Luke 4:31-37

Good News Translation

A Man with an Evil Spirit^(A)

³¹ Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, where he taught the people on the Sabbath. ^32 (B)They were all amazed at the way he taught, because he spoke with authority. ³³ In the synagogue was a man who had the spirit of an evil demon in him; he screamed out in a loud voice, ³⁴ “Ah! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Are you here to destroy us? I know who you are: you are God's holy messenger!”

³⁵ Jesus ordered the spirit, “Be quiet and come out of the man!” The demon threw the man down in front of them and went out of him without doing him any harm.

³⁶ The people were all amazed and said to one another, “What kind of words are these? With authority and power this man gives orders to the evil spirits, and they come out!” ³⁷ And the report about Jesus spread everywhere in that region.