Focused Passage

Mark 1:21-28

The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority

Mark opens with prophetic preparation, divine identification, wilderness testing, kingdom proclamation, disciple calling, authoritative teaching, demonic defeat, compassionate healing, prayerful mission, and cleansing mercy that spreads Jesus' fame.

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21 Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.

22 The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

23 Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:

24 “What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

25 But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”

26 At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek.

27 All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”

28 And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.

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Verse 21

Original words

Then Καὶ G2532 Conjunction [Jesus and His companions] went εἰσπορεύονται G1531 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition Capernaum Καφαρναούμ G2584 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction right away εὐθὺς G2112 Adverb [Jesus] entered εἰσελθὼν G1525 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular synagogue συναγωγὴν G4864 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular on the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural Sabbath σάββασιν G4521 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural [and] began to teach ἐδίδασκεν G1321 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 22

Original words

- καὶ G2532 Conjunction [The people] were astonished ἐξεπλήσσοντο G1605 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural at ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular teaching διδαχῇ G1322 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular because γὰρ G1063 Conjunction vvv ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular He taught διδάσκων G1321 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - αὐτοὺς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural as ὡς G5613 Adverb one who had ἔχων G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular authority ἐξουσίαν G1849 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction not οὐχ G3756 Adverb as ὡς G5613 Adverb the οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural scribes γραμματεῖς G1122 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 23

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- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction Suddenly εὐθὺς G2112 Adverb - ἦν G1510 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular a man ἄνθρωπος G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular with ἐν G1722 Preposition an unclean ἀκαθάρτῳ G169 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular spirit πνεύματι G4151 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction cried out ἀνέκραξεν G349 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition - αὐτῶν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular synagogue συναγωγῇ G4864 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 24

Original words

- λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular What Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular do You [ want ] σοί G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction with us ἡμῖν G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Jesus Ἰησοῦ G2424 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular of Nazareth Ναζαρηνέ G3479 Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular Have You come ἦλθες G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular to destroy ἀπολέσαι G622 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active us ἡμᾶς G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural I know οἶδά G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular who τίς G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular You σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular are εἶ G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Holy [One] Ἅγιος G40 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 25

Original words

But Καὶ G2532 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Jesus Ἰησοῦς G2424 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular rebuked ἐπετίμησεν G2008 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [the spirit] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Be silent Φιμώθητι G5392 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Singular He said λέγων G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Come ἔξελθε G1831 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular out of ἐξ G1537 Preposition him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 26

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At this καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular unclean ἀκάθαρτον G169 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular spirit πνεῦμα G4151 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular threw [the man] into convulsions σπαράξαν G4682 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular . . . αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular [and] came ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular out ἐξ G1537 Preposition - αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv φωνῆσαν G5455 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Singular with a loud shriek φωνῇ G5456 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular . . . μεγάλῃ G3173 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 27

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- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction All [the people] ἅπαντες G537 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural were amazed ἐθαμβήθησαν G2284 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural [and] ὥστε G5620 Conjunction began to ask συζητεῖν G4802 Verb - Present Infinitive Active vvv πρὸς G4314 Preposition one another ἑαυτοὺς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural - λέγοντας G3004 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural What Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular this τοῦτο G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular A new καινή G2537 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular teaching διδαχὴ G1322 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular with κατ’ G2596 Preposition authority ἐξουσίαν G1849 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular He commands ἐπιτάσσει G2004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular even καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural - τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural unclean ἀκαθάρτοις G169 Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural spirits πνεύμασι G4151 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction they obey ὑπακούουσιν G5219 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Him αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 28

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Singular news ἀκοὴ G189 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular about [Jesus] αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular spread ἐξῆλθεν G1831 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular quickly εὐθὺς G2112 Adverb through πανταχοῦ G3837 Adverb . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular whole ὅλην G3650 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular region περίχωρον G4066 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular of Galilee Γαλιλαίας G1056 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

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