Mark 5:13At once Jesus gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered into the pigs. The herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and they were drowned in the sea.
The setting
Gadara hillside, ~30 AD. Two thousand pigs suddenly stampede down steep cliffs into the Sea of Galilee while a naked man sits clothed and sane...
The emotion here: stunned witness to explosive divine power
The original word
hormao (ὥρμησεν) — violent rushing, like a military charge
Why it matters
Two thousand pigs represented enormous wealth - roughly equivalent to $500,000 today
Read with care
What most readers miss in Mark 5:13
Jesus destroyed someone's entire livelihood to heal one person - showing infinite human value
Common misconceptionPeople focus on animal cruelty, but Jesus is showing one human soul is worth more than vast material wealth.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Mark 5:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Mark 5:13 comes from the book of Mark, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to Mark. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 15% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include spiritual authority, deliverance. Notable phrases: two thousand rushed down; drowned in the sea.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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