Mark 5:5

Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

American King James Version (AKJV)

And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.

Basic English Translation (BBE)

And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

Webster's Revision

And always, night and day, he was on the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

World English Bible

Always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.

English Revised Version (ERV)

And always, night and day, in the tombs and in the mountains, he was crying out, and cutting himself with stones.

Clarke's Mark 5:5 Bible Commentary

Crying and cutting himself with stones - In this person's case we see a specimen of what Satan could do in all the wicked, if God should permit him; but even the devil himself has his chain; and he who often binds others, is always bound himself.

Barnes's Mark 5:5 Bible Commentary

Cutting himself with stones - These are all marks of a madman - a man bereft of reason, a wretched outcast, strong and dangerous. The inspired penman says that this madness was caused by an unclean spirit, or by his being under the influence of a devil. That this account is not irrational, see the notes at Matthew 4:24.