32 And they were aastonished at His teaching, bfor His word was with authority.
33aNow in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,
34 saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? aI know who You are—bthe Holy One of God!”
35 But Jesus rebuked him, saying,1“Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him in their midst, it came out of him and did not hurt him.
36 Then they were all amazed and spoke among themselves, saying, “What a word this is! For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.”
Ah! (Ea). An interjection frequent in the Attic poets, but rare in prose. Apparently second person singular imperative of eaw, to permit. It is expressive of wonder, fear, indignation. Here it amounts to a diabolical screech. For the rest of the verse see discussion on Mark 1:24 and Matthew 8:29. The muzzle (fimov) occurs literally in I Corinthians 9:9, I Timothy 5:18, and metaphorically here and Mark 1:25; Mark 4:39; Matthew 22:12.
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