Mark 1:26

26 The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.

Mark 1:26 in Other Translations

26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him.

26 At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him.

26 The afflicting spirit threw the man into spasms, protesting loudly - and got out.

26 And the unclean spirit convulsed him, shouted with a loud voice, and came out of him.

Mark 1:26 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 1:26

And when the unclean spirit had torn him
Not that he had torn any limb from him, or had made any wound in any part of his body; for Luke says, ( Luke 4:35 ) , that he "hurt him not", but he shook him; and as Luke there says, "threw him in the midst", of the people, or synagogue; and so the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read here, "he cast him", or "threw him to the ground": he threw him into convulsions, and laid him prostrate on the floor:

and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him;
though sorely, against his will, as his loud cry showed, and being obliged to it by a superior power.

Mark 1:26 In-Context

24 “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!”

25 “Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!”

26 The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.

27 The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.”

28 News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.

Cross References

• 1. Mark 9:20