But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
- KJV And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
- BSB But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
- NASB And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”
- NLT But Jesus reprimanded him. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered.
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Quick answer
Jesus silences the demon and commands it to come out. His mere word has power over the spiritual realm.
Overview
Jesus refuses testimony from demons, accepting no endorsement from the kingdom of darkness. His brief, authoritative command shows that He needs no rituals or struggle to defeat evil. This demonstrates the kingdom's power present in Jesus, who speaks and is obeyed.
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Cross-references · 7
- Mark 1:34He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. He didn’t allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.
- Acts 16:17Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”
- Mark 3:11–12The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, “You are the Son of God!”
- Luke 4:41Demons also came out of many, crying out, and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” Rebuking them, he didn’t allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
- Mark 9:25When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!”
- Luke 4:35Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” When the demon had thrown him down in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no harm.
- Ps 50:16But to the wicked God says, “What right do you have to declare my statutes, that you have taken my covenant on your lips,
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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