Mark 5:7 (BSB)
And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
Commentary on Mark 5:7
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Mark 5:1-20: We have here an instance of Christ's dispossessing the strong man armed, and disposing of him as he pleased, to make it appear that he was stronger than he. This he did when he was come to the other side, whither he went through a storm; his business there was to rescue this poor creature out of the hands of Satan, and when he had done that, he returned.
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Mark 5:7: And cried with a loud voice,.... The man possessed with the devil; or the devil in him, making use of his voice, expressing great fear, dread, and horror, at the appearance of Christ in these parts: and said, what have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God?
- Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Mark 5:7: 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. (c) That is, assure me by an oath that you will not vex me.
- Adam Clarke (Methodist), Clarke's Commentary on the Bible on Mark 5:7: What have I to do with thee - Or, What is it to thee and me, or why dost thou trouble thyself with me? See on Mar 1:24 (note), and Mat 8:29 (note), where the idiom and meaning are explained. Jesus - This is omitted by four MSS., and by several in Luk 8:28, and by many of the first authority in Mat 8:29 (note).