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THE MESSAGE
Mark 5:3
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He lived in the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him anymore—not even with a chain—
Who had his dwelling among the tombs, and no man could binde him, no not with chaines:
Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain,
He lived among the tombs; and no one was able to bind him anymore, not even with a chain,
This man lived in the caves, and no one could tie him up, not even with a chain.
and the man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with chains.
and he had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;
who had his dwelling among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him anymore, even with a chain;
This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.
from the graveyard where he had been living. No one was able to tie the man up anymore, not even with a chain.
He lived in the burial caves; and no one could keep him tied up, not even with a chain.
who had his dwelling in the tombs; and no one was able to bind him, not even with chains;
He lived in the burial caves. No one could keep him tied up, even with chains.
Who had his abiding among the graues, and no man could binde him, no not with chaines:
He lived in the cemetery, and no man could bind him in chains;
and lived among the tombs. Nobody could keep him tied with chains any more;
who lived among the tombs. And no one was able to bind him any longer, not even with a chain,
who had his abode among the tombs; and no one was able to bind him, not even with chains.
who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;
He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;
who had his dwelling in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains,
He lived among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, not even with a chain.
and he dwelt in the place of tombs; and with chains no man could bind him:
And he dwelt in the place of sepulchres; and no one could confine him with chains:
Which had his abidyng among the tombes: And no man coulde bynde him, no not with cheynes,
who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could any more bind him, no, not with a chain;
who had his dwelling in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains,
Who had his dwelling among the tombs, and no man could bind him, no not with chains.
This man lived among the tombs, nor could any one now secure him even with a chain;
Which man hadde an hous in biriels, and nether with cheynes now myyte ony man bynde hym.
who had his dwelling in the tombs: and no man could anymore bind him, no, not with a chain;
Who had [his] dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.
who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, [fn] not even with chains,
This man lived in the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain.
He lived among the graves. No man could tie him, even with chains.
He lived among the tombs; and no one could restrain him any more, even with a chain;
who had his dwelling among the tombs, and, not even with a chain, any longer, was anyone able to bind him, -
Who had his dwelling in the tombs, and no man now could bind him, not even with chains.
who lived among the tombs; and no one could bind him any more, even with a chain;
which had his abydinge amoge the graves. And no man coulde bynde him: no not with cheynes
who had his dwelling in the tombs, and not even with chains was any one able to bind him,
which had his dwellinge in the graues. And no man coude bynde hym, no not with cheynes:
no man being able to confine him, no not with chains:
He lived among the tombs and couldn't even be tied up with chains.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Mark 9:18-22, Isaiah 65:4, Daniel 4:32, Daniel 4:33, Luke 8:29
Reciprocal: Daniel 4:25 - drive Mark 9:20 - the spirit Acts 19:16 - General Revelation 18:2 - become
Cross-References
Adam slept with his wife again. She had a son whom she named Seth. She said, "God has given me another child in place of Abel whom Cain killed." And then Seth had a son whom he named Enosh. That's when men and women began praying and worshiping in the name of God .
When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was just like him, his very spirit and image, and named him Seth. After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, having more sons and daughters. Adam lived a total of 930 years. And he died.
The angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Highest hover over you; Therefore, the child you bring to birth will be called Holy, Son of God.
You know the story of how Adam landed us in the dilemma we're in—first sin, then death, and no one exempt from either sin or death. That sin disturbed relations with God in everything and everyone, but the extent of the disturbance was not clear until God spelled it out in detail to Moses. So death, this huge abyss separating us from God, dominated the landscape from Adam to Moses. Even those who didn't sin precisely as Adam did by disobeying a specific command of God still had to experience this termination of life, this separation from God. But Adam, who got us into this, also points ahead to the One who will get us out of it.
You will notice that the variety of bodies is stunning. Just as there are different kinds of seeds, there are different kinds of bodies—humans, animals, birds, fish—each unprecedented in its form. You get a hint at the diversity of resurrection glory by looking at the diversity of bodies not only on earth but in the skies—sun, moon, stars—all these varieties of beauty and brightness. And we're only looking at pre-resurrection "seeds"—who can imagine what the resurrection "plants" will be like!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Who had his dwelling among the tombs,.... Which is one of the characters of a madman among the Jews; who say it is q
"the sign of a madman, that he goeth out in the night, הקברות
והלן בבית, "and lodges among the tombs", and rends his garments, and loses what is given to him.''
