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Mark 5

The Authority of Jesus over Demons, Disease, and Death

Jesus has authority over every realm that enslaves and terrifies humanity: demons must yield, uncleanness is overcome, fear is confronted, and death itself obeys His life-giving word.

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Chapter Summary

Jesus has authority over every realm that enslaves and terrifies humanity: demons must yield, uncleanness is overcome, fear is confronted, and death itself obeys His life-giving word.

Overview

Mark 5 argues that Jesus' kingdom authority penetrates the most unclean, hopeless, and feared places. He frees a man from demonic occupation, restores Him as a witness, heals a woman whose impurity and suffering have isolated her for twelve years, and raises a dead child by His word. The chapter calls readers away from fear into faith and shows that Jesus' holiness is not contaminated by uncleanness; His holiness cleanses, restores, and gives life.

Context

Author

Traditionally associated with John Mark, preserving a vivid, action-driven Gospel that presents Jesus through urgent scenes of authority, conflict, secrecy, misunderstanding, and cross-shaped revelation.

Audience

Likely mixed early Christian readers who needed to see that Jesus' authority extends beyond synagogue, Sabbath, and parable teaching into the most feared territories of human bondage: demonic oppression, ritual uncleanness, social isolation, chronic suffering, and death.

Setting

The chapter moves from the region of the Gerasenes on the other side of the lake, to the shoreline where Jesus returns by boat, to the crowd-filled journey toward Jairus's house, and finally into the room where Jairus's daughter lies dead.

The Biblical World

Persons 3,132 Places 886 People Groups 22 Periods 10

Chapter At A Glance

Chapter Movement

Mark 5 moves from Jesus crossing into unclean territory and delivering a man from a legion of demons, to Jesus returning among Jewish crowds where a bleeding woman is healed by faith, to Jesus raising Jairus's daughter from death and commanding faith over fear.

Covenant Significance

Mark 5 shows Jesus fulfilling and surpassing covenant categories of purity, mercy, and restoration. He enters unclean territory, confronts unclean spirits, restores a man among tombs, heals a woman with a long-term flow of blood, and touches a dead child. Under the law, tombs, blood impurity, and death marked uncleanness, yet Jesus is not defiled by contact. Instead, He cleanses and gives life. The restored Gerasene witness also hints at mercy moving beyond Jewish boundaries into Gentile regions.

Gospel Clarity

Mark 5 clarifies the gospel by showing that Jesus came to rescue people from powers they cannot defeat: demons, uncleanness, shame, suffering, fear, and death. The chapter does not yet give the full explanation of the cross and resurrection, but it displays the authority and mercy of the One who will accomplish salvation through His own death and resurrection. Jesus restores the ruined, calls the hidden sufferer daughter, commands faith in the face of death, and raises the dead by His word.

Formation Aim

Courageous faith, truthful confession, mercy-shaped witness, hope under delay, reverent confidence in Jesus' authority, compassion for the isolated, and steadfast trust in the Lord of life.

Focus Points

Jesus' authority over demons
Jesus as Son of the Most High God
Deliverance from spiritual bondage
Restoration of dignity and sanity
Fearful rejection of Jesus
Witness to divine mercy
Faith in desperate suffering
Ritual uncleanness overcome by Jesus' holiness
Public restoration from shame
Jesus' compassion toward hidden sufferers
Faith over fear
Jesus' authority over death
Resurrection preview
Messianic secrecy
The inclusiveness of mercy: Gentile region, unclean woman, synagogue leader, dead child
The power of Jesus' word and touch
Authority over Demons
Restoration
Fearful Rejection
Missionary Witness
Faith
Uncleanness and Holiness
Daughterhood
Delay and Faith
Fear versus Faith
Life over Death
Christology
Spiritual Warfare
Human Depravity and Bondage
Mercy
Mission and Witness
Purity and Holiness
Healing
Peace
Resurrection
Fear and Unbelief

Explore Further

Doctrine: Authority of Christ Doctrine: Deity of Christ Doctrine: Deliverance Doctrine: Authority over Life Doctrine: Divine Holiness Doctrine: Perseverance Motif: Kingdom Motif: Servant Motif: Spirit Motif: Holiness Motif: Faith Motif: Glory

Cross References

Matthew 8:28-34

When He came to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, two people possessed by demons met Him there, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that nobody could pass that way. Behold, they cried out, saying, “What do we have to do with You, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?” Now there was a herd of many...

