³⁶ And ^(A)they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? ^(B)For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

³² and ^(A)they were astonished at his teaching, ^(B)for his word possessed authority.

²² who has gone into heaven and ^(A)is at the right hand of God, ^(B)with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

^12 (A)so that even handkerchiefs or aprons that had touched his skin were carried away to the sick, and their diseases left them and ^(B)the evil spirits came out of them. ¹³ Then some of the itinerant Jewish ^(C)exorcists ^(D)undertook to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, ^(E)“I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.” ¹⁴ Seven sons of a Jewish high priest named Sceva were doing this. ¹⁵ But the evil spirit answered them, ^(F)“Jesus I know, and Paul I recognize, but who are you?” ¹⁶ And the man in whom was the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered all^[a] of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

The Return of the Seventy-Two

^17 (A)The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, “Lord, ^(B)even the demons are subject to us in your name!” ¹⁸ And he said to them, ^(C)“I saw Satan ^(D)fall like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹ Behold, I have given you authority ^(E)to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of ^(F)the enemy, and ^(G)nothing shall hurt you. ^20 (H)Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that ^(I)your names are written in heaven.”

¹⁷ And ^(A)these signs will accompany those who believe: ^(B)in my name they will cast out demons; ^(C)they will speak in new tongues; ^18 (D)they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; ^(E)they will lay their hands ^(F)on the sick, and they will recover.”

¹⁹ So then the Lord Jesus, ^(G)after he had spoken to them, ^(H)was taken up into heaven and ^(I)sat down at the right hand of God. ²⁰ And they went out and preached everywhere, while ^(J)the Lord worked with them and confirmed ^(K)the message ^(L)by accompanying signs.]]

³⁷ And they were ^(A)astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

²⁷ And they were all ^(A)amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? ^(B)A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.”

Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit

^22 (A)Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw. ^23 (B)And all the people were amazed, and said, ^(C)“Can this be the Son of David?”