Keraia
Mark 1

Mark 1:24

Jesus Expels an Unclean Spirit · Mark 1:21–28
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Translations

Modern
“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
Traditional
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.
Literal
…saying, “What to us and to You, Jesus the Nazarene? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”
Latin
…dicens: Quid nobis et tibi, Jesu Nazarene? venisti perdere nos? scio qui sis, Sanctus Dei.

Original

Greek
English
“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

Notes

Mark 1:23–24

  • The demon spoke through the man who was possessed by an evil spirit (1:24). In the Gospels, demons are often associated with disease (9:17, 27; Matthew 17:15) and self-destructive behavior (Mark 1:26; 5:2–5; 9:17–18, 20–22).

    Demons know who Jesus is (1:34). They constantly identify him as the Holy One of God (for similar phrases see 3:11; 5:7).

  • In saying us, the evil spirit spoke on behalf of all demons. It recognized that Jesus has full authority and understood that he had come to oppose and destroy evil.

Mark 1:21–28

Jesus driving out evil spirits shows who he is and his power over Satan (see study notes on Mark 1:12–13 and 3:27; see also 1:34, 39; 3:11–12, 22; 5:1–20; 6:13; 7:24–30; 9:14–29).

Events

Parallels

Luke 4:31–37

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Places

Nazareth: The hometown of Jesus in Galilee

Glossary

Andrew, the Apostle Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Christ Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Demon Heal, Healing Mark, Gospel of Miracle Nazarene Peter, the Apostle Word, Word of God, Words of God

Topics

Capernaum: Miracles of Jesus Performed At Demons: Testify to the Divinity of Jesus Demons: The Man in the Synagogue Jesus, the Christ: Heals a Demoniac (At Capernaum) Jesus, the Christ: Holiness of Jesus, the Christ: Miracles of Demoniac in the Synagogue Healed Jesus, the Christ: Names, Appellations, and Titles of: Holy One of God Jesus, the Christ: Names, Appellations, and Titles of: Jesus of Nazareth Miracles of Jesus, in Chronological Order: Heals the Demoniac Nazareth: Jesus From The Miracles of Christ: Devils Cast Out Titles and Names of Christ: Holy One of God