Mark 5:4
“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 .”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains,.... Trial had been made several times, to no purpose; his…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Mark 5:1-20
See this account of the demoniacs fully explained in the notes at Mat 8:28-34. Mar 5:4 He had been often bound with…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
With fetters and chains - His strength, it appears was supernatural, no kind of chains being strong enough to confine…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Mark 5:1-20
We have here an instance of Christ's dispossessing the strong man armed, and disposing of him as he pleased, to make it…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
he had been often Each Evangelist adds something to complete the picture of the terrible visitation, under which the…