Mark 1:23 Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out,

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out,

English Standard Version
And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,

New American Standard Bible
Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Just then a man with an unclean spirit was in their synagogue. He cried out,"

International Standard Version
All of a sudden, there was a man in their synagogue who had an unclean spirit! He screamed,

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

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

Darby Bible Translation
And there was in their synagogue a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and he cried out

Young's Literal Translation
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

Cross References

Mark 1:22
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

Mark 1:24
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with you, you Jesus of Nazareth? are you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy One of God.

Mark 1:29
And immediately, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

Mark 1:39
And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.

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,

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

1:23-28 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 of Nazareth! No disorder could enable a man to know Jesus to be the Holy One of God. He desires to have nothing to do with Jesus, for he despairs of being saved by him, and dreads being destroyed by him. See whose language those speak, that say to the Almighty, Depart from us. This unclean spirit hated and dreaded Christ, because he knew him to be a Holy One; for the carnal mind is enmity against God, especially against his holiness. When Christ by his grace delivers souls out of the hands of Satan, it is not without tumult in the soul; for that spiteful enemy will disquiet those whom he cannot destroy. This put all who saw it upon considering, What is this new doctrine? A work as great often is wrought now, yet men treat it with contempt and neglect. If this were not so, the conversion of a notorious wicked man to a sober, righteous, and godly life, by the preaching of a crucified Saviour, would cause many to ask, What doctrine is this?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

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: