Discovery BoxMark 1:23 
Context1:23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, 1 and he cried out, 2
Mark 1:26
Context1:26 After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.
Mark 3:29
Context3:29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin” 3
Mark 14:38
Context14:38 Stay awake and pray that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
1 sn Unclean spirit refers to an evil spirit.
2 tn Grk “he cried out, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
3 sn Is guilty of an eternal sin. This passage has troubled many people, who have wondered whether or not they have committed this eternal sin. Three things must be kept in mind: (1) the nature of the sin is to ascribe what is the obvious work of the Holy Spirit (e.g., releasing people from Satan’s power) to Satan himself; (2) it is not simply a momentary doubt or sinful attitude, but is indeed a settled condition which opposes the Spirit’s work, as typified by the religious leaders who opposed Jesus; and (3) a person who is concerned about it has probably never committed this sin, for those who commit it here (i.e., the religious leaders) are not in the least concerned about Jesus’ warning. On this last point see W. W. Wessel, “Mark,” EBC 8:645-46.
