34. “Jesus of Nazareth! What do you want with us? Did you come here to destroy us? I know who you are—God’s Holy One!”
35. But Jesus warned the evil spirit to stop. He said, “Be quiet! Come out of the man!” The evil spirit threw the man down on the ground in front of everyone. Then the evil spirit left the man and did not hurt him.
36. The people were amazed. They said to each other, “What does this mean? With authority and power he commands evil spirits and they come out.”
37. And so the news about Jesus spread to every place in the whole area.
38. Jesus left the synagogue and went to Simon’s house. Simon’s mother-in-law was very sick. She had a high fever. They asked Jesus to do something to help her.
39. He stood very close to her and ordered the sickness to go away. The sickness left her, and she got up and began serving them.
40. When the sun went down, the people brought their sick friends to Jesus. They had many different kinds of sicknesses. Jesus laid his hands on each sick person and healed them all.