Mark 1:26

Mark 1:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
• New International Version (NIV)The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him.

Context of Mark 1:26

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!” The evil spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out of him with a loud shriek. 27Everyone was stunned. They said to each other, “What is this? This is a new teaching that has authority behind it! He gives orders to evil spirits, and they obey him.” 28The news about him spread quickly throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.

Mark 1:26 word by word

καὶ σπαράξαν αὐτὸν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἀκάθαρτον καὶ φωνῆσαν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ ἐξῆλθεν ἐξ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenσπαράσσωsparassō · to convulseG4682
• the uncleanἀκάθαρτοςakathartos · uncleanG169
• spiritὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• criedκράζωkrazō · to cryG2896
• with a loudμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• he came outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537

Cross-references for Mark 1:26

• Mark 9:20They brought the boy to him. As soon as the spirit saw Jesus, it threw the boy into convulsions. He fell on the ground, rolled around, and foamed at the mouth.
• Luke 9:39Whenever a spirit takes control of him, he shrieks, goes into convulsions, and foams at the mouth. After a struggle, the spirit goes away, leaving the child worn out.
• Luke 11:22But a stronger man than he may attack him and defeat him. Then the stronger man will take away all the weapons in which the strong man trusted and will divide the loot.

Commentaries on Mark 1:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26And when the unclean spirit had torn him - And had thrown him down in the midst, Luke 4:35, , and convulsed him. Never was there a person possessed by an unclean spirit who did not suffer a convulsion, perhaps a total ruin of nature by it. Sins of uncleanness, as the apostle intimates, are against the body; they sap the foundation of life, so that there are very few of this class, whether male or female, that live out half their days: they generally die…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. 26The loud shriek and convulsions caused by the unclean spirit were cries of defeat as it left the man (see also 1:27; 5:13; 9:26; compare 15:37).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. And when the unclean spirit had torn him--Luke (Lu 4:35) says, "When he had thrown him in the midst." Malignant cruelty--just showing what he would have done, if permitted to go farther: it was a last fling! and cried with a loud voice--the voice of enforced submission and despair. he came out of him--Luke (Lu 4:35) adds, "and hurt him not." Thus impotent were the malignity and rage of the impure spirit when under the restraint of "the Stronger than…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 1:26

• Capernaum
• Demons
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Unclean Spirit
• Latchet
• Commentaries
• Convulsing
• Demon; Demoniac; Demonology
• Jesus Christ
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Spirit
• rebuke, reprove
• spirit, wind, breath

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