Mark 5:15

And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

Cross-references

Mark 5:4 Contrast

Mark 5:4 describes the man's former violent, bound state — contrast with his calm, clothed condition now.

Isaiah 49:24 asks if captives can be rescued from the mighty — Jesus rescues this captive from a legion of demons.

Isaiah 49:25 promises rescue of captives from tyrants — Jesus fulfills this by freeing the demoniac.

Matthew 12:29 teaches binding the strong man to plunder his house — Jesus binds Legion and frees the man.

Luke 8:35 Parallel

Luke 8:35 is the parallel account — the man is found sitting, clothed, and in his right mind.

Luke 8:36 Parallel

Luke 8:36 gives the parallel account of the same healing, confirming the man was cured and the people's witness.

2 Timothy 1:7 says God gives a spirit of self-control (sōphronismos) — same root as 'right mind' (sōphroneō) here. The man's restored mind mirrors this gift.

Acts 19:16 Contrast

Acts 19:16 shows a demon-possessed man overpowering exorcists — contrast with the healed demoniac sitting clothed. Jesus' authority vs. human attempts.

Matthew 9:33 shows a demon-possessed mute healed — similar restoration of faculties as the demoniac here.

Acts 9:21 Parallel

Acts 9:21 describes amazement at Saul's conversion — same pattern of radical transformation causing astonishment. Both show people stunned by a changed man.

Colossians 1:13 describes deliverance from darkness to light — echoing the man's rescue from demonic bondage to sanity.