And when He was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. |
When He had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. |
And when He had come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, two men who were demon-possessed met Him as they were coming out of the tombs; they were so exceedingly violent that no one could pass by that road. |
When He arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met Him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. |
And when He arrived at the other side in the country of the Gadarenes, two men under the control of demons went to meet Him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce and savage that no one was able to pass that way. |
And when He had come to the other side into the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce and savage, so that a person is not strong enough and thus able to pass by along that road. |
When He arrived on the other side (which is the Gadarenes’ country) He was met by two devil-possessed men who came out from among the tombs. They were so violent that nobody dared to use that road. |
When He reached the other side, in the district of Gadara, there faced Him two men, who were under the power of demons, who were just coming out from the tombs. They were such terrors that nobody could pass that way. |
And 2532 when He 846 was come 2064 to 1519 the 3588 other side 4008 into 1519 the 3588 country 5561 of the 3588 Gergesenes, 1086 there met 5221 Him 846 two 1417 possessed with devils, 1139 coming 1831 out 1537 of the 3588 tombs, 3419 exceeding 3029 fierce, 5467 so that 5620 no 3361 man 5100 might 2480 pass 3928 by 1223 that 1565 way. 3598 |
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