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Berean Standard Bible

“All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!””

Mark 1:27

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Early in his ministry, Jesus is teaching in the synagogue at Capernaum on the Sabbath when a man with an unclean spirit cries out. Jesus silences the spirit and commands it to leave, and it obeys.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”

World English Bible (WEB)

They were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? A new teaching? For with authority he commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him!”

King James Version (KJV)

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean spirits, and they do obey him.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he commandeth even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they were all greatly surprised, so that they put questions to one another, saying, What is this? a new teaching! with authority he gives orders even to the unclean spirits, and they do what he says.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and they were all amazed, so as to reason among themselves, saying, 'What is this? what new teaching is this? that with authority also the unclean spirits he commands, and they obey him!'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y todos se maravillaron, de tal manera que inquirían entre sí, diciendo: ¿Qué es esto? ¿Qué nueva doctrina es ésta, que con potestad aun á los espíritus inmundos manda, y le obedecen?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Todos se quedaron tan espantados que se preguntaban unos a otros: «¿Qué es esto? Es una enseñanza nueva, ¡y con qué autoridad! ¡Hasta los espíritus inmundos lo obedecen!».

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