Greek
Καὶ εὐθὺς ἦν ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ αὐτῶν ἄνθρωπος πνεύματι ἀκαθάρτῳ καὶ ἀνέκραξεν
Transliterated
kai euthys ēn en tē synagōgē autōn anthrōpos pneumati akathartō kai anekraxen
Literal English
And immediately was in the synagogue of them a man a spirit unclean And he cried out
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English
23And immediately there was a man, an unclean spirit in their synagogue, and he cried out,
Commentary
† The word for spirit in 1:23, 1:26, and 1:27, pneuma, is the same as the word for Spirit in 1:8, 1:10 and 1:12. The differences in the earlier verses are that it is capitalized, and it is qualified by the word "Holy", while in the later verses it is not capitalized, and is qualified by the word "unclean". Notably, while the Holy Spirit appears in the place of solitude in Mark 1, the unclean spirits appear in the synagogue among a group of people. Also, while the baptism of St. John the Baptist with water and of Jesus with the Holy Spirit out in the solitary place are purifying and sanctifying, the man with an unclean spirit appears in the synagogue, which may suggest the place and people in it are themselves to some extent unclean, or at least not at a high level of sanctity. Jesus however, Who has been by purified by St. John the Baptist and sanctified with the Holy Spirit, drives the unclean spirit out of the man and out of the synagogue. Through the purity and power of the Lord and Holy Spirit the unclean spirits are driven out.