Mark 5:4

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He had been bound often with shackles and chains, but he tore the chains apart and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

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  • Jas 3:7-8 : 7 Every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

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  • Mark 5:2-3
    2 verses
    93%

    2As Jesus stepped out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs to meet Him.

    3This man lived in the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him anymore, not even with chains.

  • Mark 5:5-13
    9 verses
    88%

    5Night and day, he would cry out among the tombs and in the mountains, cutting himself with stones.

    6When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before Him.

    7Crying out with a loud voice, he said, 'What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You by God, do not torment me!'

    8For Jesus had been saying to him, 'Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!'

    9Then Jesus asked him, 'What is your name?' He replied, 'My name is Legion, for we are many.'

    10And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.

    11Now a large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside.

    12The demons begged Him, 'Send us into the pigs so that we may enter them.'

    13So He gave them permission. The unclean spirits came out and entered the pigs, and the herd—about two thousand in number—rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned there.

  • Luke 8:26-33
    8 verses
    86%

    26They sailed to the region of the Gerasenes, which is across the lake from Galilee.

    27When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed by demons. For a long time, this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but instead lived among the tombs.

    28When he saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, "What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You, do not torment me!"

    29For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

    30Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had entered him.

    31And they begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the abyss.

    32A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

    33When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

  • Matt 8:28-30
    3 verses
    78%

    28When He arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men came out from the tombs to meet Him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

    29Suddenly they shouted, 'What do You want with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the appointed time?'

    30A large herd of pigs was feeding at some distance from them.

  • Mark 1:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be silent, and come out of him!'

    26The unclean spirit convulsed the man, and with a loud cry, it came out of him.

  • Luke 9:39-40
    2 verses
    77%

    39A spirit seizes him, and suddenly he cries out. It throws him into convulsions, causing him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him and severely bruises him.

    40I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.

  • Mark 9:20-22
    3 verses
    77%

    20They brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions. He fell to the ground, rolled around, and foamed at the mouth.

    21Jesus asked the boy’s father, 'How long has this been happening to him?' He replied, 'Since childhood.

    22It has often thrown him into fire and water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, please have compassion on us and help us.'

  • Luke 4:33-35
    3 verses
    76%

    33In the synagogue, there was a man with a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice,

    34The demon shouted, 'What do we have to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!'

    35But Jesus rebuked it, saying, 'Be silent and come out of him.' Then the demon threw the man to the ground in their midst, but it came out of him without harming him.

  • Mark 5:15-19
    5 verses
    76%

    15When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, dressed, and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

    16Those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and about the pigs.

    17Then the people began to plead with Him to leave their region.

    18As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with Him.

    19But Jesus did not let him. Instead, He said, 'Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you and how He has shown you mercy.'

  • Mark 1:23
    76%

    23Just then, in their synagogue, there was a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

  • Mark 9:18
    75%

    18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they couldn’t.

  • Mark 1:34
    73%

    34He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not let the demons speak, because they knew who he was.

  • Luke 8:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35The people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man who had been possessed by demons sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

    36Those who had seen it reported how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.

  • Mark 9:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25When Jesus saw that a crowd was gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying, 'You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!'

    26The spirit cried out, convulsed him violently, and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, 'He is dead.'

  • Acts 19:16
    73%

    16Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.

  • Luke 9:42
    73%

    42Even as the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

  • Luke 8:38
    72%

    38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

  • Matt 17:15
    71%

    15and said, 'Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire and into the water.'

  • Luke 4:41
    71%

    41Demons also came out of many people, crying out, 'You are the Son of God!' But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

  • Mark 3:21
    71%

    21When His family heard about this, they went out to take charge of Him, saying, "He is out of His mind."