KJV King James Version
But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Mark 5:6
But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the man saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees before Him.
WEB World English Bible
When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed down to him,
ASV American Standard Version
And when he saw Jesus from afar, he ran and worshipped him;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And, having seen Jesus from afar, he ran and bowed before him,
Surrounding context — Mark 5
3 Who had [his] dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 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.
5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,
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.
8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, [thou] unclean spirit.
9 And he asked him, What [is] thy name? And he answered, saying, My name [is] Legion: for we are many.
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James 2:19Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.Psalm 66:3Say unto God, How terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.Luke 4:41And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking [them] suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.Psalm 72:9They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.Acts 16:17The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation.
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