Mark 5:4
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because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageThe Decapolis was a largely Gentile federation of ten Hellenistic cities east and southeast of the Sea of Galilee; Gerasa was one of its prominent cities, though the exact local setting is debated. This Gentile-region setting highlights Jesus’ authority over demonic power beyond Israel’s central Jewish territories.
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Mark 5:4 mentions Decapolis and Gerasa.
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