Mark 1:25

1:25 But Jesus rebuked him: “Silence! Come out of him!”

Mark 8:26

8:26 Jesus sent him home, saying, “Do not even go into the village.”


tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

tn Grk “rebuked him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

sn The command Come out of him! is an example of Jesus’ authority (see v. 32). Unlike other exorcists, Jesus did not use magical incantations nor did he invoke anyone else’s name.

tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tc Codex Bezae (D) replaces “Do not even go into the village” with “Go to your house, and do not tell anyone, not even in the village.” Other mss with some minor variations (Θ Ë13 28 565 2542 pc) expand on this prohibition to read “Go to your house, and if you go into the village, do not tell anyone.” There are several other variants here as well. While these expansions are not part of Mark’s original text, they do accurately reflect the sense of Jesus’ prohibition.