Mark 1:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And there was in their Synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he gave a cry,

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  • Matt 12:43 : 43 But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of a man, goes through dry places looking for rest, and getting it not.
  • Mark 1:34 : 34 And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.
  • Mark 5:2 : 2 And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.
  • Mark 7:25 : 25 But a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean spirit, having had news of him, came straight away and went down at his feet.
  • Mark 9:25 : 25 And when Jesus saw that the people came running together, he gave orders to the unclean spirit, saying to him, You, spirit, who are the cause of his loss of voice and hearing, I say to you, come out of him, and never again go into him.
  • Luke 4:33-37 : 33 And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said, 34 Let us be! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I have knowledge who you are, the Holy One of God. 35 And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage. 36 And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out. 37 And there was much talk about him in all the places round about.

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  • Luke 4:32-36
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    32 And they were surprised at his teaching, for his word was with authority.

    33 And there was a man in the Synagogue who had an unclean spirit; and he gave a loud cry and said,

    34 Let us be! what have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I have knowledge who you are, the Holy One of God.

    35 And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.

    36 And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.

  • Mark 1:24-27
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    24 Saying, What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? have you come to put an end to us? I see well who you are, the Holy One of God.

    25 And Jesus said to him sharply, Be quiet, and come out of him.

    26 And the unclean spirit, shaking him violently, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.

    27 And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.

  • Mark 5:2-5
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    2 And when he had got out of the boat, straight away there came to him from the place of the dead a man with an unclean spirit.

    3 He was living in the place of the dead: and no man was able to keep him down, no, not with a chain;

    4 Because he had frequently been prisoned in chains and iron bands, and the chains had been parted and the bands broken by him: and no man was strong enough to make him quiet.

    5 And all the time, by day and by night, in the place of the dead, and in the mountains, he was crying out and cutting himself with stones.

  • Mark 5:7-9
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    7 And crying out with a loud voice he said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In God's name, do not be cruel to me.

    8 For Jesus had said to him, Come out of the man, you unclean spirit.

    9 And Jesus said, What is your name? And he made answer, My name is Legion, because there are a great number of us.

  • Mark 3:11
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    11 And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, went down before him, crying out, and saying, You are the Son of God.

  • Mark 3:30
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    30 Because they said, He has an unclean spirit.

  • Luke 8:26-30
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    26 And they came to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee.

    27 And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead.

    28 And when he saw Jesus, he gave a loud cry and went down on the earth before him and in a loud voice said, What have I to do with you, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Do not be cruel to me.

    29 For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

    30 And Jesus said to him, What is your name? And he said, Legion; for a number of spirits had gone into him.

  • Mark 1:39
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    39 And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.

  • Matt 8:28-29
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    28 And when he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, there came out to him from the place of the dead, two who had evil spirits, so violent that no man was able to go that way.

    29 And they gave a loud cry, saying, What have we to do with you, you Son of God? Have you come here to give us punishment before the time?

  • Mark 1:34
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    34 And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.

  • Luke 4:41
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    41 And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

  • Mark 9:25-26
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    25 And when Jesus saw that the people came running together, he gave orders to the unclean spirit, saying to him, You, spirit, who are the cause of his loss of voice and hearing, I say to you, come out of him, and never again go into him.

    26 And after crying out and shaking him violently, it came out: and the child became like one dead; so that most of them said, He is dead.

  • Mark 5:15-18
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    15 And they came to Jesus, and saw the man in whom had been the evil spirits seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, and they were full of fear.

    16 And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs.

    17 And they made a request to him to go out of their country.

    18 And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him.

  • Mark 5:12-13
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    12 And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.

    13 And he let them do it. And the unclean spirits came out and went into the pigs; and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the sea, about two thousand of them; and they came to their death in the sea.

  • Luke 9:39
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    39 And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.

  • Luke 6:18
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    18 And those who were troubled with unclean spirits were made well.

  • Mark 3:22
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    22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.

  • Luke 9:42
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    42 And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.

  • Acts 8:7
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    7 For unclean spirits came out from those who had them, crying with a loud voice; and a number of those who were ill and broken in body were made well.

  • Luke 11:24
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    24 The unclean spirit, when he has gone out of a man, goes through dry places, looking for rest; and when he does not get it, he says, I will go back to my house from which I came.

  • Mark 9:20
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    20 And they took him to him: and when he saw him, the spirit in him straight away became violent; and he went down on the earth, rolling about and streaming at the lips.

  • Luke 8:32-33
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    32 Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.

    33 And the evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs: and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water and came to destruction.

  • Mark 1:22
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    22 And they were full of wonder at his teaching, because he gave it as one having authority, and not like the scribes.

  • Luke 8:35-36
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    35 And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them.

    36 And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well.

  • Matt 8:31
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    31 And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.

  • Matt 8:34
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    34 And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.