Mark 1:25 (KJV)

Passage

And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,

Mark 1:24 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? 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 when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jesus", "rebuked", "saying", "hold", "peace", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jesus" and "rebuked", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "Saying Let us alone what have we..." into verse 26's "And when the unclean spirit had torn...", so "jesus" and "rebuked" 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 "jesus" and "rebuked" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.