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Commentaries on Mark 5:21

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John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

And when Jesus was passed over again,.... Over the sea of Tiberias, that part of it which was necessary to go over from the country of Gadara, to Capernaum, by ship, or "boat", unto the other side. This may seem to some unnecessary to be added; and it may be asked, what way but by ship, or boat, could he have gone over to the other side of the sea of Galilee? To which it may be replied, there was...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

In this chapter, we have, I. Christ's casting the legion of devils out of the man possessed, and suffering them to enter into the swine, ver. 1-20. II. Christ's healing the woman with the bloody issue, in the way as he was going to raise Jairus's daughter to life, ver. 21-43. These three miracles we had the story of before (Matt. viii. 28, and Matt. ix. 18, and c.) but more fully related here....

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. How many missionary voyages Jesus made, sometimes to one side of the sea, sometimes to the other side! What an example of holy diligence he is to us! So long as he lived here below, he never ceased to labour for he never ceased to love.

Spurgeon - Verse Expositions

Charles H. Spurgeon

And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto the sea. And, behold, — Wherever we see that word, “behold,” it is saying to us, “Mark well what is coming.” “Behold,” —