be secured by more natural means, and usually does not do Himself what may be accomplished by human effort, it is improbable that the clothing these men now wore had been provided miraculously. It is more likely that the disciples either offered or were invited to share their clothing with the men.

In his right mind. In the instances of demon possession recorded in the NT the mind of the person afflicted had become deranged (see Additional Note on Mark 1).

They were afraid. Thoughts of the loss of the swine tended, for the time being, to dominate the thinking of most of the people of that region. They no doubt wondered what the next demonstration of supernatural power might produce, and apparently they feared that greater material loss might result.