Mar 1:25 | TNotes | STEP | 1:25 Jesus did not need to shout or utter magic words. He simply spoke with the authority of the Son of God (1:1 ), and the evil spirit obeyed. • Be quiet! Jesus commanded the evil spirit not to make him known. This is an instance of the “messianic secret,” an expression for passages in Mark in which Jesus commands demons or people not to reveal his identity (1:25 , 34 ; 3:11-12 ; 8:30 ; 9:9 ).

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‏ Mark 1:25

1:25 ^a Jesus did not need to shout or utter magic words. He simply spoke with the authority of the Son of God (1:1 ^b), and the evil spirit obeyed.

• Be quiet! Jesus commanded the evil spirit not to make him known. This is an instance of the “messianic secret,” an expression for passages in Mark in which Jesus commands demons or people not to reveal his identity (1:25 ^c, 34 ^d; 3:11-12 ^e; 8:30 ^f; 9:9 ^g).