Mark 1:21–45

Jesus Forces an Evil Spirit out of a Man—Luke 4:31–37

²¹Then they went to Capernaum. On the next day of rest—a holy day, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. ²²The people were amazed at his teachings. Unlike their experts in Moses’ Teachings, he taught them with authority. 

²³At that time there was a man in the synagogue who was controlled by an evil spirit. He shouted, ²⁴“What do you want with us, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” 

²⁵Jesus ordered the spirit, “Keep quiet, and come out of him!” ²⁶The evil spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out of him with a loud shriek. 

²⁷Everyone was stunned. They said to each other, “What is this? This is a new teaching that has authority behind it! He gives orders to evil spirits, and they obey him.” 

²⁸The news about him spread quickly throughout the surrounding region of Galilee. 

Jesus Cures Simon’s Mother-in-Law and Many Others—Matthew 8:14–18; Luke 4:38–41

²⁹After they left the synagogue, they went directly to the house of Simon and Andrew. James and John went with them. ³⁰Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever. The first thing they did was to tell Jesus about her. ³¹Jesus went to her, took her hand, and helped her get up. The fever went away, and she prepared a meal for them. 

³²In the evening, when the sun had set, people brought to him everyone who was sick and those possessed by demons. ³³The whole city had gathered at his door. ³⁴He cured many who were sick with various diseases and forced many demons out of people. However, he would not allow the demons to speak. After all, they knew who he was. 

Spreading the Good News in Galilee—Matthew 4:23–25; Luke 4:42–44

³⁵In the morning, long before sunrise, Jesus went to a place where he could be alone to pray. ³⁶Simon and his friends searched for him. ³⁷When they found him, they told him, “Everyone is looking for you.” 

³⁸Jesus said to them, “Let’s go somewhere else, to the small towns that are nearby. I have to spread ⸤the Good News⸥ in them also. This is why I have come.” 

³⁹So he went to spread ⸤the Good News⸥ in the synagogues all over Galilee, and he forced demons out of people. 

Jesus Cures a Man with a Skin Disease—Matthew 8:1–4; Luke 5:12–14

⁴⁰Then a man with a serious skin disease came to him. The man fell to his knees and begged Jesus, “If you’re willing, you can make me clean.”^b

⁴¹Jesus felt sorry for him, reached out, touched him, and said, “I’m willing. So be clean!” 

⁴²Immediately, his skin disease went away, and he was clean. 

⁴³Jesus sent him away at once and warned him, ⁴⁴“Don’t tell anyone about this! Instead, show yourself to the priest. Then offer the sacrifices which Moses commanded as proof to people that you are clean.” 

⁴⁵When the man left, he began to talk freely. He spread his story so widely that Jesus could no longer enter any city openly. Instead, he stayed in places where he could be alone. But people still kept coming to him from everywhere.