about the power of touching Him. The word for diseases here is peculiar because it is normally translated “scourge.” It was believed by some that illnesses were scourges from God. Some people in the crowd were apparently possessed by unclean spirits. The words unclean spirits, evil spirits, and demons are really synonyms. When these people came into Jesus’ presence, the unclean spirits in them fell down and acknowledged that Jesus was the Son of God. Here we have another instance where Jesus orders