Mark 5

  • The Gerasene Demoniac

    Mark 5:1–5

    Satan goes after human beings not because we are worthy in ourselves of his attention, but because he hates God. He wants to deface and destroy anything that reflects the Lord. We know, however, that the devil can do no ...Read More

  • Jesus Confronts Legion

    Mark 5:6-10

    John Calvin comments on this episode, “It was a magnificent display of the power of Christ, that by his voice not one devil, but a great multitude of devils, were suddenly driven out.” That Jesus could cast out so ...Read More

  • Legion Destroys Some Swine

    Mark 5:11-13

    Scripture exhorts us to care for animals and not to be cruel to them. Even so, the Bible never puts the worth of animals on the same level as the worth of humanity. We “are of more value than many ...Read More

  • Afraid of Jesus

    Mark 5:14-17

    Fallen people reject God not because they do not know His power. Instead, they reject Him because all they know is His power and purity. People who have no apprehension of the extent of His goodness, which is displayed in ...Read More

  • A Witness to the Decapolis

    Mark 5:18-20

    One day we will see the Lord face-to-face and enjoy His presence forever. Until then, we have been commissioned to preach the gospel and declare God’s saving grace to the nations. This mission is for us all, though in God’s ...Read More

  • Jarius Comes to Jesus

    Mark 5:21-24a

    We should never fear that God is too busy with the needs of others to pay attention to us. Even when our needs seem insignificant in comparison to the needs of others, the Lord still cares and listens to our ...Read More

  • The Divine Nature of Christ

    Mark 5:21–43

    Other religions might say they respect Christ for being a good prophet or moral teacher, but Scripture will not allow us to stop there. Jesus is also truly God and worthy of our worship. To be a servant of Christ ...Read More

  • A Healing in the Crowd

    Mark 5:24b-29

    When we first come to faith in Christ, our theology may be filled with many errors. Over time as God matures us, however, these errors are corrected, and we grow in our knowledge of what is true and right. Let ...Read More

  • The Compassion Of Christ

    Mark 5:30-34

    Scripture reveals to us that God is all-powerful, but it also shows us that this power is tempered with tenderness toward those who trust Him. If we have been reconciled to the Lord through Christ, we discover that God is ...Read More

  • The Laugh of Unbelief

    Mark 5:35-40a

    The type of persevering faith to which we are called is the faith that keeps its eyes on God and His promises. Unbelief scoffs at the Lord’s claims, but His people know that there is nothing surer than His Word ...Read More

  • Jesus Raises Jairus’ Daughter

    Mark 5:40b-43

    By His Word, Christ brings life to those who are dead, enslaved to sin and Satan. If we place our confidence in anything else besides His Word, we are trusting in something that cannot bring salvation. There is no “secret ...Read More