23. Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out,
24. ‘What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – the Holy One of God!’
25. ‘Be quiet!’ said Jesus sternly. ‘Come out of him!’
26. The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.
27. The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, ‘What is this? A new teaching – and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.’
28. News about him spread quickly over the whole region of Galilee.