Mark 3:11
New International Version
Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”

New Living Translation
And whenever those possessed by evil spirits caught sight of him, the spirits would throw them to the ground in front of him shrieking, “You are the Son of God!”

English Standard Version
And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”

Berean Standard Bible
And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”

Berean Literal Bible
And the unclean spirits, whenever they beheld Him, were falling down before Him and crying out, saying, "You are the Son of God."

King James Bible
And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

New King James Version
And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, “You are the Son of God.”

New American Standard Bible
And whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”

NASB 1995
Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”

NASB 1977
And whenever the unclean spirits beheld Him, they would fall down before Him and cry out, saying, “You are the Son of God!”

Legacy Standard Bible
And whenever the unclean spirits were seeing Him, they would fall down before Him and cry out, saying, “You are the Son of God!”

Amplified Bible
Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and screamed out, “You are the Son of God!”

Christian Standard Bible
Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, those possessed fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”

American Standard Version
And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Contemporary English Version
And whenever any evil spirits saw Jesus, they would fall to the ground and shout, "You are the Son of God!"

English Revised Version
And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whenever people with evil spirits saw him, they would fall down in front of him and shout, "You are the Son of God!"

Good News Translation
And whenever the people who had evil spirits in them saw him, they would fall down before him and scream, "You are the Son of God!"

International Standard Version
Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they would fall down in front of him and scream, "You are the Son of God!"

Majority Standard Bible
And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”

NET Bible
And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, "You are the Son of God."

New Heart English Bible
And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and shouted, saying, "You are the Son of God."

Webster's Bible Translation
And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Weymouth New Testament
And the foul spirits, whenever they saw Him, threw themselves down at His feet, screaming out: "You are the Son of God."

World English Bible
The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him and cried, “You are the Son of God!”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the unclean spirits, when they were seeing Him, were falling down before Him, and were crying, saying, “You are the Son of God”;

Berean Literal Bible
And the unclean spirits, whenever they beheld Him, were falling down before Him and crying out, saying, "You are the Son of God."

Young's Literal Translation
and the unclean spirits, when they were seeing him, were falling down before him, and were crying, saying -- 'Thou art the Son of God;'

Smith's Literal Translation
And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell before him, and cried, saying, That thou art the Son of God.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him: and they cried, saying:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell prostrate before him. And they cried out, saying,

New American Bible
And whenever unclean spirits saw him they would fall down before him and shout, “You are the Son of God.”

New Revised Standard Version
Whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and shouted, “You are the Son of God!”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And those who were afflicted with unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried saying, You are indeed the Son of God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And those who had plagues from foul spirits, when they saw him, they were falling down and they were crying out and they were saying, “You are the Son of God!”
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried out, saying: Thou art the Son of God.

Godbey New Testament
And unclean spirits, when they saw Him, fell down before Him, and were crying out, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Haweis New Testament
And the unclean spirits, when they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried out saying, Thou art the Son of God.

Mace New Testament
and when the impure spirits saw him, they threw themselves at his feet, crying out, "thou art the son of God."

Weymouth New Testament
And the foul spirits, whenever they saw Him, threw themselves down at His feet, screaming out: "You are the Son of God."

Worrell New Testament
And the unclean spirits, whensoever they were beholding Him, were falling down before Him, and crying, saying, "Thou art the Son of God."

Worsley New Testament
And impure spirits, when they saw Him, fell down before Him, and cried out, saying, Thou art the Son of God:

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Audio Bible



Context
Multitudes Follow Jesus
10For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him. 11And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!” 12But He warned them sternly not to make Him known.…

Cross References
Matthew 8:29
“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

Luke 4:41
Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

Acts 16:17
This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

James 2:19
You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

Matthew 14:33
Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

Luke 8:28
When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”

Mark 1:24
“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

Matthew 4:3
The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

John 6:69
We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”

Acts 19:15
But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”

1 John 4:2-3
By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, / and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.

Matthew 16:16
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

Luke 1:35
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

John 1:34
I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”

Acts 9:20
Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”


Treasury of Scripture

And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, You are the Son of God.

unclean.

Mark 1:23,24
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, …

Mark 5:5,6
And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones…

Matthew 8:31
So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

the Son.

Mark 1:1
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Matthew 4:3,6
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread…

Matthew 8:29
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?

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Mark 3
1. Jesus heals the withered hand,
10. and many other infirmities;
11. rebukes the unclean spirit;
13. chooses his twelve apostles;
22. convinces the blasphemy of casting out demons by Beelzebub;
31. and shows who are his brother, sister, and mother.














