And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
Parallel translations
- WEB He 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.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.
- NASB And He healed many who were ill with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
- NLT So Jesus healed many people who were sick with various diseases, and he cast out many demons. But because the demons knew who he was, he did not allow them to speak.
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Quick answer
Jesus heals many and casts out many demons, silencing the demons who knew Him. His power is real, and His identity is carefully guarded.
Overview
The widespread healings confirm Jesus' authority over every kind of affliction. He forbids the demons to speak, refusing premature or distorted testimony about who He is. This 'messianic secret' theme in Mark guards against misunderstanding His mission, which must be understood in light of the cross.
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Cross-references · 5
- Luke 4:41Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
- Mark 3:12But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.
- Matt 4:23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Acts 16:16–18One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
- Mark 1:25But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
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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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