Mark 1:26 (YLT)

Passage

and the unclean spirit having torn him, and having cried with a great voice, came forth out of him,

Nearby Context

Mark 1:24 saying, `Away! what--to us and to thee, Jesus the Nazarene? thou didst come to destroy us; I have known thee who thou art--the Holy One of God.'

Mark 1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, `Be silenced, and come forth out of him,'

Mark 1:26 and the unclean spirit having torn him, and having cried with a great voice, came forth out of him,

Mark 1:27 and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, `What is this? what new teaching <FI>is<Fi> this? that with authority also the unclean spirits he commandeth, and they obey him!'

Mark 1:28 And the fame of him went forth immediately to all the region, round about, of Galilee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "unclean", "having", "torn", "cried", "great", and "voice". 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 Be silenced..." into verse 27's "and they were all amazed so as...", 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.