Mark 1:34

34 And he healed many {who were sick}^[a] with various diseases and expelled many demons. And he did not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Mark 1:34 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:34

And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases
Not that there were some, who had some sorts of diseases, whom he did not heal; but he healed all that came, or were brought to him, which were many, of every sort of disease, which were divers, with which they were afflicted:

and cast many devils;
even as many as were brought to him, or were possessed with any:

and he suffered not the devils to speak;
either for him, or against him; which shows his great power over them:

because they knew him,
or "that they knew him": he would not suffer them to say a word about him, because he knew that they knew that he was the Christ, the Son of God, or he would not permit them to say who he was; because he had others to bear witness of him, and better testimonies than theirs, and lest his enemies should reproach him with an agreement and familiarity with them.

Mark 1:34 In-Context

32 Now [when it] was evening, when the sun had set, they began bringing to him all those {who were sick} and those who were demon-possessed.

33 And the whole town was gathered together at the door.

34 And he healed many {who were sick} with various diseases and expelled many demons. And he did not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

35 And getting up early in the morning [while it was] very dark, he departed and went to a deserted place, and there he was praying.

36 And Simon and those [who were] with him searched diligently for him.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "who were having badly"