Christian Standard Bible
Mark 3:11
11Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
Mark 3:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
- New International Version (NIV)Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, “You are the Son of God.”
Context of Mark 3:11
9Then he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, so that the crowd wouldn’t crush him. 10Since he had healed many, all who had diseases were pressing toward him to touch him. Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” 12And he would strongly warn them not to make him known. 13Jesus went up the mountain and summoned those he wanted, and they came to him.
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καὶ τὰ πνεύματα τὰ ἀκάθαρτα, ὅταν αὐτὸν ἐθεώρουν, προσέπιπτον αὐτῷ καὶ ἔκραζον ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
- spiritsὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- spiritsπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
- they sawθεωρέωtheōreō · to see/experienceG2334
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- fell down beforeπροσπίπτωprospiptō · to fall/beatG4363
- criedκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Thouσύsu · youG4771
- artεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
Cross-references for Mark 3:11
- Mark 1:23Just then a man with an unclean spirit was in their synagogue. He cried out,
- Mark 5:5Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains, he was always crying out and cutting himself with stones.
- Matthew 8:31“If you drive us out,” the demons begged him, “send us into the herd of pigs.”
- Luke 4:41Also, demons were coming out of many, shouting and saying, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.
- Acts 16:17As she followed Paul and us she cried out, “These men, who are proclaiming to you a way of salvation, are the servants of the Most High God.”
- Acts 19:13Now some of the itinerant Jewish exorcists also attempted to pronounce the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I command you by the Jesus that Paul preaches!”
- James 2:19You believe that God is one. Good! Even the demons believe — and they shudder.
- Mark 1:1The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
- Matthew 4:3Then the tempter approached him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
- Matthew 8:29Suddenly they shouted, “What do you have to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
- Matthew 14:33Then those in the boat worshiped him and said, “Truly you are the Son of God.”
- Luke 8:28When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and said in a loud voice, “What do you have to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t torment me!”
Commentaries on Mark 3:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Thou art the Son of God - Two MSS., and the later Syriac, have, Thou art the Christ, the Son of God. One of Stephens's MSS. has, Thou art the Holy One of God. A MS. in the library of Leicester has, ̔ , ̔, Thou art God, the Son. This is an uncommon reading, which is not confirmed by any MS. yet discovered.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Unclean spirits - Persons who were possessed of evil spirits. Thou art the Son of God - The Son of God, by way of eminence. In this place it is equivalent to the Messiah, who was, among the Jews, called the Son of God. Hence, they were charged not to make him known, because he was not desirous that it should be blazoned abroad that he claimed to be the Messiah. He had not yet done what he wished in order to establish his claims to the Messiahship. He was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 All our sicknesses and calamities spring from the anger of God against our sins. Their removal, or the making them blessings to us, was purchased to us by the blood of Christ. But the plagues and diseases of our souls, of our hearts, are chiefly to be dreaded; and He can heal them also by a word. May more and more press to Christ to be healed of these plagues, and to be delivered from the enemies of their souls.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12The unclean spirits knew who Jesus was (1:34; see also 1:22; 5:7). But Jesus did not want people to know his identity.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 3
- 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
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