²¹They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.^y ²²The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.^z ²³Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, ²⁴“What do you want with us,^a Jesus of Nazareth?^b Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”^c

²⁵“Be quiet!” said Jesus sternly. “Come out of him!”^d ²⁶The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.^e

²⁷The people were all so amazed^f that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.” ²⁸News about him spread quickly over the whole region^g of Galilee.

Jesus Heals Many

1:29–31pp—Mt 8:14,15; Lk 4:38,39 1:32–34pp—Mt 8:16,17; Lk 4:40,41

²⁹As soon as they left the synagogue,^h they went with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew. ³⁰Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they immediately told Jesus about her. ³¹So he went to her, took her hand and helped her up.ⁱ The fever left her and she began to wait on them.

³²That evening after sunset the people brought to Jesus all the sick and demon-possessed.^j ³³The whole town gathered at the door, ³⁴and Jesus healed many who had various diseases.^k He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.^l

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Cross references

yver 39; See Mt 4:23; See Mk 10:1
zSee Mt 7:28, 29
aSee Mt 8:29
b Mt 2:23; Lk 24:19; Jn 1:45, 46; Ac 4:10; 24:5
c Ps 16:10; Isa 41:14, 16, 20; Lk 1:35; Jn 6:69; Ac 3:14; 1 Jn 2:20
dver 34
e Mk 9:20
f Mk 10:24, 32
gSee Mt 9:26
hver 21, 23
iSee Lk 7:14
jSee Mt 4:24
kSee Mt 4:23
l Mk 3:12; Ac 16:17, 18