Parallel Gerasene/Gadarene deliverance

Luke 8:26-39

They arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city who had demons for a long time met Him. He wore no clothes, and didn’t live in a house, but in the tombs. When He saw Jesus, He cried out, and fell down before Him, and with a loud voice said, “What do I have to do with You,...

Parallel Gerasene deliverance

Matthew 9:18-26

While He told these things to them, behold, a ruler came and worshiped Him, saying, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.” Jesus got up and followed Him, as did His disciples. Behold, a woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years came behind Him, and touched the fringe of His garment;

Parallel Jairus and bleeding woman account

Luke 8:40-56

When Jesus returned, the multitude welcomed Him, for they were all waiting for Him. Behold, a man named Jairus came. He was a ruler of the synagogue. He fell down at Jesus’ feet, and begged Him to come into His house, for He had an only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes pressed against Him.

Parallel Jairus and bleeding woman account

Mark 3:27

But no one can enter into the house of the strong man to plunder unless He first binds the strong man; then He will plunder His house.

Strong man background

Mark 4:35-41

On that day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side.” Leaving the multitude, they took Him with them, even as He was, in the boat. Other small boats were also with Him. A big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.

Immediate authority context

Mark 7:24-30

From there He arose, and went away into the borders of Tyre and Sidon. He entered into a house, and didn’t want anyone to know it, but He couldn’t escape notice. For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having heard of Him, came and fell down at His feet. Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. She begged Him that He would cast...

Gentile-region mercy

Mark 9:14-29

Coming to the disciples, He saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them. Immediately all the multitude, when they saw Him, were greatly amazed, and running to Him, greeted Him. He asked the scribes, “What are You asking them?”

Further demonic deliverance

John 11:1-44

Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha. It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick. The sisters therefore sent to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, He for whom You have great affection is sick.”

Resurrection sign

Acts 10:38

Even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

Apostolic summary

Hebrews 2:14-15

Since then the children have shared in flesh and blood, He also Himself in the same way partook of the same, that through death He might bring to nothing Him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might deliver all of them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Death and devil defeated

Passages

Chapter opening: Mark 5:1-20

Opening Unit: Mark 5:1-20 Mark 5:21-34 Mark 5:35-43

v.1	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.2	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.3	οὐδὲnot evennegative additiveοὐδέ in a list builds rhetorical force — each addition strengthens the overall negation.
v.5	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.6	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.7	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.8	γὰρforgrounds / explanationAsk: what claim is this 'for' grounding? That claim is the main point.
v.9	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.ὅτιbecausecontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.
v.10	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.ἵναthatpurpose clauseἵνα clauses often contain the theological payoff: 'so that God might...'
v.11	δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.12	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.ἵναso thatpurpose clauseἵνα clauses often contain the theological payoff: 'so that God might...'
v.13	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.14	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.15	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.16	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.17	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.18	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.ἵναthatpurpose clauseἵνα clauses often contain the theological payoff: 'so that God might...'
v.19	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.δὲnowcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.ἀλλὰbutstrong contrast / correctionAsk: what is being set aside? What is being asserted instead?
v.20	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.21	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.22	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.23	καὶandadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.ὅτιthatcontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.ἵναthatpurpose clauseἵνα clauses often contain the theological payoff: 'so that God might...'ἵναso thatpurpose clauseἵνα clauses often contain the theological payoff: 'so that God might...'
v.24	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.25	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.26	καὶandadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.ἀλλὰbutstrong contrast / correctionAsk: what is being set aside? What is being asserted instead?
v.28	γὰρforgrounds / explanationAsk: what claim is this 'for' grounding? That claim is the main point.ὅτιthatcontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.ἐὰνIfconditional (subjunctive / open)ἐάν + subjunctive signals an open condition: 'if (as may be the case)...'
v.29	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.ὅτιthatcontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.
v.30	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.31	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.32	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.33	δὲAndcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.34	δὲAndcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.35	ὅτιthatcontent marker or causalIf ὅτι follows a verb of speaking/knowing/believing, it introduces content. If it follows a statement, it introduces a reason.
v.36	δὲAndcontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.37	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.εἰonlyconditional clauseAsk whether Paul treats the 'if' as assumed true (1st class) or merely hypothetical.
v.38	ΚαὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.39	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.ἀλλὰbutstrong contrast / correctionAsk: what is being set aside? What is being asserted instead?
v.40	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.δὲthencontinuation or mild contrastNote where δέ appears in a μέν...δέ pair — that structure is a deliberate contrast.
v.41	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.
v.42	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.γὰρforgrounds / explanationAsk: what claim is this 'for' grounding? That claim is the main point.
v.43	καὶAndadditive / emphaticClause-initial καί in Paul often links equal-weight clauses that should be read together.ἵναthatpurpose clauseἵνα clauses often contain the theological payoff: 'so that God might...'

v.1	ἦλθονérchomaicameaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.2	ἐξελθόντοςexérchomaigot outaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionὑπήντησενhypantáōmetaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.3	εἶχενéchōhadimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionἐδύνατοdýnamaicouldimperfect middle indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionδῆσαιdéōbindaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.4	δεδέσθαιdéōboundperfect passive infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbδιεσπάσθαιdiaspáōtorn apartperfect passive infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbσυντετρῖφθαιsyntríbōbroken in piecesperfect passive infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbἴσχυενischýōstrong enoughimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionδαμάσαιdamázōsubdueaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.5	κατακόπτωνkatakóptōcuttingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.6	ἰδὼνhoráōsawaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἔδραμενtréchōranaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionπροσεκύνησενproskynéōbowed down beforeaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.7	κράξαςkrázōcried outaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionλέγειlégōsaidpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthὁρκίζωhorkízōimplorepresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthβασανίσῃςtormentaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingent
v.8	ἔλεγενlégōsayingimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionἜξελθεexérchomaicome outaorist active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortation
v.9	ἐπηρώταeperōtáōaskedimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionλέγειlégōrepliedpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truth
v.10	παρεκάλειparakaléōbeggedimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionἀποστείλῃsendaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingent
v.11	βοσκομένηbóskōfeedingpresent passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.12	παρεκάλεσανparakaléōbeggedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionλέγοντεςlégōsayingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionΠέμψονpémpōsendaorist active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationεἰσέλθωμενeisérchomaienteraorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingent
v.13	ἐπέτρεψενepitrépōgave ~ permissionaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐξελθόνταexérchomaicame outaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionεἰσῆλθονeisérchomaienteredaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionὥρμησενhormáōrushedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐπνίγοντοpnígōdrownedimperfect passive indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past action
v.14	βόσκοντεςbóskōherdsmenpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἔφυγονpheúgōran offaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἀπήγγειλανreportedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἦλθονérchomaicameaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἰδεῖνhoráōseeaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbγεγονόςgínomaihappenedperfect active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.15	ἔρχονταιérchomaicamepresent middle indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthθεωροῦσινtheōréōsawpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthδαιμονιζόμενονdaimonízomaidemon-possessedpresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionκαθήμενονkáthēmaisittingpresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἱματισμένονhimatízōclothedperfect passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionσωφρονοῦνταsōphronéōin ~ rightmindpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐσχηκόταéchōhadperfect active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐφοβήθησανphobéōafraidaorist passive indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.16	διηγήσαντοdiēgéomaidescribedaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἰδόντεςhoráōseenaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐγένετοgínomaihappenedaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionδαιμονιζομένῳdaimonízomaidemon-possessedpresent middle participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.17	ἤρξαντοbeganaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionπαρακαλεῖνparakaléōbegpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbἀπελθεῖνdepartaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.18	ἐμβαίνοντοςembaínōgettingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπαρεκάλειparakaléōbeggedimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionδαιμονισθεὶςdaimonízomaidemon-possessedaorist passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.19	ἀφῆκενletaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionλέγειlégōsaidpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthὝπαγεhypágōgopresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationἀπάγγειλονtellaorist active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationπεποίηκενpoiéōdoneperfect active indicativeresultantPerfect indicative — completed action with present resultἠλέησένeleéōhad mercy onaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.20	ἀπῆλθενwent awayaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἤρξατοbeganaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionκηρύσσεινkērýssōproclaimpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbἐποίησενpoiéōdoneaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἐθαύμαζονthaumázōamazedimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past action
v.21	διαπεράσαντοςdiaperáōcrossed overaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionσυνήχθηsynágōgatheredaorist passive indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.22	ἔρχεταιérchomaicamepresent middle indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἰδὼνhoráōsawaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπίπτειpíptōfellpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truth
v.23	παρακαλεῖparakaléōbeggedpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthλέγωνlégōsayingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐλθὼνérchomaicomeaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐπιθῇςepitíthēmilay ~ onaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentσωθῇsṓzōhealedaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentζήσῃzáōliveaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingent
