Mark 5:4
Because 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.
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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.
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
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King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Because{G1223} that he{G846} had been often{G4178} bound{G1210}{(G5771)} with fetters{G3976} and{G2532} chains{G254}, and{G2532} the chains{G254} had been plucked asunder{G1288}{(G5771)} by{G5259} him{G846}, and{G2532} the fetters{G3976} broken in pieces{G4937}{(G5771)}: neither{G2532} could{G2480}{(G5707)} any man tame{G1150}{(G5658)} him{G846}{G3762}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
because that when he was often bounde wt fetters and cheynes he plucked ye chaynes asundre and brake the fetters in peaces. Nether coulde eny man tame him.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
for he was oft bounde with fetters & cheynes, and pluckte the cheynes in sunder, and brake the fetters in peces, and no man coude tame him.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Because that when hee was often bounde with fetters and chaines, he plucked the chaines asunder, and brake the fetters in pieces, neither could any man tame him.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Because, that when he was often bounde with fetters and cheynes, he plucked the cheynes a sunder, and brake the fetters in peeces: Neither coulde any man tame hym.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
because that he many times with fetters and chains had been bound, and pulled in pieces by him had been the chains, and the fetters broken in pieces, and none was able to tame him,
American Standard Version (1901)
because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him.
American Standard Version (1901)
because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been rent asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: and no man had strength to tame him.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet.
World English Bible (2000)
because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
For his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and shackles, but he had torn the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
Referenced Verses
- Jas 3:7-8 : 7 For every kind of beast, and of bird, and of serpent, and of things in the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
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