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.
33. The whole town gathered at the door of the house.
34. Jesus healed many who had different kinds of sicknesses. He also forced many demons to leave people. But he would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who he was.