What Does Mark 5:18 Mean in the King James?
And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
After release, his first appeal is for company: the verb translated “prayed” carries the force of an urging request to be with Jesus.
THE MEANING
When what holds you is removed, closeness to the one through whom freedom comes can be your first longing. Here, the appeal is for Jesus’ company itself. That desire stands before the next verse gives it a different shape.
THE ROOT
παρεκάλει
parekalei
GROWS FROM
καλέω
kaleō
to call, summon, or invite
“prayed” in this verse is parekalei. Παρεκάλει (parekalei) is a form of παρακαλέω (parakaleō), meaning to appeal or urge, and in other settings to comfort. Its family grows from καλέω (kaleō), “to call” or “invite,” giving this request the feel of a personal appeal for company.
ALSO GROWS
parakaleō: to appeal, urge, or comfort
παρακαλέω
This is the verb behind παρεκάλει here; the man makes a direct appeal to be with Jesus.
klēsis: calling or invitation
κλῆσις
This related word shows how the same word family can carry the sense of an invitation, echoing his request to join Jesus.
THE PATTERN
An encounter with God’s action becomes testimony through the voice of the person who receives it.
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.For we can not but speak the things which we have seen and heard.THE THREAD
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,Mark pairs being with Jesus with being sent out. Here, the request for nearness takes the form of a sending home, where the man can tell his own people what has been done for him.
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