The same they say, in the same place, of an hypochondriac, and melancholy man; and of Kordiacus, which they give out r is a demon that possesses, and has power over some sort of persons:
and no man could bind him, no, not with chains; so as to hold him for any length of time: not only cords were insufficient to hold, but even chains of iron; so strong was he through the possession; for this could not be by his own natural strength.
q T. Hieros. Gittin, fol. 48. 3. & Trumot, fol. 40. 2. r Jarchi & Bartenora in Misn. Gittin, c. 7. sect. 1.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this account of the demoniacs fully explained in the notes at Matthew 8:28-34.
Mark 5:4
He had been often bound with fetters and chains - Efforts had been made to confine him, but his great strength - his strength increased by his malady - had prevented it. There often appears to be a great increase of strength produced by insanity, and what is here stated in regard to this maniac often occurs in Palestine and elsewhere now. Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 213) says respecting this case: “There are some very similar at the present day - furious and dangerous maniacs, who wander about the mountains, and sleep in tombs and caves. In their worst paroxysms they are quite unmanageable and prodigiously strong.” Luke 8:27 says of him that “he were no clothes,” or that he was naked, which is also implied in the account in Mark, who tells us that after he was healed he was found “clothed and in his right mind,” Mark 4:15. This is often a striking characteristic of insanity. Dr. Pritchard (on “Insanity,” p. 26) quotes from an Italian physician’s description of raving madness or mania: “A striking and characteristic circumstance is the propensity to go quite naked. The patient tears his clothes to tatters.” So Dr. Thomson (“The Land and the Book,” vol. i. p. 213) says: “It is one of the most common traits in this madness that the victims refuse to wear clothes. I have often seen them absolutely naked in the crowded streets of Beirut and Sidon. There are also cases in which they run wildly about the country and frighten the whole neighborhood. These poor wretches are held in the greatest reverence by Muslims, who, through some monstrous perversion of ideas, believe them to be inspired and peculiarly holy.”
Mark 5:5
Cutting himself with stones - These are all marks of a madman - a man bereft of reason, a wretched outcast, strong and dangerous. The inspired penman says that this madness was caused by an unclean spirit, or by his being under the influence of a devil. That this account is not irrational, see the notes at Matthew 4:24.
Mark 5:6
Worshipped him - Bowed down before him; rendered him homage. This was an acknowledgment of his power, and of his control over fallen spirits.
Mark 5:9
My name is Legion - See the notes at Matthew 8:29.
Mark 5:15
Sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind - There could be no doubt of the reality of this miracle. The man had been well known. He had long dwelt among the tombs, an object of terror and alarm. To see him all at once peaceful, calm, and rational, was proof that it was the power of God only that had done it.
They were afraid - They were awed, as in the presence of God. The word does not mean here that they feared that any evil would happen to them, but that they were affected with awe; they felt that God was there; they were struck with astonishment at what Jesus had done.
Mark 5:19
Jesus suffered him not - Various reasons have been conjectured why Jesus did not suffer this man to go with him. It might have been that he wished to leave him among the people as a conclusive evidence of his power to work miracles. Or it might have been that the man feared that if Jesus left him the devils would return, and that Jesus told him to remain to show to him that the cure was complete, and that he had power over the devils when absent as well as when present. But the probable reason is, that he desired to restore him to his family and friends. Jesus was unwilling to delay the joy of his friends, and to prolong their anxiety by suffering him to remain away from them.
Mark 5:20
In Decapolis - See the notes at Matthew 4:25.
How great things ... - This was the natural expression of right feeling at being cured of such a calamity. So the desire of sinners freed from sin is to honor Jesus, and to invite the world to participate in the same salvation, and to join them in doing honor to the Son of God. Compare Psalms 66:16.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Mark 5:3. Who had his dwelling among the tombs — See Matthew 8:28.
