Mark 5
Lutheran reading notes
In Mark chapter 5, the message of the gospel develops the theme of the actions and suffering of Jesus the Son of God. Lutheran interpretation frequently emphasizes the proclamation of Christ, the distinction between law and gospel, and the promise of justification through faith.
1
And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
Mark 5:1 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
2
And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
Mark 5:2 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
3
Who had {his} dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
Mark 5:3 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
4
Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any {man} tame him.
Mark 5:4 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
5
And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
Mark 5:5 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
6
But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
Mark 5:6 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
7
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, {thou} Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Mark 5:7 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
8
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, {thou} unclean spirit.
Mark 5:8 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
9
And he asked him, What {is} thy name? And he answered, saying, My name {is} Legion: for we are many.
Mark 5:9 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
10
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
Mark 5:10 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
11
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
Mark 5:11 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
12
And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
Mark 5:12 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
13
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
Mark 5:13 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
14
And they that fed the swine fled, and told {it} in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
Mark 5:14 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
15
And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Mark 5:15 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
16
And they that saw {it} told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and {also} concerning the swine.
Mark 5:16 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
17
And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
Mark 5:17 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
18
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 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
19
Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
Mark 5:19 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
20
And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all {men} did marvel.
Mark 5:20 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
21
And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea.
Mark 5:21 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
22
And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
Mark 5:22 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
23
And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: {I pray thee}, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.
Mark 5:23 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
24
And {Jesus} went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him.
Mark 5:24 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
25
And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
Mark 5:25 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
26
And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
Mark 5:26 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
27
When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
Mark 5:27 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
28
For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
Mark 5:28 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
29
And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in {her} body that she was healed of that plague.
Mark 5:29 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
30
And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?
Mark 5:30 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
31
And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
32
And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing.
Mark 5:32 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
33
But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
Mark 5:33 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
34
And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.
Mark 5:34 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
35
While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's {house certain} which said, Thy daughter is dead: why troublest thou the Master any further?
Mark 5:35 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
36
As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.
Mark 5:36 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
37
And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.
Mark 5:37 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
38
And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly.
Mark 5:38 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
39
And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.
Mark 5:39 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
40
And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying.
Mark 5:40 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
41
And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise.
Mark 5:41 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
42
And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was {of the age} of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.
Mark 5:42 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
43
And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat.
Mark 5:43 highlights life and teaching of jesus with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.