Mar 1:26 | RWP | e4.org | Tearing him ( σπαραξαν αυτον ). Margin, convulsing him like a spasm. Medical writers use the word for the rotating of the stomach. adds "when the demon had thrown him down in the midst." Mark mentions the "loud voice" ( φονη μεγαλη ), a screech, in fact. It was a moment of intense excitement.

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Tearing him ( σπαραξαν αυτον ). Margin,

convulsing him like a spasm. Medical writers use the word for the rotating of the stomach. Lu 4:35 adds "when the demon had thrown him down in the midst." Mark mentions the "loud voice" ( φονη μεγαλη ), a screech, in fact. It was a moment of intense excitement.