v.24	ἀπῆλθενwentaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἠκολούθειfollowedimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionσυνέθλιβονsynthlíbōthrongedimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past action
v.26	παθοῦσαpáschōenduredaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionδαπανήσασαdapanáōspentaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionὠφεληθεῖσαōpheléōbetteraorist passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐλθοῦσαérchomaigrewaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.27	ἀκούσασαheardaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐλθοῦσαérchomaicame upaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἥψατοtouchedaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.28	ἔλεγενlégōsaidimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionἅψωμαιtouchaorist middle subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentσωθήσομαιsṓzōmade wellfuture passive indicativeprospectiveFuture indicative — anticipated or promised action
v.29	ἐξηράνθηxēraínōdried upaorist passive indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἔγνωginṓskōfeltaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionἴαταιiáomaihealedperfect passive indicativeresultantPerfect indicative — completed action with present result
v.30	ἐπιγνοὺςepiginṓskōperceivingaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐξελθοῦσανexérchomaigone outaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἐπιστραφεὶςepistréphōturned aroundaorist passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἔλεγενlégōsaidimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionἥψατοtouchedaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.31	ἔλεγονlégōsaidimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionΒλέπειςseepresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthσυνθλίβοντάsynthlíbōpressing inpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionλέγειςlégōsaypresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἥψατοtouchedaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.32	περιεβλέπετοperiblépōlooked aroundimperfect middle indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionἰδεῖνhoráōseeaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbποιήσασανpoiéōdoneaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting action
v.33	εἰδυῖαeídōknowingperfect active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionγέγονενgínomaihappenedperfect active indicativeresultantPerfect indicative — completed action with present resultἦλθενérchomaicameaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionπροσέπεσενprospíptōfell down beforeaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionεἶπενépōtoldaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.34	εἶπενépōsaidaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionσέσωκένsṓzōmade ~ wellperfect active indicativeresultantPerfect indicative — completed action with present resultὕπαγεhypágōgopresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortation
v.35	λαλοῦντοςlaléōspeakingpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἔρχονταιérchomaicamepresent middle indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthλέγοντεςlégōsaidpresent active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionἀπέθανενdeadaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionσκύλλειςskýllōtroublepresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truth
v.36	παρακούσαςparakoúōoverhearingaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionλαλούμενονlaléōsaidpresent passive participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionλέγειlégōsaidpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthφοβοῦphobéōafraidpresent middle imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationπίστευεpisteúōbelievepresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortation
v.37	ἀφῆκενallowedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionσυνακολουθῆσαιsynakolouthéōfollowaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb
v.38	ἔρχονταιérchomaicamepresent middle indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthθεωρεῖtheōréōsawpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truth
v.39	εἰσελθὼνeisérchomaienteredaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionλέγειlégōsaidpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἀπέθανενdeadaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionκαθεύδειkatheúdōsleepingpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truth
v.40	κατεγέλωνkatageláōlaughed atimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionἐκβαλὼνekbállōput ~ outsideaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionπαραλαμβάνειparalambánōtookpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthεἰσπορεύεταιeisporeúomaiwent inpresent middle indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truth
v.41	κρατήσαςkratéōtookaorist active participleparticipleParticiple — verbal adjective, supporting actionλέγειlégōsaidpresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthκουμkoûmikoumaorist active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortationλέγωlégōsaypresent active indicativeongoingPresent indicative — ongoing, habitual, or general truthἔγειρεegeírōget uppresent active imperativeimperativeImperative mood — command or exhortation
v.42	ἀνέστηgot upaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionπεριεπάτειperipatéōwalkimperfect active indicativebackgroundImperfect indicative — continuous or repeated past actionἐξέστησανexístēmiastonishedaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed action
v.43	διεστείλατοdiastéllomaigave ~ ordersaorist middle indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionγνοῖginṓskōknowaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveSubjunctive mood — conditional, purpose, or contingentεἶπενépōtoldaorist active indicativecompletedAorist indicative — punctiliar or completed actionδοθῆναιdídōmigiveaorist passive infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verbφαγεῖνphágōeataorist active infinitiveinfinitiveInfinitive — verbal noun or complementary verb

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