Mark 5:3
“Who had his dwelling among the tombs, and no man could binde him, no not with chaines:”
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Mark 5:3 Context
1And they came ouer vnto the other side of the sea, into the countrey of the Gadarenes. 2And when hee was come out of the ship, immediatly there met him out of the tombes, a man with an vncleane spirit, 3Who had his dwelling among the tombs, and no man could binde him, no not with chaines: 4Because that hee had bene often bound with fetters and chaines, and the chaines had bene plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. 5And alwayes night and day, hee was in the mountaines, and in the tombes, crying, and cutting himselfe with stones.
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Other Translations for Mark 5:3
Who had [his] dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
- King James Version
and he had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;
- American Standard Version (1901)
He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;
- Basic English Bible
who had his dwelling in the tombs; and no one was able to bind him, not even with chains;
- Darby Bible
Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
- Webster's Bible
This man lived among the tombs, nor could any one now secure him even with a chain;
- Weymouth Bible
He lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains,
- World English Bible
Which man hadde an hous in biriels, and nether with cheynes now myyte ony man bynde hym.
- Wycliffe Bible
who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains was any one able to bind him,
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for Mark 5:3
Mr 5:3 Dwelling among the tombs. The tombs of that age were either natural or artificial caves in a rocky hillside, and hence would afford shelter. They are now sometimes the homes of the poorer classes. No man could bind him. Modern lunatics in their frenzy often exhibit almost superhuman strength.