Luk 8:29 | HCSB | STEP | For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man . Many times it had seized him , and though he was guarded , bound by chains and shackles , he would snap the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

Luke 8:29

29 For He had commanded the ^{▼▼unclean: When something is clean, it is holy or acceptable to God. When it is unclean, it is unholy (such as an unclean spirit). The term can be used in a ritual sense to apply to moral standards for living.}unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was guarded, bound by chains and shackles, he would snap the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.