Mark 5:1 meaning and explanation

On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes.

Mark 5:1, Berean Standard Bible

Explanation preview

Mark has just told how Jesus calmed a storm on the Sea of Galilee, and this verse marks the crossing to the far shore. The region of the Gerasenes lies on the eastern side, Gentile territory, so Jesus is deliberately leaving familiar Jewish ground.

Read and study this verse. Three complete study layers are included with Premium.

Read this verse in the app