Mark 5:3

Mark 5:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
• New International Version (NIV)This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain,
• New King James Version (NKJV)who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains,

Context of Mark 5:3

1On the other side of the sea, they arrived in the region of the Gerasenes. 2As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs. This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains. 4Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Now there was no one with the strength to subdue him. 5Night and day in the tombs and in the mountains he kept crying out and cutting himself with stones.

Mark 5:3 word by word

ὃς τὴν κατοίκησιν εἶχεν ἐν τοῖς μνήμασιν. καὶ οὐδὲ ἁλύσει οὐκέτι οὐδεὶς ἐδύνατο αὐτὸν δῆσαιRead the interlinear

• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• been livingκατοίκησιςkatoikēsis · dwellingG2731
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• tombsμνῆμαmnēma · tombG3418
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• couldδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• no longerοὐκέτιouketi · not any moreG3765
• ·οὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• be restrainedδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·οὐδέoude · norG3761
• with chainsἅλυσιςhalusis · chainG254

Cross-references for Mark 5:3

• Mark 9:18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
• Isaiah 65:4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
• Daniel 4:32You will be driven away from mankind to live with the beasts of the field, and you will feed on grass like an ox. And seven times will pass you by, until you acknowledge that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes.”
• Luke 8:29For 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, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.

Commentaries on Mark 5:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Who had his dwelling among the tombs - See Matthew 8:28.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-20Verses 1-20 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-5Mark focuses on Jesus. The evil spirit was strong, but Jesus had even greater authority (5:6–13).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Who had his dwelling among the tombs--Luke (Lu 8:27) says, "He ware no clothes, neither abode in any house." These tombs were hewn out of the rocky caves of the locality, and served for shelters and lurking places (Lu 8:26).Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 5:3

• Demons
• Gadarenes
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Choke
• Clothes
• Daemoniac
• Devil
• Gergesa
• Legion
• Lie
• Straightway
• Throng
• Whole

Commentaries on Mark 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings