Mark 1:21-28

Expanded Bible

Jesus Forces Out an Evil Spirit^(A)

²¹ Jesus and his ·followers [disciples] went to Capernaum [^Ca town on the northwest shore of Lake Galilee; it became Jesus’ home base]. On the Sabbath day he went to the synagogue and began to teach. ²² The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught ·like [as] a person who had authority, not ·like [as] ·their teachers of the law [the scribes; ^Cexperts in the law of Moses]. ²³ Just then, a man was there in the synagogue who had an ·evil [defiling; ^Lunclean] spirit in him. [^CDemons were viewed as “unclean” or defiling spirit-beings.] He shouted, ²⁴ “Jesus ·of Nazareth [the Nazarene]! ·What do you want with us? [Let us alone!; What business do we have with each other? ^LWhat to us and to you?] Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are—God’s Holy One!”

²⁵ Jesus ·commanded [reprimanded; rebuked] the evil spirit, “Be quiet! Come out of the man!” ²⁶ The ·evil [defiling; ^Lunclean] spirit ·shook the man violently [threw him into convulsions], gave a ·loud cry [shriek], and then came out of him.

²⁷ The people were [^Lall] so amazed they asked each other, “What is happening here? This man is teaching something new, and with authority. He even gives ·commands [orders] to ·evil [defiling; ^Lunclean; v. 23] spirits, and they obey him.” ²⁸ And the ·news [report; fame] about Jesus spread quickly everywhere in the area of Galilee.