Mark 1:25-26

²⁵But Jesus reprimanded him. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered.

²⁶At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him.

Mark 1 launches the Gospel with explosive urgency. John the Baptist prepares the way in the wilderness, baptizing and proclaiming one greater to come. Jesus appears, is baptized, and immediately driven into the wilderness for testing. He then bursts onto the scene in Galilee, callin