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MARK 1
ecause he t aught them like one who
b
had authority. He did not talk like the
teachers of the law. 23 Just then a man in
their synagogue cried out. He was con
trolled by an evil spirit. He said, 24 “What
do you want with us, J esus of Nazareth?
Have you come to destroy us? I know
who you are. You are the Holy One of
God!”
25 “Be quiet!” said J esus firmly. “Come
out of him!” 26 The evil spirit shook the
man wildly. Then it came out of him
with a scream.
27 All the peo
ple were
amazed. So
they a sked each other, “What is this?
A new teaching! And with so much au
thority! He even gives orders to evil spir
its, and they obey him.” 28 News about
Jesus spread quickly all over Galilee.
JESUS HEALS MANY PEOPLE
29
Jesus and those with him left the
synagogue. Right away they went with
James and John to the home of Simon
and Andrew. 30 Simon’s mother-in-law
was lying in bed with a fever. They told
Jesus about her right away. 31 So he went
to her. He took her hand and h
elped her
up. The fever left her. Then she began to
serve them.
32 That evening after sunset, the peo
ple brought to J esus all who were sick.
They also b
rought all who were con
ple
trolled by de
mons. 33 All the peo
in town gathered at the door. 34 Jesus
healed many of them. They had all
kinds of sicknesses. He also d
rove out
many demons. But he would not let the
demons speak, because they knew who
he was.
JESUS PRAYS IN A QUIET PLACE
35 It was very early in the morning and
still dark. J esus got up and left the h
ouse.
He went to a p
lace where he could be
alone. There he prayed. 36 Simon and his
friends went to look for Jesus. 37 When
they found him, they called out, “Every
one is looking for you!”
38 Jesus replied, “Let’s go somewhere
else. I want to go to the nearby towns.
I must p
reach t here also. That is why I
have come.” 39 So he traveled all around
Galilee. He preached in their syna
gogues. He also drove out demons.
JESUS HEALS A MAN WHO HAD
A SKIN DISEASE
40 A man who had a skin disease came
to J esus. On his k nees he b
egged Jesus.
He said, “If you are willing to make me
‘clean,’ you can do it.”
41 Jesus became angry. He reached
out his hand and
touched the man.
WHY DID THE HOLY SPIRIT COME
DOWN ON JESUS LIKE A DOVE?
The Holy Spirit is a spirit and does not have a body,
so he took a form that p eople could see. A dove was a great form
to take because when people see doves they think of peace and
purity. That is exactly what the Holy Spirit brings to us. After
Jesus left the earth, he sent the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit
stays with all Christians now that J esus is in heaven. The
Holy Spirit lives inside God’s people.
Mark 1:10
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