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Mark 5:12 Cross-References
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“And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.”
Mark 5:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Mark 5:12
All the demons 'besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.' The demons couldn't act without permission—showing their subjection to Christ. They preferred pig possession to disembodiment, revealing spiritual desperation. The request 'Send us' (Πέμψον ἡμᾶς) shows they needed authorization. Why did Jesus grant this? (1) Demonstrated demons' destructive nature, (2) Validated exorcism publicly—visible evidence of liberation, (3) Revealed demons' preferred embodiment over homelessness. Jesus permitted evil's temporary expression to accomplish greater good—the man's li...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Mark 5:12
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“walks around like a roaring lion”
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat,,And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:,,,,,,,,”
“and around his house”
“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
“and touch his bone and his flesh”