Mark 5:14Those who fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the country. The people came to see what it was that had happened.
The setting
Gadara region, east of Sea of Galilee, ~30 AD. Pig herders running through villages near modern-day Jordan, shouting about supernatural disaster...
The emotion here: carefully documenting eyewitness chaos
The original word
pheugo (φεύγω) — to flee in terror, not casual departure but panic flight
Why it matters
Pigs were worth a year's wages for common workers - this was economic catastrophe
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What most readers miss in Mark 5:14
These weren't just employees - they owned the pigs and lost everything instantly
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about gossip, but it's actually about economic disaster. An entire industry just collapsed in minutes.
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Bible Genome reading
Mark 5:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Mark 5:14 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 10% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include witness, news spreading. Notable phrases: fled and told; people came to see.
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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