Mark 5:3

Who had his dwelling in the tombs, and no man now could bind him, not even with chains.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 went out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the monuments a man with an unclean spirit,

4For having been often bound with fetters and chains, he had burst the chains, and broken the fetters in pieces, and no one could tame him.

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Cross References

Isaiah 65:4That dwell in sepulchres, and sleep in the temple of idols: that eat swine's flesh, and profane broth is in their vessels.

Mark 9:18Who answering them, said: O incredulous generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto 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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