Mark 1:23-34

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.

29After they left the synagogue, they went directly to the house of Simon and Andrew. James and John went with them.

30Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever. The first thing they did was to tell Jesus about her.

31Jesus went to her, took her hand, and helped her get up. The fever went away, and she prepared a meal for them.

32In the evening, when the sun had set, people brought to him everyone who was sick and those possessed by demons.

33The whole city had gathered at his door.

34He cured many who were sick with various diseases and forced many demons out of people. However, he would not allow the demons to speak. After all, they knew who he was.