Mark 5:3 Cross References - NSB

³ He was living in the tombs. No man was able to bind him even with a chain.

⁴ »They sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil. They eat the flesh of pigs. Their pots are full of unclean meat.

³² »You will be driven from men. Your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You will have to eat grass like bulls. Seven times shall pass over you until you know the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.« ³³ That same hour it was fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from men and did eat grass like bulls. His body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hair grew like eagles' feathers, and his fingernails like birds' claws.

¹⁸ »The spirit seizes him and slams him down. He foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth. I asked your disciples to cast it out but they could not do it.« ¹⁹ Jesus then said: »O faithless generation. How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.« ²⁰ They brought the boy to him. Suddenly the spirit threw him into convulsions. He fell on the ground rolled around and foamed at the mouth. ²¹ Jesus asked his father: »How long has this been going on?« He said: »Since he was a child.« ²² Often it casts him into the fire and into the water to destroy him. If you can do anything have compassion on us and help us.

²⁹ The spirit seized him many times. For this reason he was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bands apart, he was driven by the demon into the deserts. Jesus commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man!