Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit
Mark 1:23 “And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,”
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At the conclusion of his teaching.
a man with… Satan and his demon hosts opposed Jesus’ work throughout His ministry, culminating in the cross. Jesus always triumphed over their futile efforts (Col. 2:15), convincingly demonstrating His ultimate victory by His resurrection.
an unclean spirit... I.e., morally impure. A general term used 22 times of demons; 10 times in Mark (Mark 1:23-27; 3:11, 3:30; 5:2-13; 6:7; 7:25). The term is used interchangeably in the New Testament with demon. The vivid details of this whole account reflect both an eyewitness report and the report of townspeople who had long been familiar with this demoniac. As soon as euthys; cf. Mark 1:10. Jesus got out of the boat, He encountered a man with an evil spirit (cf. Mark 5:8, 5:13 with Mark 1:23) from ek, out of the tombs. These were probably cavelike rooms cut into the rocks of nearby hills which served as tombs and sometimes as haunts for demented people. Matthew mentioned demoniacs, whereas Mark and Luke focused attention on one, probably the worst case.
With an unclean spirit (ἐν πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳ )
Lit., in an unclean spirit. Ἐν in has the force of in the power of. Dr. Morison compares the phrases in drink, in love.
Again, just then (euthys; cf. Mark 1:10), the presence of Jesus and His authoritative teaching in the synagogue provoked a strong outburst from a man under the control of an evil spirit lit., an unclean spirit, Semitic for demon; cf. Mark 1:34).
The demon spoke through the man who cried out, what do You want with us…? These words translate a Hebrew idiom which expresses the incompatibility of opposing forces (cf. Mark 5:7; Jos. 22:24; Jdg. 11:12; 2Sam. 16:10; 19:22).
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