King James Version
Mark 5:8 in the King James Version says “For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 5 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.”
Mark 5:8 · KJV
But when he saw Jesus afar off , he ran and worshipped him,
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.
For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“he said”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“For”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“spirit”
G4151a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin
“out of”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
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