²³ And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, ^24 (A)“What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? ^(B)I know who you are—^(C)the Holy One of God.” ²⁵ But Jesus ^(D)rebuked him, saying, “Be silent, and come out of him!” ²⁶ And the unclean spirit, ^(E)convulsing him and ^(F)crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷ And they were all ^(G)amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? ^(H)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.

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

Jesus Preaches in Galilee

^35 (D)And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and ^(E)there he prayed. ³⁶ And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, ³⁷ and they found him and said to him, ^(F)“Everyone is looking for you.” ³⁸ And he said to them, “Let us go on to the next towns, that I may preach there also, for ^(G)that is why I came out.” ^39 (H)And ^(I)he went throughout all Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.