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The unclean spirits, whenever they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, "You are the Son of God!"
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A Forced Confession
Commentators note the profound irony: while crowds were still figuring out who Jesus was, the demonic spirits immediately recognized Him as the 'Son of God.' Scholars explain this wasn't praise, but a forced acknowledgment of His superior authority, compelling even His enemies to declare His true identity.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Unclean spirits. Persons who were possessed by evil spirits.
Thou art the Son of God. The title "Son of God" is used here …
Whensoever they beheld him (οταν αυτον εθεωρουν). Imperfect indicative with οταν of repeated action. They kept falling down before…
19th Century
Anglican
And unclean spirits.—The testimony which had been given in a single instance (Mark 1:24) now became more or l…
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Again Jesus came into conflict with the demonic. The evil spirits recognized who Jesus was—even if the crowds did not. By crying out “You are the S…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And unclean spirits, when they saw him That is, as the Syriac and Arabic versions read, "they who had unclean spirit…
All our sicknesses and calamities spring from the anger of God against our sins. Their removal, or making them blessings for us, was purchased for …
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