2. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power.
3. And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
4. Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, Jesus?(421) Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
5. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not.
6. And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.
7. And he arose out of the synagogue,(422) and entered into Simon’s house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her.
8. And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever, and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
9. And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.
10. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.(423)
11. And he came to Nazareth;(424) and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day,(425) and he began to preach to them.(426)
12. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth.(427)
13. And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here.(428)
14. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout the land;
15. But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
16. And many lepers were in the time of Eliseus the prophet in Israel,(429) and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
17. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
18. And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
19. But he passing through the midst of them, went his way to Capernaum.(430)