King James Version
Mark 1:23 in the King James Version says “And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,” — study this verse from Mark chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,”
Mark 1:23 · KJV
And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“synagogue”
G4864an assemblage of persons; specially, a jewish "synagogue" (the meeting or the place); by analogy, a christian church
“their”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“spirit”
G4151a current of air, i.e., breath (blast) or a breeze; by analogy or figuratively, a spirit, i.e., (human) the rational soul, (by implication) vital prin
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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