And when the unclean spirits saw Him
The phrase "unclean spirits" refers to demonic entities, often associated with impurity and opposition to God's holiness. In the Greek, "unclean" (ἀκάθαρτος, akathartos) denotes something that is ritually or morally impure. These spirits are in stark contrast to the purity and holiness of Jesus. The act of seeing Him implies recognition and acknowledgment of His divine authority. Historically, this recognition by demonic forces underscores the pervasive understanding of Jesus' power and identity, even among His adversaries.

they fell down before Him
The act of falling down is a gesture of submission and acknowledgment of superior authority. In the Greek, the word used here (προσκυνέω, proskyneō) often implies worship or reverence. This involuntary act by the unclean spirits highlights the undeniable authority of Jesus, even over the spiritual realm. It is a powerful testament to His divine nature, as even His enemies cannot help but bow in His presence.

and cried out
The phrase "cried out" (κράζω, krazo) suggests a loud, involuntary proclamation. This is not a quiet acknowledgment but a public and forceful declaration. The spirits, despite their opposition to Jesus, are compelled to speak the truth about His identity. This involuntary confession serves as a reminder of the ultimate power of truth and the authority of Christ that compels even His adversaries to declare His true nature.

'You are the Son of God!'
This declaration is profound. The title "Son of God" (υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ, huios tou theou) is a direct acknowledgment of Jesus' divine nature and His unique relationship with God the Father. In the Jewish context, this title was understood to signify the Messiah, the anointed one sent by God. The fact that unclean spirits, who are inherently opposed to God, recognize and declare this truth, serves as a powerful testament to Jesus' identity. It reinforces the Christian belief in the divinity of Christ and His authority over all creation, both physical and spiritual.

(11) And unclean spirits.--The testimony which had been given in a single instance (Mark 1:24) now became more or less general. But it came in a form which our Lord could not receive. The wild cry of the frenzied demoniac had no place in the evidence to which He appealed (John 5:31-37), and tended, so far as it impressed men at all, to set them against the Teacher who was thus acknowledged.

Verse 11. - And the unclean spirits, whensoever they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried, saying. It is worthy of notice that the afflicted people fell upon him (ἐπίπιπτειν αὐτῷ); but the unclean spirits felt down before him (προσέπιπτεν αὐτῷ), and this not out of love or devotion, but out of abject fear, dreading lest he should drive them out of the "possessed," and send them before their time to their destined torment. It is just possible that this homage paid to our Lord may have been an act of cunning - a ruse, as it were, to lead the people to suppose that our Lord was in league with evil spirits. Thou art the Son of God. Did, then, the unclean spirits really know that Jesus was the Son of God? A voice from heaven at his baptism had proclaimed him to be the Son of God, and that voice must have vibrated through the spiritual world. Then, further, they must have known him to be the Son of God by the numerous and mighty miracles which he wrought, and which they must have seen [o be real miracles, such as could only have been wrought by the supernatural power of God, and which were wrought by Christ for this very purpose, that they might prove him to be the promised Messiah, the only begotten Son of God. It may, however, be observed that they did not know this so clearly, but that, considering, on the other hand, the greatness of the mystery, they hesitated. It is probable that they were ignorant of the end and fruit of this great mystery, namely, that mankind were to be redeemed by the Incarnation, the Cross, and the Death of Christ; and so their own kingdom was to be overthrown, and the kingdom of God established. Blinded by their hatred of Jesus, whom they perceived to be a most holy Being, drawing multitudes to himself, they stirred up the passions of evil men against him, little dreaming that in promoting his destruction they were overthrowing their own kingdom.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
And when
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
τὰ (ta)
Article - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

unclean
ἀκάθαρτα (akatharta)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 169: Unclean, impure. Impure (lewd) or specially, (demonic).

spirits
πνεύματα (pneumata)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.

saw
ἐθεώρουν (etheōroun)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2334: From a derivative of theaomai; to be a spectator of, i.e. Discern, (experience) or intensively (acknowledge).

Him,
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

they fell down before
προσέπιπτον (prosepipton)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 4363: From pros and pipto; to fall towards, i.e. prostrate oneself, or to rush upon.

Him
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

cried out,
ἔκραζον (ekrazon)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 2896: To cry aloud, shriek. A primary verb; properly, to 'croak' or scream, i.e. to call aloud.

“You
Σὺ (Sy)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

are
εἶ (ei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Son
Υἱὸς (Huios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship.

of God!”
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.


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