₂₁Jesus and his disciples came to the town of Capernaum, and on the next Sabbath Jesus went to the synagogue and began to teach. ₂₂The 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.

₂₃Just 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!”

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

₂₆The evil spirit shook the man hard, gave a loud scream, and came out of him. ₂₇The people were all so amazed that they started saying to one another, “What is this? Is it some kind of new teaching? This man has authority to give orders to the evil spirits, and they obey him!”

₂₈And so the news about Jesus spread quickly everywhere in the province of Galilee.