An unclean spirit. — The phrase occurs in all the first three Gospels (not in St. John’s), but with special frequency in this. As in most Eastern cities, in both ancient and modern times, madness had an immunity from restraint, and the demoniacs seem to have mingled, if they chose, with the crowd of worshippers in the synagogue.
Verse 23. _A 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. _...
See also Luke 4:31. Mark 1:21 AND THEY WENT INTO CAPERNAUM - For the situation of Capernaum see the notes at Matthew 4:13. Straigh
PART II. THE SERVANT'S WORK; NOT TO BE MINISTERED UNTO, BUT TO MINISTER -- CHAPTER 1:14-10:52 Chapter 1:14-45. The Ministry in Galilee after John's Imprisonment. 1. The Servant in Galilee preaching...
A SPECIMEN DAY IN CAPERNAUM. With His first followers, Jesus went to Capernaum (p. 29), a border town in the kingdom of Antipas, on the high road from Ptolemais to Damascus (HNT, _ad loc.;_ Matthew 4:...
There was in the synagogue a man in the grip of an unclean spirit. Immediately he broke into a shout. "What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth?" he said. "Have you come to destroy us? I know wh...
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY (Mark 1:1-4)...
SYNAGOGUE. See App-120. MAN. Greek. _anthropos_ App-123. SPIRIT. Greek _pneuma,_ See App-101. CRIED. shouted....
_with an unclean spirit_ lit. IN AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT, i. e. in his power, under his influence. St Luke describes him as having a "spirit of an unclean demon" (Luke 4:33). He seems to have entered unobse...
21–28. CURE OF A DEMONIAC AT CAPERNAUM Luke 4:31-37. Omitted by Mt....
ΕΥ̓ΘΎΣ ([142][143][144] 33, Memph., Orig.) may be retained, although [145][146][147] Syr-Sin., and many other authorities omit. [142] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at...
Ver 23. And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24. Saying, "Let us alone; what have we to do with Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth? art Thou come to destroy us? I...
_THE FACT OF JESUS' GALILEAN MINISTRY MARK 1:14-34:_ John prepared the way. Then Jesus began to preach "the gospel of the kingdom." (Mark 1:14) Jesus came to set up His kingdom; His one church. The ki...
ΆΝΘΡΩΠΟΣ (G444) человек; безартиклевое использование может быть эквивалентно indef. _pron._ "кто-л." является семитским влиянием (SIMS, 131-34; SS; 2021). ΆΝΈΚΡΑΞΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΝΑΚΡΆΖΩ (G349...
AND THERE WAS IN THEIR SYNAGOGUE, &C.— It seems plain from what is said afterwards, Mark 1:27 that the other persons then present did not know Jesus to be the Son of God; how then should the demoniac...
3. A SABBATH IN THE LIFE OF JESUS 1:21-34 _TEXT 1:21-34_ And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. And they were astonished at his teach...
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, AND THERE WAS IN THEIR SYNAGOGUE A MAN WITH (LITERALLY, 'IN') AND UNCLEAN SPIRIT - that is, so entirely under demoni...
19 Before a net is used it is important that it is not badly tangled or snarled. The work of these fishermen is a graphic commentary on the word "adjust," which has been rendered by such a variety as...
1:23 by (d-10) _ En_ . see Matthew 3:11 , Note c. Not merely he had one, but he was completely under its power, characterized by it....
A DEMONIAC HEALED IN THE SYNAGOGUE AT CAPERNAUM (Luke 4:31). A striking point in this miracle is the testimony of the demon to Christ's Messiahship, which, however, He refused to accept. If the posses...
BAPTISM OF JESUS. BEGINNING OF THE MINISTRY 1-8. Appearance of John the Baptist (Matthew 3:1; Luke 3:1). See on Mt and Lk. St. Mark's Gospel, being based on the reminiscences of Peter, begins with the...
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. ABOUT MARK’S BOOK The Bible has 4 books about Jesus’ life. They are called the Books of Mat...
