on;
and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 Ah! what have we to do with
thee, Jesus thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy us? I know
thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 35 And Jesus rebuked him,
saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the demon
had thrown him down in the midst, he came out of him, having done
him no hurt. 36 And amazement came upon all, and they spake
together, one with another, saying, What is this word? for with
authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they
come out. 37 And there went forth a rumor concerning him into
every place of the region round about.

38 And he rose up from the synagogue, and entered into the house
of Simon. And Simon's wife's mother was holden with a great fever;
and they besought him for her. 39 And he stood over her, and
rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she rose up
and ministered unto them.

40 And when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with
divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on
every one of them, and healed them. 41 And demons also came out
from many, crying out, and saying, Thou art the Son of God. And
rebuking them, he suffered them not to speak, because they knew
that he was the Christ.

42 And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place:
and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would
have stayed him, that he should not go from them. 43 But he said
unto them, I must preach the good tidings of the kingdom of God to
the other cities also: for therefore was I sent.

44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Galilee.

The Sabbath at Nazareth is placed by Luke in sudden contrast with a
Sabbath passed at Capernaum. On the former, as the story opens, Jesus was
surrounded by his friends and townsmen; as it closes, they had turned into
a fierce mob which was seeking his death. In the latter, as the scene
opens, Jesus was faced by a demon; but as it closes, he was surrounded by
an admiring throng who were eager to have him remain in their midst.

Jesus was again in a synagogue, and was awakening surprise by the
character of his message. Unlike the teachers of his day, he spoke with
authority instead of quoting reputed "authorities" as he unfolded the
Scriptures. Suddenly the service was interrupted by the cries of a man who
was p