KJV
(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.)
BSB
For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
WEB
For Jesus was commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For the unclean spirit had often seized the man. He was kept under guard, and bound with chains and fetters. Breaking the bands apart, he was driven by the demon into the desert.
YLT
For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters—guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.
F.O.G Original
(29) Because He had commanded the impure spirit to come out from the man. For it had seized him many times and he was tied up and guarded with chains and shackles, and he would break his chains and be driven under the demon into the desert.
F.O.G
(29) Because He had commanded the impure spirit to come out from the man. For it had seized him many times and he was tied up and guarded with chains and shackles, and he would break his chains and be driven under the demon into the desert.
F.O.G MSG
²⁹For Jesus had commanded the impure 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.