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

21Then they went to Capernaum. On the next day of rest—a holy day, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22The people were amazed at his teachings. Unlike their experts in Moses’ Teachings, he taught them with authority. At that time there was a man in the synagogue who was controlled by an evil spirit. He shouted, 24“What do you want with us, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” 25Jesus ordered the spirit, “Keep quiet, 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 1:34He cured many who were sick with various diseases and forced many demons out of people. However, he would not allow the demons to speak. After all, they knew who he was.
• Mark 5:2As Jesus stepped out of the boat, a man came out of the tombs and met him. The man was controlled by an evil spirit
• Mark 7:25A woman whose little daughter had an evil spirit heard about Jesus. She went to him and bowed down.
• Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he gave an order to the evil spirit. He said, “You spirit that won’t let him talk, I command you to come out of him and never enter him again.”
• Matthew 12:43“When an evil spirit comes out of a person, it goes through dry places looking for a place to rest. But it doesn’t find any.
• Luke 4:33In the synagogue was a man possessed by a spirit, an evil demon. He shouted very loudly,

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
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• 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