²³ Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit; and he cried out [terribly from the depths of his throat],

²⁶ The unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions, and screeching with a loud voice, came out of him.

²⁷ They were all so amazed that they debated and questioned each other, saying, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits (demons), and they obey Him.”

¹¹ Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and screamed out, “You are the Son of God!”

³⁰ [Jesus said this] because the scribes and Pharisees were [attributing His miracles to Satan by] saying, “He has an unclean spirit.”

² When Jesus got out of the boat, immediately a man from the tombs with an unclean spirit met Him,

⁸ For Jesus had been saying to him, “Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!”

¹³ Jesus gave them permission. And the unclean spirits came out [of the man] and entered the pigs. The herd, numbering about two thousand, rushed down the steep bank into the sea; and they were drowned [one after the other] in the sea.

The Twelve Sent Out

⁷ And He called the twelve [disciples] and began to send them out [as His special messengers] two by two, and gave them authority and power over the unclean spirits.

²⁵ Instead, after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet.