Mark 5:3 meaning and explanation

This man had been living in the tombs and could no longer be restrained, even with chains.

Mark 5:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Mark has just told us that Jesus crossed the sea into Gentile territory and was met by a man with an unclean spirit. Verse 3 describes the man's condition before the encounter: he lived among the tombs, a place of death and ritual uncleanness, and no chain could hold him.

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