14 The people said, He teaches not as do the scribes and Pharisees; but as a man who knows, and has authority to speak.
15 As Jesus spoke, a man obsessed came in; the evil spirits that obsessed the man were of the baser sort; they often threw their victim to the ground, or in the fire.
16 And when the spirits saw the Christine master in the synagogue they knew him, and they said,
17 You son of God, why are you here? would you destroy us by the Word before our time? we would have naught to do with you; let us alone.
18 But Jesus said to them, By the omnific Word I speak; Come out; torment this man no more; go to your place.
19 And then the unclean spirits threw the man upon the floor, and, with a fiendish cry, they went away.
20 And Jesus lifted up the man and said to him, If you will keep your mind full occupied with good, the evil spirits cannot find a place to stay;
21 They only come to empty heads and hearts. Go on your way and sin no more.
22 The people were astonished at the words that Jesus spoke, the work he did. They asked among themselves,
23 Who is this man? From whence comes all this power that even unclean spirits fear, and flee away?