(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.) |
For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness. |
For He had been (was) commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had seized him many times; and he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, and yet he would burst his fetters and be driven by the demon into the desert. |
For Jesus had commanded the evil (Greek, unclean) spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places. |
For Jesus was already commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. for many times it had snatched and held him; he was kept under guard and bound with chains and fetters, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilderness (desert). |
for He was commanding the unclean spirit to go out of the man. For often he had seized him by force and carried him away. And he was put in chains, with his hands and feet shackled, being constantly guarded. And breaking the bands apart, he was being driven by the demon into the deserted regions. |
For Jesus was commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man. Again and again the evil spirit had taken control of him, and though he was bound with chains and fetters and closely watched, he would snap his bonds and go off into the desert with the devil at his heels. |
For He was commanding the foul spirit to get out of the man. For on many occasions it had seized him, and repeatedly he had been fastened with chains and fetters under constant guard, and yet he would snap his bonds, and the demon would drive him into desert places. |
- No cross references or parallel passage have been cited for this verse.
- Demonized - Neil Girrard
- How the Adversary Was Conquered at Calvary. The Proclamation of the Conquest Throughout His Dominions.; The Warfare With Satan and the Way of Victory - Jesse Penn-Lewis
- The Power of Evil Spirits Over Human Bodies; War On the Saints - Jesse Penn-Lewis
- Spiritual Hosts of Wickedness in the Heavenly Places; Lords of Darkness - Neil Girrard