24. “Jesus of Nazareth! What do you want with us? Did you come to destroy us? I know who you are—God’s Holy One!”
25. Jesus said strongly, “Be quiet! Come out of the man!”
26. The evil spirit made the man shake violently. Then the spirit gave a loud cry and came out of him.
27. The people were amazed. They asked each other, “What is happening here? This man is teaching something new. And he teaches with authority. He even gives commands to evil spirits, and they obey him.”
28. And the news about Jesus spread quickly everywhere in the area of Galilee.
29. Jesus and his followers left the synagogue. They all went at once with James and John to the home of Simon and Andrew.
30. Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever. The people there told Jesus about her.
31. So Jesus went to her bed, took her hand, and helped her up. Immediately the fever left her, and she was healed. Then she began serving them.
32. That night, after the sun went down, the people brought to Jesus all who were sick. They also brought those who had demons in them.