Mark 5:6-8
What is written? (ESV)
And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and fell down before him. And crying out with a loud voice, he said, What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me. For he was saying to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!
What does it say?
When he [Legion] saw Jesus a ways off, he ran to Him and bowed down and loudly cried out, “What have you do to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you by God, do not torment me.” For Jesus had been commanding him, “Come out of the man you unclean spirit!”
What is its immediate context?
When arriving in Gerasenes, Jesus is immediately confronted by a man that was known for his demon possession and “living among the tombs” (vs 2). Jesus ends up casting them out of the man and into a herd of pigs that subsequently run off the side of a cliff into the sea (vs 13).[parallel account in Luke 8:28-30]
How Mark 5:6-8 is applied across Bible answers
Does your belief determine your behavior?
The demon acknowledged (e.g. believed) that Jesus was the Son of God. Further, he acknowledged God's power/dominion over him.
It's exactly what James writes about.5
