SEV Biblia, Chapter 5:12
y le rogaron todos aquellos demonios, diciendo: Envíanos a los puercos para que entremos en ellos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Mark 5:12
Verse 12. ALL the devils] pantev, all, is omitted by many MSS. and versions; Griesbach leaves it out of the text. oi daimonev is omitted also by several: Griesbach leaves it doubtful. Probably it should be read thus, And they besought him, saying.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 12. And all the devils besought him , etc..] The whole legion of them, not only their chief, in the name of the rest, but all of them earnestly entreated him; they were all humble supplicants, not from love, but fear, and with a view to do mischief: though the word all is omitted in some copies, as it is in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions; neither has the Ethiopic the word devils, but both are retained in the Arabic version: saying, send us into the swine, that we may enter into them . The Persic version renders it, seeing thou drivest us from the man, give leave that we may enter into the swine: which is rather a paraphrase than a version, and expresses the sense very well. They chose to be any where, rather than depart the country; and especially than to be sent into the deep, the abyss, or bottomless pit; and they chose to be sent into the swine, as being impure creatures like themselves; and no doubt with a view to destroy them, that they might satisfy themselves as much as they could with doing mischief; though not to that degree they would, nor to those persons they were desirous of; and so bring as much odium and reproach upon Christ as they could, who gave them leave. The devils are unwearied in doing mischief, they cannot rest unless they are about it; and they choose to be concerned in doing it in a lesser way, if they are not allowed to do it as largely as they would; if they are not suffered to touch the lives of men, or ruin their souls, it, is some satisfaction to them to be suffered to hurt their bodies; and if that is no longer permitted, rather than be doing nothing, they are desirous of doing injury to irrational creatures, the property of men; all which shows the malice and wickedness of these evil spirits: (see Gill on Matthew 8:31).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-20 - Some openly wilful sinners are like this madman. The commands of the law are as chains and fetters, to restrain sinners from their wicke courses; but they break those bands in sunder; and it is an evidence of the power of the devil in them. A legion of soldiers consisted of sin thousand men, or more. What multitudes of fallen spirits there must be and all enemies to God and man, when here was a legion in one poor wretched creature! Many there are that rise up against us. We are not match for our spiritual enemies, in our own strength; but in the Lord and in the power of his might, we shall be able to stand against them though there are legions of them. When the vilest transgressor i delivered by the power of Jesus from the bondage of Satan, he wil gladly sit at the feet of his Deliverer, and hear his word, wh delivers the wretched slaves of Satan, and numbers them among his saints and servants. When the people found that their swine were lost they had a dislike to Christ. Long-suffering and mercy may be seen even in the corrections by which men lose their property while their lives are saved, and warning given them to seek the salvation of their souls. The man joyfully proclaimed what great things Jesus had done for him. All men marvelled, but few followed him. Many who cannot but wonder at the works of Christ, yet do not, as they ought, wonder afte him.
Greek Textus Receptus
και 2532 CONJ παρεκαλεσαν 3870 5656 V-AAI-3P αυτον 846 P-ASM παντες 3956 A-NPM οι 3588 T-NPM δαιμονες 1142 N-NPM λεγοντες 3004 5723 V-PAP-NPM πεμψον 3992 5657 V-AAM-2S ημας 2248 P-1AP εις 1519 PREP τους 3588 T-APM χοιρους 5519 N-APM ινα 2443 CONJ εις 1519 PREP αυτους 846 P-APM εισελθωμεν 1525 5632 V-2AAS-1P
