Mark 1:34

32 That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all who were sick and demon-possessed,

33 and the whole town gathered at the door.

And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

35 Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.

36 Simon and his companions went to look for Him,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.
KJV
And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him.
WEB
He healed many who were sick with various diseases and cast out many demons. He didn’t allow the demons to speak, because they knew him.
ASV
And he healed many that were sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and he suffered not the demons to speak, because they knew him.
DARBY
And he healed many suffering from various diseases; and he cast out many demons, and did not suffer the demons to speak because they knew him.
BLB
And He healed many ill having various diseases, and He cast out many demons. And He was not allowing the demons to speak, because they knew Him.
ÅB
Og han helbredet mange som hadde ondt av forskjellige sykdommer, og drev ut mange onde ånder, og han tillot ikke de onde ånder å tale, fordi de kjente ham.
OTB
og Jesus helbredet mange som led av forskjellige sykdommer. Han drev også ut mange demoner, men han tillot ikke demonene å tale fordi de kjente ham.
B1930
Og han helbredet mange som hadde ondt av forskjellige sykdommer, og drev ut mange onde ånder, og han tillot ikke de onde ånder å tale, fordi de kjente ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 4:41

    Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

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  • Mark 3:12

    But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.

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  • Acts 16:16–18

    One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.

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  • Matthew 4:23

    Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

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  • Mark 1:25

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

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