He lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains,
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He lived in the tombs. Nobody could bind him any more, not even with chains,
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which had his abydinge amonge the graves. And no man coulde bynde him: no not with cheynes
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Who had his abiding among the graues, and no man could binde him, no not with chaines:
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- Isaiah 65:4 who sit among the graves, and spend nights in secret places; who eat pig’s meat, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;
- Luke 8:29 For Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bonds apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert.
- Daniel 4:32-33 You shall be driven from men; and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass as oxen. 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.’ ” This was fulfilled the same hour on Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.
- Mark 9:18-22 and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren’t able.” He answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.” They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth. He asked his father, “How long has it been since this has come to him?” He said, “From childhood. Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and…
3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
Ver. 3. Who had his dwelling among the tombs] The burial places of the saints were anciently thought to have a kind of holiness in them. Hence grew that superstition of meeting and praying together at the saints’ sepulchres; and afterwards of praying for them, and to them. Which to foment, the devil usually haunted such places, there to play his pranks.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Who had his dwelling among the tombs,.... Which is…
Who had his dwelling among the tombs,.... Which is one of the characters of a madman among the Jews; who say it is (q).
"the sign of a madman, that he goeth out in the night, , "and lodges among the tombs", and rends his garments, and loses what is given to him.''
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The same they say, in the same place, of an hypochondriac, and melancholy man; and of Kordiacus, which they give out (r) is a demon that possesses, and has power over some sort of persons:
and no man could bind him, no, not with chains; so as to hold him for any length of time: not only cords were insufficient to hold, but even chains of iron; so strong was he through the possession; for this could not be by his own natural strength.
(q) T. Hieros. Gittin, fol. 48. 3. & Trumot, fol. 40. 2. (r) Jarchi & Bartenora in Misn. Gittin, c. 7. sect. 1.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 3. Who had his dwelling among the tombs]…
Verse 3. Who had his dwelling among the tombs] See Mt 8:28.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 3. Dwelling among the tombs — Mark is very…
3. Dwelling among the tombs — Mark is very copious in his description of the fierceness of this demoniac. We may remark that these feats of strength and fondness for horrible resorts are often manifested by madmen. The tombs and charnels of the Jews were large, and filled with the uncleanness of dead men’s bones. In this wild region, around the eastern and less civilized side of Tiberias, many gloomy recesses were to be found.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (3) No man could bind him.—The better MSS. give,…
(3) No man could bind him.—The better MSS. give, “no man could any longer bind him.” The attempt had been so often made and baffled that it had been given up in despair.
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B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 3. Dwelling in the tombs. The tombs of that…
3. Dwelling in the tombs. The tombs of that age were either natural or artificial caves in a rocky hillside, and hence would afford shelter. They are now sometimes the homes of the poorer classes. No man could bind him. Modern lunatics in their frenzy often exhibit almost superhuman strength.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He had been bound many times
He had been bound many times
This can be written in active form. AT: "People had bound him many times" (See: Active or Passive)
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his shackles were shattered
This can be written in active form. AT: "he shattered his shackles" (See: Active or Passive)
shackles
pieces of metal that people wrap around the arms and legs of prisoners and attach with chains to objects that do not move so the prisoners cannot move
No one had the strength to subdue him
The man was so strong that no one could subdue him. AT: "He was so strong that no one was strong enough to subdue him" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
subdue him
"control him"
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grave
bind
strength
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