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But Elijah was not sent to any of those widows. Instead, he was sent to a widow in Zarephath near Sidon.
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And there were many in Israel who had skin diseases in the days of Elisha the prophet. But not one of them was healed except Naaman the Syrian."
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All the people in the synagogue were very angry when they heard that.
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They got up and ran Jesus out of town. They took him to the edge of the hill on which the town was built. They planned to throw him down the cliff.
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But Jesus walked right through the crowd and went on his way.
Jesus Drives Out an Evil Spirit
31 Then Jesus went to Capernaum, a town in Galilee. On the Sabbath day he began to teach the people.
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They were amazed at his teaching, because his message had authority.
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In the synagogue there was a man controlled by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice.
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"Ha!" he said. "What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are. You are the Holy One of God!"
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"Be quiet!" Jesus said firmly. "Come out of him!" Then the demon threw the man down in front of everybody. And it came out without hurting him.
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All the people were amazed. They said to each other, "What is this teaching? With authority and power he gives orders to evil spirits. And they come out!"