Mark 5:5

New American Bible - revised edition

Night and day among the tombs and on the hillsides he was always crying out and bruising himself with stones.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:28

They called out louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears according to their ritual until blood gushed over them.

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.

Mark 5:6

Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated himself before him,

John 8:44

You belong to your father the devil and you willingly carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies.