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Mark 1:18-25 Good News Bible (GNB)

18. At once they left their nets and went with him.

19. He went a little farther on and saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat getting their nets ready.

20. As soon as Jesus saw them, he called them; they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went with Jesus.

21. Jesus and his disciples came to the town of Capernaum, and on the next Sabbath Jesus went to the synagogue and began to teach.

22. The people who heard him were amazed at the way he taught, for he wasn't like the teachers of the Law; instead, he taught with authority.

23. Just then a man with an evil spirit in him came into the synagogue and screamed,

24. “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Are you here to destroy us? I know who you are — you are God's holy messenger!”

25. Jesus ordered the spirit, “Be quiet, and come out of the man!”