Mark 5:3

New American Bible - revised edition

The man had been dwelling among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, even with a chain.

Cross References

Isaiah 65:4

Sitting in tombs and spending the night in caves, Eating the flesh of pigs, with broth of unclean meat in their dishes;

Mark 5:2

When he got out of the boat, at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met him.

Mark 5:4

In fact, he had frequently been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains had been pulled apart by him and the shackles smashed, and no one was strong enough to subdue him.

Luke 8:29

For he had ordered the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (It had taken hold of him many times, and he used to be bound with chains and shackles as a restraint, but he would break his bonds and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)