Mark 5:3

who had his dwelling place with the tombs; neither had anyone been able to bind him, even with chains.

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In The King James Version

Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

In Context

2And as he was departing from the boat, he was immediately met, from among the tombs, by a man with an unclean spirit,

4For having been bound often with shackles and chains, he had broken the chains and smashed the shackles; and no one had been able to tame him.

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Cross References

Isaiah 65:4They live in sepulchers, and they sleep in the shrines of idols. They eat the flesh of swine, and a profane elixir is in their vessels.

Mark 9:18And answering them, he said: “O unbelieving generation, how long must I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him to me.”

Matthew Henry on Mark 5:2-21

The Expulsion of Legion. 1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: 4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 5 And always, night and… Read the whole commentary →

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