Gospel of Mark Chapter 1 Vs. 25

 Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit

Mark 1:25 “And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.”

Hold thy peace... Jesus wanted no testimony to the truth from the demonic realm to fuel charges that He was in league with Satan (3:22; Acts 16:16-18).

Hold thy peace (φιμώθητι)

Lit., be muzzled or gagged See on Mat. 22:12.

He was speechless (ἐφιμώθη)

Lit., he was muzzled or gagged. It is used of muzzling the ox (1TiM. 5:18) and is addressed by Christ to the demon (Mark 1:25), and to the raging sea (Mark 4:39). Peter uses it of putting the ignorant and foolish to silence (1Pet. 2:15).

Jesus commands the spirit to come out of the victim. He does not rebuke the man, but his oppressor. Jesus issues the same command, Hold thy peace, to the storm (in 4:39).

We will see that Jesus was speaking to this evil spirit in the man and not to the man. Jesus is the Lord overall. Jesus is even the Lord over this evil spirit, and this evil spirit had to obey the voice of Jesus. When Jesus told this evil spirit, to hush it hushed. When Jesus told the evil spirit to come out of him, it had to obey Jesus, as we see in the next verse.

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

Again, in a few direct words no incantations Jesus sternly rebuked epetimēsen cf. Mark 4:39) the evil spirit and ordered the demon to come out of the man. The words be quiet translate the forceful phimōthēti be muzzled or silenced (cf. Mark 4:39).