26 Then the unclean spirit shook him, and cried out with a loud voice, and went out of him.

27 And they were all terrified, so that they asked one another, What is this? what is this new doctrine, that He commands even unclean spirits with authority, and they obey Him?

28 And soon the fame of him spread throughout all the country round about in Galilee.

29 And they went out of the synagogue a long time after, and came to the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.

30 And Simon's mother-in-law lay in a fever; and immediately they speak to Him about it.

31 And when he came up, he lifted her up, taking her by the hand; and the fever immediately left her, and she began to serve them.

32 And when evening came, when the sun was setting, they brought unto him all that were sick and possessed by demons.

33 And all the city gathered to the doors.

34 And he healed many who were afflicted with divers diseases; cast out many demons, and did not allow the demons to say that they knew that He was the Christ.

35 And in the morning, rising up very early, he went out and withdrew into a desert place, and there he prayed.

36 Simon and those who were with him went after him

37 and when they have found him, they say to him, 'All are looking for you.'

38 And he saith unto them, Let us go into the villages and cities that are near, that I may preach there also, for this I have come.

39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out demons.

40 A leper came to him, and beseeched him, and fell on his knees before him, and said to him, 'If thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me.'

41 And Jesus, having compassion on him, stretched out his hand, and touched him, and said to him, 'I will, be cleansed.'

42 And after these words the leprosy immediately departed from him, and he became clean.

43 And having looked at him sternly, straightway he sent him away

44 And he said to him, 'See that you say nothing to anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses commanded for a witness to them.'

45 And he went out, and began to proclaim and tell what had happened, so that Jesus could no longer enter into the city openly, but was outside, in the wilderness. And they came to Him from everywhere.

Chapter 2