Mark 1:26 (WEB)

Passage

The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

Nearby Context

Mark 1:24 saying, “Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!”

Mark 1:25 Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!”

Mark 1:26 The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

Mark 1:27 They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!”

Mark 1:28 The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "unclean", "convulsing", "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 "Jesus rebuked him saying Be quiet and..." into verse 27's "They were all amazed so that they...", 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.