Mark 1:23
“And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,”
And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
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.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
Counter-Arguments
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Cross-References
“And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,”
“And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.”
“And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.”
“When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.”
“And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,”