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 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

1Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. 2And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, 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 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

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 9:18And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it out, but they could not.”
• Isaiah 65:4Who sit among the graves, And spend the night in the tombs; Who eat swine’s flesh, And the broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
• Daniel 4:32And they shall drive you from men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. They shall make you eat grass like 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 chooses.”
• Luke 8:29For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.

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