Mark 5:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.”

Mark 5:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 5:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 5:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They began to beg him to depart from their region.”

Mark 5:17 — World English Bible

Mark 5:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And they began to beseech him to depart from their borders.”

Mark 5:17 — American Standard Version

Mark 5:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they began to call upon him to go away from their borders.”

Mark 5:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 5:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And they began to beg him to depart from their coasts.”

Mark 5:17 — Darby Translation

Mark 5:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then they began to pray him, that hee would depart from their coastes.”

Mark 5:17 — Geneva Bible

Mark 5:17 in Context — Mark 5

15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.

17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.

18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

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What Does Mark 5:17 Mean?

Mark 5:17 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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