0 In Mark 1, why did Jesus command the devils not to speak?

And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. Nehemiah 13:25

Trivia: Who caused Solomon to sin?

In Mark 1, why did Jesus command the devils not to speak?


Because they knew him.

He [Jesus] ... cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. Mark 1:34

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