Luke 4:31-37

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³¹ Then he returned to Capernaum, a city in Galilee, and preached there in the synagogue every Saturday. ³² Here, too, the people were amazed at the things he said. For he spoke as one who knew the truth, instead of merely quoting the opinions of others as his authority.

³³ Once as he was teaching in the synagogue, a man possessed by a demon began shouting at Jesus, ³⁴ “Go away! We want nothing to do with you, Jesus from Nazareth. You have come to destroy us. I know who you are—the Holy Son of God.”

³⁵ Jesus cut him short. “Be silent!” he told the demon. “Come out!” The demon threw the man to the floor as the crowd watched, and then left him without hurting him further.

³⁶ Amazed, the people asked, “What is in this man’s words that even demons obey him?” ³⁷ The story of what he had done spread like wildfire throughout the whole region.