Jesus and the four fishermen, Peter, Andrew, James and John whom He had called came with Jesus into Capernaum.
That Sabbath, Jesus entered into the synagogue and began teaching. The people were astonished at this teaching, for He taught them with authority, not like the scribes taught.
While Jesus was teaching, a man with a wicked, unclean spirit entered the synagogue and cried out with a loud voice,
“What have we to do with you, Jesus you Nazarene, have you come to destroy us? I know who you are; you are the Holy One of God.”
Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and told it not to say any more.
Jesus then commanded the demon to come out of the man. The demon threw the man he possessed down to the ground and caused him to have convulsions and to cry out in anguish with a loud voice.
Then the demon departed as Jesus had commanded, leaving the man unhurt.
Everyone was amazed. They began to ask each other questions,
Some asked,
“Who is this?”
“What is this new teaching?”
Others noticed the power and authority of Jesus and they said to one another,
“He commands even the unclean spirits to come out of a man and they obey him!”
The news of this and other miracles immediately spread throughout the region as did many rumors concerning Jesus.
Everywhere in the region of Galilee and the outlying areas everyone was talking about Jesus.
