Mark 1:23-26
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[23] Immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, [24] saying, "Ha! What do we have to do with you, Jesus, you Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God!" [25] Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!" [26] The unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageCapernaum, a fishing town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee in Galilee, became a principal setting for Jesus’ early ministry; Mark places this synagogue exorcism there. Jerusalem, the Jordan, Judea, and Nazareth provide the broader geographic setting of Mark’s opening account, contrasting Jesus’ home region with Israel’s religious center.
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Mark 1:23-26 mentions Capernaum, Galilee, Jerusalem, Jordan, Judea, Nazareth and Sea of Galilee.
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