And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
We have here an instance of Christ's dispossessing the strong man armed, and disposing of him as he pleased, to make it appear that he was stronger than he. This he did when he was come to the other side, whither he went through a storm; his business there was to rescue this poor creature out of the hands of Satan, and when he had done that, he returned.
Commenting on Mark 5:1-20
Verses 1-20. See this account of the demoniacs fully explained in Barnes Notes on . (q) "And they came"
This piece of history gives us a very sad relation of a person that was possessed with a legion of devils: we read of few, if any, in the Old Testament, that were thus possessed, but of many in the New Testament.