CHAPTER 1:23-28 (MARK 1:23) THE DEMONIAC "And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, saying, What have we to do with Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth? ar...
CHAPTER 1:23 (MARK 1:23) MIRACLES "And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit." Mark 1:23 (R.V.) WE have just read that Christ's teaching astonished the hearers. He wa...
_The demoniac_....
εὐθὺς : almost = ἰδοὺ, Matthew's word for introducing something important. αὐτῶν, in _their_ synagogue, _i.e._, the synagogue of the same men who had been surprised at Christ's preaching. They are to...
_First appearance in the synagogue; first impressions_ (Luke 4:31-37)....
THE HELPER OF THE NEEDY Mark 1:21-39 The word _straightway_ is typical of our Lord's life. It occurs at least eleven times in this chapter (r.v.), and is the keynote of Mark's Gospel, which is pre-em...
The introductory words of this Gospel according to Mark are characterized by brevity. Mark at once announces his theme, "The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God," and then in rapid...
(10) And there was in their synagogue a man (l) with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, (10) He preaches that doctrine by which alone Satan is driven out of the world, which he also confirms by a m...
HEALING OF PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW Matthew 8:14-17; Mark 1:2-34; & Luke 14:3-35 Mark: “And immediately coming out of the synagogue? came into the house of Simon and Andrew and James and John. The mother...
(23) And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, (24) Saying, Let _us_ alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
_AN ACT OF POWER_ ‘And there was in their synagogue a men with an unclean spirit.’ Mark 1:23 All unobserved, a poor demoniac had entered the synagogue at Capernaum when our Lord was speaking with a...
The message is new at least in the absolute and complete character it assumes, and in its direct and immediate application. It was not the Jewish privileges which should be obtained by repenting and r...
AND THERE WAS IN THEIR SYNAGOGUE,.... In the synagogue of the Capernaites, at the same time that Jesus was teaching there, A MAN WITH AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT: not with an unclean heart, for there were doub...
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, Ver. 23. _With an unclean spirit_] Gr. εν πρευματι ακαθαρτω. In an unclean spirit. An unregenerate man is _in maligno...
_And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit_ Luke, _which had a spirit of an unclean devil. And he cried out_ Luke, _with a loud voice._ As soon as the devil saw Jesus, dreading his...
The man with the unclean spirit:...
AND THERE WAS IN THEIR SYNAGOGUE A MAN WITH AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT; AND HE CRIED OUT,...
This beginning is not that ofJohn 1:1, which speaks of the Lord's eternal existence "with God," and as being God; nor is it that of creation (Genesis 1:1), but of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son o...
TITLE: Preaching, Calling, and Helping TEXT: Mark 1:14-34 PROPOSITION: Jesus shows us how to evangelize. QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Methods SCRIPTURE READING: INTRODUCTION: 1. How would you being a new...
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 m...
Luke reports the same passage, LUKE 4:33,34; he saith, _There was a man which had a spirit of an unclean devil._ The devil is called an unclean spirit in opposition to the Spirit of God, which is the...
Ver. 23,24. Luke reports the same passage, LUKE 4:33,34; he saith, _There was a man which had a spirit of an unclean devil._ The devil is called an unclean spirit in opposition to the Spirit of God, w...
Mark 1:23 Now G2532 was G2258 (G5713) man G444 in G1722 their G846 synagogue G4864 with G1722 unclean...
SECTION 1. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HIS MINISTRY (1:1-3:35). This section commences with Jesus' emergence from the wilderness as the Spirit anointed King and Servant (Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 61:1...
SECTION 1. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HIS MINISTRY (1:1-3:35). This section commences with Jesus' emergence from the wilderness as the Spirit anointed King and Servant (Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 61:1...
THE FIRST STAGE IN THE MINISTRY OF JESUS. (1:14-39). Now that He had been especially empowered and had determined the path that He would tread Jesus leaves the wilderness behind and goes out among men...
JESUS REVEALS HIS AUTHORITY IN HIS TEACHING AND BY CASTING OUT AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT (1:21-28). Having revealed His authority by calling men to abandon everything and follow Him, He now reveals that auth...
‘And immediately there was in their Synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out saying, “What have we in common with you, you Jesus of Nazareth? Are you come to destroy us? I know you, wh...
THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS IS REVEALED BY HIS POWER OVER EVIL SPIRITS (1:23-28). The authority of Jesus was now further revealed in that He was now faced with a man possessed by an evil spirit which was s...
CHRONOLOGY. This Gospel presents the fewest deviations from the chronological order. In the whole narrative of the ministry in Galilee, we find but one such: in the case of the feast at Levi's house;...
Mark 1:23. Comp. Luke 4:31-37. A MAN WITH AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT _._ Lit., ‘in an unclean spirit,' in his power, in intimate union with him. See on Matthew 4:24....
WITH AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT (εν πνευματ ακαθαρτω). This use of εν "with" is common in the Septuagint like the Hebrew _be_, but it occurs also in the papyri. It is the same idiom as "in Christ," "in the L...
Mark 1 The Cure of Simon's Wife's Mother. Pain, sickness, delirium, madness, as great infringements of the laws of nature as the miracles themselves, are such veritable presences to the human experie...
Mark 1:16 I. Vers. 16-20. (1) Christ is the Preparer of His servants. "I will make you" how much was involved in that promise. (_a_) Authority; (_b_) Qualification. (2) Small beginnings compatible wit...
Mark 1:23 I. It was the Sabbath day in the early spring when our Lord performed this, the first miracle recorded by St. Mark. All nature seemed hushed in a profound and holy calm. The little town of C...
Mark 1:14. _Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,_ When one servant of God is laid aside, it is a call to the rest to be the more...
CONTENTS: Ministry of John the Baptist. Baptism and temptation of Jesus and His first Galilean ministry. Demons cast out, sickness healed, leprosy cured. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, John the...
Mark 1:1. _The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God._ This commencement is laconic, beautiful, and perspicuous. Several Greek authors begin their books in this independent way. It a...
A MAN WITH AN EVIL SPIRIT. See note on Matthew 4:24. Demon possession is clearly taught in the Scriptures [However, some think this ended at the time Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 A. D.]...
_A man with an unclean spirit._ POSSESSED WITH A DEVIL The devil is always endeavouring to work on us, and seizes every advantage offered, and works through (1) a darkened mind, or (2) disordered...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 1:23 By naming Jesus as THE HOLY ONE OF GOD, the demon may have been trying to exercise power over Jesus. ⇐...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 1:16 Demonstration of Jesus’ Authority. The first half of Mark’s Gospel shows that Jesus has authority over sickness, over the laws of nature, and over the demonic world. It also hig...
JESUS TEACHES WITH GREAT AUTHORITY MARK 1:21-28; LUKE 4:31-37; MARK 1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught....
COMMENTARY upon THE GOSPEL OF S. MARK. _______. _______ INTRODUCTION. " MARK," says S. Jerome in his _Catalogue of Ecclesiastical Writers_, "was a disciple and interpreter of S. Peter. At the req...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 1:21. _Capernaum_ was at that time a flourishing commercial town on north-western shore of lake. A customs station, with military quarters. Its synagogue was the g...
EXPOSITION MARK 1:1 THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. These words mean, not the title of the book, but the commencement of the narrative; and so they depend upon what follows, namely, "as...
Let's turn to Mark's gospel. Mark was a young man when Jesus was crucified, perhaps about twelve years old. So, the gospel that he writes is considered to be the understanding that he received from li...
Luke 4:33; Mark 1:34; Mark 5:2; Mark 7:25; Mark 9:25;...
With an unclean spirit [ε ν π ν ε υ μ α τ ι α κ α θ α ρ τ ω ι]. This use of en "with" is common in the Septuagint like the Hebrew _be_, but it occurs also in the papyri. It is the same idiom as "in Ch...
St. Mark having given an account of our Saviour's doctrine which he preached, verse 15, namely, the doctrine of faith and repentance, he now acquaints us in the remaining part of this chapter with the...