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Mark 5:7 occurs in the account of Jesus’ confrontation with the Gerasene demoniac — a man possessed by a legion of unclean spirits (Mark 5:1–20). After running to Jesus and falling before Him, the possessed man (or rather the spirit within him) speaks. This verse captures the moment of spiritual tension where evil recognizes divine authority and recoils. It is a rare moment in the Gospels when a demon articulates theology with unsettling clarity.

καὶ κράξας φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγει· τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, Ἰησοῦ, υἱὲ τοῦ Θεοῦ τοῦ ὑψίστου; ὁρκίζω σε τὸν Θεόν, μή με βασανίσῃς.

The verse contains three coordinated parts: (1) the possessed man’s scream and speech introduction, (2) a rhetorical question expressing dread and distance, and (3) a solemn adjuration begging Jesus not to torment him.… Learn Koine Greek