9:25 Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked 5 the unclean spirit, 6 saying to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”
1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man who was healed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Grk “and”; καί (kai) often has a mildly contrastive force, as here.
4 tn The imperfect verb has been translated iteratively.
5 tn Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).
6 sn Unclean spirit refers to an evil spirit.