Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit

²¹jAnd they went into Capernaum, and immediately kon the Sabbath lhe entered the synagogue and was teaching. ²²And mthey were astonished at his teaching, mfor he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. ²³And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, ²⁴n“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? oI know who you are—pthe Holy One of God.” ²⁵But Jesus qrebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” ²⁶And the unclean spirit, rconvulsing him and scrying out with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷And they were all tamazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? uA new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” ²⁸And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.

Jesus Heals Many

²⁹vAnd immediately he7 wleft the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰Now xSimon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. ³¹And he came and ytook her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

³²That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or zoppressed by demons. ³³And the whole city was gathered together at the door. ³⁴aAnd he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And bhe would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

³⁵cAnd rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and dthere he prayed. ³⁶And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, ³⁷and they found him and said to him, e“Everyone is looking for you.” ³⁸And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for fthat is why I came out.” ³⁹gAnd hhe went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

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