New Testament in a Year

Jesus Heals a Man with an Unclean Spirit^(A)

³¹ Then Jesus^[a] went down to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and began teaching the people^[b] on Sabbath days.^{[c] 32} They were utterly amazed at what he taught, because his message was spoken^[d] with authority.

³³ In the synagogue was a man who had a demon.^[e] He screamed with a loud voice, ³⁴ “Oh, no! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

³⁵ But Jesus rebuked him. “Be quiet,” he said, “and come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man^[f] down in the middle of the synagogue^[g] and came out of him without hurting him.

³⁶ Overwhelmed with amazement, they all kept saying to one another, “What kind of statement is this?—because with authority and power he gives orders to unclean spirits, and they come out!” ³⁷ So news about him spread to every place in the surrounding region.

Jesus Heals Many People^(B)

³⁸ Then Jesus^[h] got up to leave the synagogue and went into Simon’s house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was sick with a high fever, so they asked Jesus^[i] about her. ³⁹ He bent over her, rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began serving them. ⁴⁰ When the sun was setting, everyone who had any friends^[j] suffering from various diseases brought them to him. He placed his hands on each of them and began healing them. ⁴¹ Even demons came out of many people, screaming, “You are the Son of God!” But Jesus^[k] rebuked them and ordered them not to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.^[l]

Jesus Goes on a Preaching Tour^(C)

⁴² At daybreak he left and went to a deserted place, while the crowds kept looking for him. When they came to him, they tried to keep him from leaving them. ⁴³ But he told them, “I have to proclaim the good news about the kingdom of God in other cities, because I was sent to do that also.” ⁴⁴ So he continued to preach in the synagogues of Galilee.^[m]