^34 (A)And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And ^(B)he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

^41 (A)And demons also came out of many, ^(B)crying, “You are ^(C)the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and ^(D)would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was ^(E)the Christ.

¹² And ^(A)he strictly ordered them not to make him known.

Paul and Silas in Prison

¹⁶ As we were going to ^(A)the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had ^(B)a spirit of ^(C)divination and ^(D)brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. ¹⁷ She followed Paul and us, ^(E)crying out, “These men are ^(F)servants of ^(G)the Most High God, who proclaim to you ^(H)the way of salvation.” ¹⁸ And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, ^(I)“I command you ^(J)in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And ^(K)it came out that very hour.

Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds

^23 (A)And he went throughout all Galilee, ^(B)teaching in their synagogues and ^(C)proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and ^(D)healing every disease and every affliction among the people.

²⁵ But Jesus ^(A)rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!”