Mark 1:12-28

12At once the Spirit brought him into the desert,

13where he was tempted by Satan for 40 days. He was there with the wild animals, and the angels took care of him.

14After John had been put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee and told people the Good News of God.

15He said, “The time has come, and God’s kingdom is near. Change the way you think and act, and believe the Good News.”

16As he was going along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they were fishermen.

17Jesus said to them, “Come, follow me! I will teach you how to catch people instead of fish.”

18They immediately left their nets and followed him.

19As Jesus went on a little farther, he saw James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in a boat preparing their nets ⌞to go fishing⌟.

20He immediately called them, and they left their father Zebedee and the hired men in the boat and followed Jesus.

21Then they went to Capernaum. On the next day of rest—a holy day, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

22The people were amazed at his teachings. Unlike their experts in Moses’ Teachings, he taught them with authority.

23At that time there was a man in the synagogue who was controlled by an evil spirit. He shouted,

24“What do you want with us, Jesus from Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

25Jesus ordered the spirit, “Keep quiet, and come out of him!”

26The evil spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out of him with a loud shriek.

27Everyone was stunned. They said to each other, “What is this? This is a new teaching that has authority behind it! He gives orders to evil spirits, and they obey him.”

28The news about him spread quickly throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.