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Mark 5:4

Suffering

2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:

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.

5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,

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BSB
Though 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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn asunder by him, and the fetters were shattered; and no one was able to subdue him.
BLB
because he often had been bound with shackles and chains, and the chains had been torn in two by him, and the shackles had been shattered. And no one had strength to subdue him.
ÅB
for han hadde ofte vært bundet med fot-jern og lenker, og lenkene hadde han revet av seg, og fot-jernene hadde han sønderslitt, og ingen kunne rå med ham,
OTB
For han hadde ofte blitt bundet med fotjern og lenker, men han rev lenkene fra hverandre og brøt fotjernene; ingen var sterke nok til å overmanne ham.
B1930
for han hadde ofte vært bundet med fot-jern og lenker, og lenkene hadde han revet av sig, og fot-jernene hadde han sønderslitt, og ingen kunde rå med ham,

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  • James 3:7–8

    For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

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