Mark 5:9
Context5:9 Jesus 1 asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “My name is Legion, 2 for we are many.”
Mark 9:28
Context9:28 Then, 3 after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
Mark 11:32
Context11:32 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.