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Mark 5:18

King James Version (KJV)

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Mark 5:18

Verse 18 of 43

Scripture focus

And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

Mark 5:18 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Mark 5:18

Theological / Devotional

When. As Jesus was in the act of entering the boat, the healed man was beseeching Him.

That had been possessed. The brief time the two men had spent had spent with Jesus must have been to them the greatest thrill of their lives. As they saw Him getting into the boat to depart they realized that they were about to be separated from the One who had restored them to health of mind. Perhaps, for the moment, they feared that His absence might mean the return of the demons, which they no doubt dreaded worse than death itself. In any event, they wished to remain with Jesus.

Prayed. See on v. 17.

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