Mark 5:3

Because that man was violent and people were afraid of him, they had tied him up many times. As he grew more violent, no one was able to tie him up any longer, not even with chains,

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2There was a man in that region whom evil spirits controlled.

4because the chains would be broken by him {he would break the chains} whenever he was bound {they bound him} with them. The iron shackles would also be smashed by him {He would also smash the iron shackles} whenever they were fastened {they fastened them} on his feet.

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Cross References

Isaiah 65:4They secretly remain awake at night in burial caves, talking with the spirits of ◄ dead people/their ancestors►. They eat the meat of pigs, and their pots are full of other meat that is also unacceptable to me.

Mark 9:18Whenever the spirit attacks him, it throws him down. He foams at the mouth, he grinds his teeth together, and he becomes stiff. I asked your disciples to expel the spirit, but they were not able to do it.”

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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