Mark continues with Authority of Christ the demons and the casting out with power
Mark 1 Continues with Authority, Demons, and Healing John a Jew by birth also had the Roman surname of Mark was from Jerusalem where his mother , Mary, who had great wealth, was personally acquainted with the scenes and ministry of Jesus. ( Erdman on Mark). We said as well that Mark had a lapse in his ministry with Paul, after Perga and Cyprus and he turned back much to Paul's disappointment, but he was restored, and was an good friend of Peter the Apostle. Mark has great detail in his Gospel, although shorter and not containing many scenes in the other Gospels. Today's scene I do not find in the Matthew, John but it is in Luke 4 beginning at vs. 31. It seems quite similar to Mark. It seems more vivid to me in Mark however... Authority, New Teaching and Astonishment are some of the words that the people used in the synagogue about Jesus. They were " astonished at his teaching". Lk. 4:32 His words had authority , gk power out of authority or weight. ...