Mark 5:11-13

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Mark 5:11 tn Grk “mountain,” but this might give the English reader the impression of a far higher summit.
2. Mark 5:12 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the demonic spirits) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3. Mark 5:13 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4. Mark 5:13 sn Many have discussed why Jesus gave them permission, since the animals were destroyed. However, this is another example of a miracle that is a visual lesson. The demons are destructive: They were destroying the man. They destroyed the pigs. They destroy whatever they touch. The point was to take demonic influence seriously, as well as Jesus’ power over it as a picture of the larger battle for human souls. There would be no doubt how the man’s transformation had taken place.
5. Mark 5:13 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate a conclusion and transition in the narrative.