Mark 5:4
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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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Greek words
διὰdiabecauseG1223τὸtothatG3588αὐτὸνautonheG846πολλάκιςpollakisoftenG4178πέδαιςpedaiswith shacklesG3976καὶkaiandG2532ἁλύσεσινhalusesinwith chainsG254δεδέσθαιdedesthaito have been boundG1210καὶkaiandG2532διεσπάσθαιdiespasthaito have been torn apartG1288ὑπ᾽hup᾽byG5259αὐτοῦautouhimG846τὰςtastheG3588ἁλύσειςhaluseischainsG254καὶkaiandG2532τὰςtastheG3588πέδαςpedasshacklesG3976συντετρῖφθαι,suntetriphthaito have been shattered,G4937καὶkaiandG2532οὐδεὶςoudeisno [one]G3762ἴσχυενischuenwas ableG2480αὐτὸνautonhimG846δαμάσαι.damasaito subdue.G1150
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Related verses
- James 3:7-87 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: 8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, 8 but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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