Mark 1:21-39

21Then they went to Capernaum. When the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.

22The people there were amazed by his teaching, because he taught them like one who had authority, not like the experts in the law.

23Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

24“Leave us alone, Jesus the Nazarene! Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – the Holy One of God!”

25But Jesus rebuked him: “Silence! Come out of him!”

26After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.

27They were all amazed so that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He even commands the unclean spirits and they obey him.”

28So the news about him spread quickly throughout all the region around Galilee.

29Now as soon as they left the synagogue, they entered Simon and Andrew’s house, with James and John.

30Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down, sick with a fever, so they spoke to Jesus at once about her.

31He came and raised her up by gently taking her hand. Then the fever left her and she began to serve them.

32When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed.

33The whole town gathered by the door.

34So he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

35Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.

36Simon and his companions searched for him.

37When they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.”

38He replied, “Let us go elsewhere, into the surrounding villages, so that I can preach there too. For that is what I came out here to do.”

39So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.