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:
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)This man lived in the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain.

Context of Mark 5:3

1They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. 2When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• dwellingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• dwellingκατοίκησιςkatoikēsis · dwellingG2731
• amongἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the tombsμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• no manοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• couldδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• bindδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• no, notοὔτεoute · neitherG3777
• 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 out the spirit, but they could not.”
• Isaiah 65:4who sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil; who eat the flesh of pigs, and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;
• Daniel 4:32You will be driven away from people and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox. Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes.”
• Luke 8:29For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had 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