KJV King James Version
(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
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Luke 8:29
(For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
WEB World English Bible
For Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bands apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert.
ASV American Standard Version
For he was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For oftentimes it had seized him: and he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters; and breaking the bands asunder, he was driven of the demon into the deserts.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters—guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.
Surrounding context — Luke 8
26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee.
27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in [any] house, but in the tombs.
28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the devil into the wilderness.)
30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.
31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.
32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
παρήγγειλενG3853 · parangellōto orderγὰρG1063 · garforτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoπνεύματιG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀκαθάρτῳG169 · akathartosuncleanἐξελθεῖνG1831 · exerchomaito go outἀπὸG575 · apoaway fromτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀνθρώπου·G444 · anthrōposa humanπολλοῖςG4183 · polusmuchγὰρG1063 · garforχρόνοιςG5550 · chronostimeσυνηρπάκειG4884 · sunarpazōto seizeαὐτόν,G846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐδεσμεύετοG1195 · desmeuōto bindἁλύσεσινG254 · halusischainκαὶG2532 · kaiandπέδαιςG3976 · pedēfetterφυλασσόμενος,G5442 · phulassōto keep/guard: observeκαὶG2532 · kaiandδιαρρήσσωνG1284 · diarrēgnumito tearτὰG3588 · hothe/this/whoδεσμὰG1199 · desmoschainἠλαύνετοG1643 · elaunōto driveὑπὸG5259 · hupoby/under: byτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoδαιμονίουG1140 · daimoniondemonεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐρήμους.G2048 · erēmosdeserted
Cross-references
Mark 5:3-5Who had [his] dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:2 Timothy 2:25-26In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;Mark 9:20-26And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.Acts 19:12-16So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.Mark 5:8For he said unto him, Come out of the man, [thou] unclean spirit.Luke 9:39And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him.Luke 9:42And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare [him]. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
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