³² and ^(A)they were astonished at his teaching, ^(B)for his word possessed authority. ³³ And ^(C)in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, ³⁴ “Ha!^{[a] (D)}What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? ^(E)I know who you are—^(F)the Holy One of God.” ³⁵ But Jesus ^(G)rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and come out of him!” And when the demon had thrown him down in their midst, he came out of him, having done him no harm. ³⁶ And ^(H)they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? ^(I)For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!” ³⁷ And ^(J)reports about him went out into every place in the surrounding region.

Jesus Heals Many

^38 (K)And he arose and left the synagogue and entered Simon's house. Now ^(L)Simon's mother-in-law was ill with a high fever, and they appealed to him on her behalf. ³⁹ And he stood over her and ^(M)rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them.

⁴⁰ Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and ^(N)he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. ^41 (O)And demons also came out of many, ^(P)crying, “You are ^(Q)the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and ^(R)would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was ^(S)the Christ.

Jesus Preaches in Synagogues

^42 (T)And when it was day, he departed and went ^(U)into a desolate place. And ^(V)the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, ⁴³ but he said to them, ^(W)“I must ^(X)preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” ⁴⁴ And he was preaching ^(Y)in the synagogues of Judea.^[b]

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

5 On one occasion, while the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, he was standing by ^(Z)the lake of Gennesaret, ^2 (AA)and he saw two boats by the lake, but the fishermen had gone out of them and were ^(AB)washing their nets. ³ Getting into one of the boats, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the land. And ^(AC)he sat down and taught the people from the boat. ⁴ And when he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ^(AD)“Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” ⁵ And Simon answered, “Master, ^(AE)we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets.” ⁶ And when they had done this, ^(AF)they enclosed a large number of fish, and ^(AG)their nets were breaking. ⁷ They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. ^(AH)And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. ⁸ But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, ^(AI)“Depart from me, for ^(AJ)I am a sinful man, O Lord.” ⁹ For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, ¹⁰ and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.”^{[c] 11} And when they had brought their boats to land, ^(AK)they left everything and followed him.

Jesus Calls the First Disciples

^16 (A)Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. ¹⁷ And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become ^(B)fishers of men.”^{[a] 18} And immediately they left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹ And going on a little farther, he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, who were in their boat mending the nets. ²⁰ And immediately he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed him.

Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit

^21 (C)And they went into Capernaum, and immediately ^(D)on the Sabbath ^(E)he entered the synagogue and was teaching. ²² And ^(F)they were astonished at his teaching, ^(G)for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. ²³ And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, ^24 (H)“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? ^(I)I know who you are—^(J)the Holy One of God.” ²⁵ But Jesus ^(K)rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” ²⁶ And the unclean spirit, ^(L)convulsing him and ^(M)crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷ And they were all ^(N)amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? ^(O)A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.” ²⁸ And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee.

Jesus Heals Many

^29 (P)And immediately he^{[b] (Q)}left the synagogue and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰ Now ^(R)Simon's mother-in-law lay ill with a fever, and immediately they told him about her. ³¹ And he came and ^(S)took her by the hand and lifted her up, and the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

³² That evening at sundown they brought to him all who were sick or ^(T)oppressed by demons. ³³ And the whole city was gathered together at the door. ^34 (U)And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons. And ^(V)he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.