Mark 1:23

Mark 1:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
• New International Version (NIV)Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,

Context of Mark 1:23

21They went into Capernaum, and right away he entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach. 22They were astonished at his teaching because he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not like the scribes. Just then a man with an unclean spirit was in their synagogue. He cried out, 24“What do you have to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are — the Holy One of God!” 25Jesus rebuked him saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!”

Mark 1:23 word by word

Καὶ εὐθὺς ἦν ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ αὐτῶν ἄνθρωπος ἐν πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳ καὶ ἀνέκραξενRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• synagogueὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• an uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• he cried outἀνακράζωanakrazō · to yellG349

Cross-references for Mark 1:23

• Mark 1:34and he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. And he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
• Mark 5:2As soon as he got out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs and met him.
• Mark 7:25Instead, immediately after hearing about him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit came and fell at his feet.
• Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you: Come out of him and never enter him again.”
• Matthew 12:43“When an unclean spirit comes out of a person, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any.
• Luke 4:33In the synagogue there was a man with an unclean demonic spirit who cried out with a loud voice,

Commentaries on Mark 1:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23A man with an unclean spirit - This demoniac is only mentioned by Mark and Luke, Luke 4:33. It seems the man had lucid intervals; else he could not have been admitted into the synagogue. Unclean or impure spirit - a common epithet for those fallen spirits: but here it may mean, one who filled the heart of him he possessed with Lascivious thoughts, images, desires, and propensities. By giving way to the first attacks of such a spirit, he may soon get in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 See also Luke 4:31-37. Mark 1:21 And they went into Capernaum - For the situation of Capernaum see the notes at Matthew 4:13. Straightway - Immediately. On the following Sabbath. The synagogue - See the notes at Matthew 4:23. And taught - In the synagogue, the presiding elder, after reading the Scriptures, invited anyone who chose to address the people, Acts 13:15. Though our Saviour was not a “priest” of the Levitical order or an “officer”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-28Verses 23-28 The devil is an unclean spirit, because he has lost all the purity of his nature, because he acts in direct opposition to the Holy Spirit of God, and by his suggestions defiles the spirits of men. There are many in our assemblies who quietly attend under merely formal teachers; but if the Lord come with faithful ministers and holy doctrine, and by his convincing Spirit, they are ready to say, like this man, What have we to do with thee, Jesus…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-24The demon spoke through the man who was possessed by an evil spirit (1:24). In the Gospels, demons are often associated with disease (9:17, 27; Matthew 17:15) and self-destructive behavior (Mark 1:26; 5:2–5; 9:17–18, 20–22). Demons know who Jesus is (1:34). They constantly identify him as the Holy One of God (for similar phrases see 3:11; 5:7). In saying us, the evil spirit spoke on behalf of all demons. It recognized that Jesus has full authority and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit--literally, "in an unclean spirit"--that is, so entirely under demoniacal power that his personality was sunk for the time in that of the spirit. The frequency with which this character of "impurity" is ascribed to evil spirits--some twenty times in the Gospels--is not to be overlooked. and he cried out--as follows:Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 1:23

• Capernaum
• Demons
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Unclean Spirit
• Daemoniac
• Latchet
• Affliction
• Capernaum
• Commentaries
• Cry, Crying
• Demon; Demoniac; Demonology
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to

Commentaries on Mark 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings