Mark 1:23

And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	Καὶ Kai	G2532	and · conjunction
was	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
their	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
synagogue	συναγωγῇ sunagōgēa	G4864	an assemblage of persons · noun — dative singular feminine
man	ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos	G444	from G3700 (ὀπτάνομαι)) · noun — nominative singular masculine
with	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
unclean	ἀκαθάρτῳ akathartō	G169	impure (ceremonially · adjective — dative singular neuter
spirit	πνεύματι pneumati	G4151	a current of air · noun — dative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
out	ἀνέκραξεν anekraxen	G349	to scream up (aloud) · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

Mark 9:25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee,…
Matthew 12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Mark 1:34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
Mark 5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
Mark 7:25 For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
Luke 4:33-37 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:23-28

As soon as Christ began to preach, he began to work miracles for the confirmation of his doctrine; and they were such as intimated the design and tendency of his doctrine, which were to conquer Satan, and cure sick souls. In these verses, we have, I. Christ's casting the devil out of a man that was possessed, in the synagogue at Capernaum. This passage was not related in Matthew, but is afterward in Luk 4:33. There was in the synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, en pneumati akathartō - in an unclean spirit; for the spirit had the man in his possession, and led him captive at his will. So the whole world is said to lie en tō ponerō - in the wicked one. And some have thought it more prop…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 1:23

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:

Adam Clarke on Mark 1:23

A man with an unclean spirit - This demoniac is only mentioned by Mark and Luke, Luk 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, and take full possession of the whole soul.

John Gill on Mark 1:23

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 doubtless many such there, but that had a devil; for in Luke 4:33, it is said, "he had a spirit of an unclean devil": so called, because he is impure in himself, and the cause of uncleanness in men, in which he delights: and such spirits sometimes are where religious persons meet, but with no good design; either to disturb the preacher, or to divert the hearer, that the word may be unfruitful and unprofitable: and he cried out: either the man, or rather the unclean spirit in him, who had possessed…

The Church Fathers

(ubi sup.) For the devils, seeing the Lord on the earth, thought that they were immediately to be judged.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(in Marc. i. 7) Since by the envy of the devil death first entered into the world, it was right that the medicine of healing should first work against the author of death; and therefore it is said, And there was in their synagogue a man, &c.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

(Vict. Ant. e Cat. in Marc.) The word Spirit is applied to an Angel, the air, the soul, and even the Holy Ghost. Lest therefore by the sameness of the name we should fall into error, he adds, unclean. And he is called unclean on account of his impiousness and far removal from God, and because he employs himself in all unclean and wicked works.
— Pseudo-Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Daemoniac — One “possessed with a devil.” In the days of our Lord and his apostles, evil spirits, “daemons,” were mysteriously permitted by God to exercise an influence both over the souls and bodies of men,…
Capernaum · Miracles of Jesus performed at — Miracles of Jesus performed at
Demons · The man in the synagogue — The man in the synagogue
Miracles Of Christ, The · Devils cast out — Devils cast out
Synagogues · Christ often: Performed miracles in — Christ often: Performed miracles in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Mark 1:23

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:23-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 1:23

Adam Clarke on Mark 1:23

John Gill on Mark 1:23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Mark 1:23

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:23-28

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Mark 1:23

Adam Clarke on Mark 1:23

John Gill on Mark 1:23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Mark 1:21-28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 1:23-24