Mark 5:1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

Mark 5:2-8 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Who had his dwelling among the tombs and no man could bind him, no, not with chains, Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains and the chains had been plucked asunder by him and the fetters broken in pieces, neither could any man tame him. And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying and cutting himself with stones..(parallel account in Luke 8:27-39 and Matthew 8:29-33 with more informatiom).But when he saw Emmanuel afar off, he ran and worshipped.(worship is to regard another highly with attention).him, And cried with a loud voice and said, What have I to do with thee, Emmanuel, you Son of the most high God? I adjure you by God, that you torment me not. For he said unto him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

Mark 5:9 And he asked him, What is your name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion, for we are many.

Mark 5:10-18 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And forthwith Emmanuel gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out and entered into the swine and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea. They were about two thousand and were choked in the sea. And they that fed the swine fled and told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. And they come to Emmanuel 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. And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil and also concerning the swine. And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.(Luke 8:37-39). And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.(the man who had all those demons was now ok and asking Emmanuel if he could go with him?).

Mark 5:19 Howbeit Emmanuel suffered him not, but said unto him, Go home to your friends and tell them how great things the Lord has done for you and has had compassion on you.

Mark 5:20 And he departed and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Emmanuel had done for him and all men did marvel.

Mark 5:21 And when Emmanuel was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him and he was nigh unto the sea.

Mark 5:22 And, behold, there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name and when he saw him, he fell at his feet 

Mark 5:23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lies at the point of death. I pray you, come and lay your hands on her that she may be healed and she shall live.

Mark 5:24 And Emmanuel went with him and much people followed him and thronged him.

Mark 5:25,26 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years and had suffered many things of many physicians and had spent all that she had and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse.

Mark 5:27,28 When she had heard of Emmanuel, came in the press.(a throng of people).behind and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes I shall be whole.

Mark 5:29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.

Mark 5:30-33 And Emmanuel, immediately knowing in himself that virtue.(original 'power').had gone out of him, turned him about in the press.(the many people who were around him; a crowd).and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him, You see the multitude thronging you and say, Who touched me? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him and told him all the truth.

Mark 5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, your faith has made you whole. Go in peace and be whole of your plague.

Mark 5:35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue's house certain which said, Your daughter is dead. Why trouble you the Master any further? 

Mark 5:36 As soon as Emmanuel heard the word that was spoken, he said unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

Why would the ruler of the synagogue be afraid? He was the ruler, the high priest. They all looked to him. If it didn't work out by having Emmamuel come to heal his daughter, those who looked to the high priest probably would have a lesser opinion of him and that would have taken away from the position he held under God, so Emmanuel said to him not to be afraid, just believe.

Mark 5:37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter and James and John the brother of James. 

Mark 5:38-43 And he comes to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and seeing the tumult and them that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in, he said unto them, Why make you this ado and weep? the damsel is not dead but sleeps. And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them all out, he took the father and the mother of the damsel and them that were with him and entered in where the damsel was lying. And he took the damsel by the hand and said unto her, Talitha cumi, which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto you, arise. And straightway the damsel arose and walked, for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. And he charged them straitly that no man should know it and said that something should be given her to eat.

Mark 6:1 And he went out from thence and came into his own country and his disciples followed him.

Mark 6:2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence has this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joses and of Juda and Simon and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

Comprised with Matthew Poole's Commentary: they could not comprehend how one who had almost thirty years lived as a carpenter amongst them should come by such powers from God, as their belief then was to be trained in a formal religious school; just like today where people have forgotten God heals and any healer of God, such as Bruno Gröning and Grigori Grabovoi is dismissed unless he has been trained in the world's medical arts. People run to doctors thinking God's healing ability is now a has been, quieted from effectiveness or perhaps they have faith in the doctor they know and that's a good thing and effective.

Mark 6:4 But Emmanuel said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country and among his own kin and in his own house.

Mark 6:5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk and healed them.

Mark 6:6 And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

Mark 6:7 And he called unto him the twelve and began to send them forth by two and two and gave them power over unclean spirits;

Mark 6:8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse.

Mark 6:9 But be shod with sandals and not put on two coats.

Mark 6:10 And he said unto them, In what place soever you enter into an house, there abide till you depart from that place.

Don't keep moving from one place to another for lodging within the same city. Pick a place and stay there.

Mark 6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when you depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet.(an idiomatic expression {?}).for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

Mark 6:12 And they went out and preached that men should repent.

Why was this important to tell others about?.Matthew 21:32.

Mark 6:13 And they cast out many devils and anointed with oil many that were sick and healed them.

Mark 6:14 And king Herod heard of him, for his name was spread abroad and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.

Mark 6:15,16 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded. He is risen from the dead.

Mark 6:17-28 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her. For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.  Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him and would have killed him.(would have had him killed by her husband).but she could not, For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy and observed him and when he heard him, he did many things and heard him gladly. And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains and chief estates of Galilee; And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in and danced and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever you will.(not a wise person and he was probably drunk).and I will give it you. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever you shall ask of me, I will give it you, unto the half of my kingdom. And she went forth and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. And she came in straightway with haste unto the king and asked, saying, I will that you give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist. And the king was exceeding sorry yet for his oath's sake and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in the prison and brought his head in a charger and gave it to the damsel and the damsel gave it to her mother.

What a 'sweet' mother and daughter combination. How evil the ego level can get is sickening. A charger is a basket, bowl or deep dish.

Mark 6:29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

Mark 6:30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Emmanuel and told him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.

Mark 6:31-33 And he said unto them, Come you yourselves apart into a desert place and rest a while, for there were many coming and going and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. And the people saw them departing and many knew him and ran afoot thither out of all cities and outwent them and came together unto him.

Mark 6:34-43 And Emmanuel, when he came out, saw much people and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd and he began to teach them many things. And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him and said, This is a desert place and now the time is far passed. Send them away, that they may go into the country round about and into the villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat. He answered and said unto them, Give you them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread and give them to eat? He said unto them, How many loaves have you? go and see. And when they knew they said, Five and two fishes. And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties. And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven and blessed and brake the loaves and gave them to his disciples to set before them and the two fishes divided he among them all. And they did all eat and were filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments and of the fishes.

Mark 6:44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

Luke 9:14; John 6:10.

Mark 6:45-47 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea and he alone on the land.

Mark 6:48 And he saw them toiling in rowing, for the wind was contrary unto them and about the fourth watch of the night he came unto them walking upon the sea and would have passed by them.

Mark 6:49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit and cried out.

Mark 6:50 For they all saw him and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them and said unto them, Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid.

Mark 6:51 And he went up unto them into the ship and the wind ceased and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure and wondered.

Mark 6:52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves for their heart was hardened.

Mark 6:52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves.(verses 34-44 just above).for their heart was hardened.(their heart was dull; they had no spiritual focus).

They diddn't even consider what was in front of them. It was like a 747, way above their head. Those still looking at life from the ego.perspective limit themselves, not even knowing that they are doing this. They just 'don't get' the spiritual aspects at first:.Matthew 13:1-9. 

Original for 'hardened' is 'blinded', 'thickened'. Even after being involved in an astounding feat of physical manifestation from the invisible regarding the miracle of the loaves and fishes, the ordinary consciousness again quickly takes over. It takes desire, time, circumstances, thinking and some disciplining to make spiritual things solid in you. At first this can be an 'on again off again' process.

Mark 6:53-56 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret and drew to the shore. And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, And ran through that whole region round about and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. And whithersoever he entered, into villages or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment and as many as touched him were made whole.

....continues to Chapters 7-9

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