Mark 1:26 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Mark 1:24 saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.

Mark 1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

Mark 1:26 And the unclean spirit, tearing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

Mark 1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

Mark 1:28 And the report of him went out straightway everywhere into all the region of Galilee round about.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "unclean", "tearing", "crying", "loud", "voice", and "came". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "unclean", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And Jesus rebuked him saying Hold thy..." into verse 27's "And they were all amazed insomuch that...", so "Spirit" and "unclean" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "unclean" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.