Mar 5:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Mark 5:1-20: 5:1-20 Jesus and the disciples arrived at the other side of the lake , completing the journey begun in 4:35 . As in 1:21-28 and 3:11 , the demons truly recognized (1:34 ) that Jesus was the Son of the Most High God . For the first time in the Gospel of Mark, a Gentile was the recipient of Jesus’ healing ministry (see study note on 5:10-13; cp. 7:24-30 ). 5:1 The region of the Gerasenes: Textual and geographical problems make the exact location uncertain. Manuscript evidence supports Gerasa, a city in this region located thirty-seven miles southeast of the Sea of Galilee (5:13 ). Some manuscripts read “Gadarenes”; Gadara was five miles southeast of the Sea of Galilee. A few manuscripts read “Gergesenes”; the town of Gergesa was located on a steep bank on the Sea of Galilee’s eastern shore.

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‏ Mark 5:1

Summary for Mark 5:1-20: 5:1-20 ^a Jesus and the disciples arrived at the other side of the lake, completing the journey begun in 4:35 ^b. As in 1:21-28 ^c and 3:11 ^d, the demons truly recognized (1:34 ^e) that Jesus was the Son of the Most High God. For the first time in the Gospel of Mark, a Gentile was the recipient of Jesus’ healing ministry (see study note on 5:10-13; cp. 7:24-30 ^f). 5:1 ^g The region of the Gerasenes: Textual and geographical problems make the exact location uncertain. Manuscript evidence supports Gerasa, a city in this region located thirty-seven miles southeast of the Sea of Galilee (5:13 ^h). Some manuscripts read “Gadarenes”; Gadara was five miles southeast of the Sea of Galilee. A few manuscripts read “Gergesenes”; the town of Gergesa was located on a steep bank on the Sea of Galilee’s eastern shore.