Mark 5:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Isa 65:4 : 4 Who sit among the graves, and spend the night in secret places; who eat pig's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
  • Dan 4:32-33 : 32 And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field; they shall make you eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He will. 33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar, and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair had grown like eagle's feathers, and his nails like bird's claws.
  • Mark 9:18-22 : 18 And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid; and I spoke to your disciples that they should cast it out, but they could not. 19 He answered and said to him, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to me. 20 And they brought him to him; and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. 21 And he asked his father, How long has this been happening to him? And he said, From childhood. 22 And often it has thrown him into the fire and into the water to destroy him; but if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.
  • Luke 8:29 : 29 For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often it had seized him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and was driven by the devil into the wilderness.

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  • Mark 5:4-13
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    4Because he had often been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces: neither could anyone tame him.

    5And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

    6But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshiped him,

    7And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you by God, do not torment me.

    8For he said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

    9And he asked him, What is your name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.

    10And he begged him earnestly that he would not send them away out of the country.

    11Now there was near the mountains a great herd of pigs feeding.

    12And all the demons begged him, saying, Send us into the pigs, that we may enter into them.

    13And immediately Jesus gave them permission. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the pigs: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were drowned in the sea.

  • Mark 5:1-2
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    1And they came over to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

    2And when he came out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

  • Luke 8:26-33
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    26And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee.

    27And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, who had demons a long time, and wore no clothes, neither lived in any house, but in the tombs.

    28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of God most high? I beg you, torment me not.

    29For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For often it had seized him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he broke the bands, and was driven by the devil into the wilderness.

    30And Jesus asked him, saying, What is your name? And he said, Legion: because many demons had entered into him.

    31And they begged him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

    32And there was a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they begged him that he would allow them to enter into them. And he allowed them.

    33Then went the demons out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were drowned.

  • Mark 1:23-27
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    23And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

    24Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.

    25And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him.

    26And when the unclean spirit convulsed him and cried with a loud voice, it came out of him.

    27And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

  • Matt 8:28-31
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    28And when he came to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with demons, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.

    29And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?

    30And there was a good distance from them a herd of many swine feeding.

    31So the demons begged him, saying, If you cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.

  • Mark 5:15-19
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    15And they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been possessed with the demon, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

    16And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been possessed with the demon, and also concerning the pigs.

    17And they began to beg him to depart out of their region.

    18And when he was getting into the ship, he who had been possessed with the demon begged him that he might be with him.

    19However Jesus did not allow him, but said to him, Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and has had compassion on you.

  • Luke 4:33-35
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    33And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

    34saying, Let us alone; 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.

    35And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent and come out of him. And when the demon had thrown him in the midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.

  • Luke 8:35-36
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    35Then they went out to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.

    36They also who saw it told them by what means he who was possessed by the demons was healed.

  • Luke 9:39
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    39And suddenly a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out; it convulses him so that he foams at the mouth, and it departs from him with great difficulty, bruising him.

  • Mark 9:20
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    20And they brought him to him; and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth.

  • Mark 3:11
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    11And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, You are the Son of God.

  • Luke 8:38
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    38Now the man out of whom the demons had departed begged him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

  • Mark 1:34
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    34And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many devils; and did not allow the devils to speak, because they knew him.

  • Acts 19:16
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    16And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

  • Mark 3:27
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    27No man can enter into a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man; and then he will plunder his house.

  • Luke 11:24
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    24When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he says, I will return to my house from which I came.

  • Mark 9:25-26
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    25When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and enter him no more.

    26And the spirit cried out, convulsed him greatly, and came out of him; and he was as one dead, so that many said, He is dead.

  • Mark 9:18
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    18And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid; and I spoke to your disciples that they should cast it out, but they could not.