25. Jesus ordered the spirit, “Keep quiet, and come out of him!”
26. The evil spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out of him with a loud shriek.
27. Everyone 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.”
28. The news about him spread quickly throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.
29. After they left the synagogue, they went directly to the house of Simon and Andrew. James and John went with them.
30. Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever. The first thing they did was to tell Jesus about her.
31. Jesus went to her, took her hand, and helped her get up. The fever went away, and she prepared a meal for them.
32. In the evening, when the sun had set, people brought to him everyone who was sick and those possessed by demons.
33. The whole city had gathered at his door.
34. He 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.
35. In the morning, long before sunrise, Jesus went to a place where he could be alone to pray.
36. Simon and his friends searched for him.
37. When they found him, they told him, “Everyone is looking for you.”
38. Jesus said to them, “Let’s go somewhere else, to the small towns that are nearby. I have to spread ⌊the Good News⌋ in them also. This is why I have come.”