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Mark 5:9

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5:9 Jesus 1  asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “My name is Legion, 2  for we are many.”

Mark 9:28

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9:28 Then, 3  after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

Mark 11:32

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11:32 But if we say, ‘From people – ’” (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

2 sn The name Legion means “thousands,” a word taken from a Latin term for a large group of soldiers. The term not only suggests a multiple possession, but also adds a military feel to the account. This is a true battle.

3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.



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