Mark 1:26

The bad spirit knocked the man down and made him shake and scream out loud as it came out of him, and then it went away.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

In Context

25Jesus talked to the bad spirit strongly. He said, “Be quiet. Come out of him.”

27All the people were watching, and they were really surprised. They asked each other, “What’s going on? This man is teaching us something new, and he has so much power. He tells bad spirits to get out of people, and they do what he tells them to do. They just go away.”

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Cross References

Mark 9:20The people brought the boy to Jesus. As soon as that bad spirit saw Jesus, it shook the boy and pushed him down, so that he wriggled around on the ground, and a lot of spit came out of his mouth.

Matthew Henry on Mark 1:24-29

The Expulsion of Evil Spirits. 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 know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. 26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying,… Read the whole commentary →

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