1. Marc 1:24 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

Why does the spirit say that he knows who Jesus is?

Marc 1:24 (NEG79)

24 Qu'y a-t-il entre nous et toi, Jésus de Nazareth? Tu es venu pour nous perdre. Je sais qui tu es: le Saint de Dieu.

It looks like a confession, but here it must be understood in the framework of the custom of achieving power over a demon or over the person who seeks to drive him out, by naming him. This displays the demon’s fear. He wards Jesus off.1