Mark 1:25

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 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 Luke 4:33. There was in the synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, en pneumati akatharto?in an... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 1:23-28

1:23-28 There was in the synagogue a man in the grip of an unclean spirit. Immediately he broke into a shout. "What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth?" he said. "Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are you are The Holy One of God." Jesus spoke sternly to him. "Be silent," he said, "and come out of him." When the unclean spirit had convulsed the man and had cried with a great cry it came out of him. They were all so astonished that they kept asking each other, "What is this?... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:25

And Jesus rebuked him ,.... Checking his insolence, despising his flattery, and refusing to receive a testimony from him; and which he wanted not, lest it should be thought he had a familiarity and confederacy with him: saying, hold thy peace ; stop thy mouth, I need no such witness as thine, nor thy praises; I am not to be soothed by thy flattery, nor is my mouth to be stopped, or power restrained, by such methods: wherefore he adds, and come out of him : I will not let thee alone,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:25

And Jesus rebuked him - A spirit of this cast will only yield to the sovereign power of the Son of God. All watchings, fasting, and mortifications, considered in themselves, will do little or no good. Uncleanness, of every description, will only yield to the rebuke of God. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-28

The authority of Jesus. A note of Christ's work as a whole, which occasioned remark amongst his contemporaries. Not so much what he did, as how. A grandeur of nature and manner. Nothing is so difficult to define as authority, especially when it is a personal attribute. I. How IT SHOWED ITSELF . 1 . From the outset of his career. The Capernaum synagogue, where his boyhood had been passed, did not daunt him. The ordinary circumstances, which tend to dwarf even great men, did... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-28

Soul-emancipation. I. BONDAGE OF BODY AND SOUL OUR NATURAL CONDITION . We are fettered and distressed in our fetters. Disease is a bond; habitual ideas of one kind or another are bonds to every man. The mystery of evil possession we cannot fathom; what we know is that our imagination is a tyrant. "Fixed ideas" harshly govern us, irritate our passions. We long for freedom, yet cannot shake them off. II. THIS RESTRAINT MUST BE PUT AN END TO BY DIVINE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-28

Parallel passage: Luke 4:31-37 .— The healing of a demoniac the synagogue of Capernaum. I. SYNAGOGUE SERVICE . It was the sabbath, and our Lord was teaching in the synagogue of Capernaum. The service of the synagogue was simple. In addition to the prayers, there was the reading of the Divine Word. First came the Parashah , or lesson of the Law; then followed the Haphtarah , or prophetical section. Hence we read, in the account of our Lord standing up to read in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-39

The illustrative example of Christ's work. No sooner is the great work begun than a strikingly illustrative example of its true character and beneficent power is presented. It was in Capernaum, which, so far from being "exalted unto heaven," would hear the curse, "Thou shalt go down unto Hades." And it was "the sabbath day;" therefore of a surety "he straightway … entered into the synagogue." Now, in his "Father's house," he is doing the great work he came to do, "to bear witness of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:23-28

Christ's authority over spirits. After a condensed narrative of the events introductory to our Lord's ministry, Mark proceeds to relate, in circumstantial detail, miracles performed in Capernaum and the neighborhood, forming a cycle of the greatest importance; for by these miracles the interest of the population of Galilee was excited, whilst the hostility of the scribes and Pharisees was gradually aroused. Mark's is the Gospel of Power—his emblem is the lion. He tells the story of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:25

Hold thy peace, and come out of him . It was necessary that our Lord should at once assert his absolute power over the evil spirits; and not only this, but also that he should show that he had nothing to do with them. Later on in his ministry it was objected to him that he cast out devils by the prince of the devils. Then, further, the time was not yet arrived when Christ was to be publicly proclaimed as the Son of God. This great truth was to be gradually unfolded, and the people were to be... read more

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