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 unharmed. A great fear  came  upon  all  who  witnessed  this miracle, and  they  said  one  to  another:  “What  word  is  this? For with authority  and  power  He  commandeth  the  unclean  spirits, and they  go  out.”

From the  synagogue  Jesus  went  to  the  house  of  Simon  Peter. It so  happened  that  the  mother-in-law  of  Peter  was  grievously sick, and  Jesus  was  asked  to  cure  her. He drew  near  her bed, commanded  the  fever,  and  it  left  her. Immediately she arose, cured of  the  fever, and  waited  on  them  as  they  sat at table.

When the  sun  was  down,  the  sick  and  infirm  of  the  city were brought  to  Jesus,  and  He  laid  His  hands  upon  them,  and they were  healed.

Early next  morning  He  left  Capharnaum  and  retired  to  a desert  place. But the  people  followed  Him  in  crowds,  beseeching Him  not  to  leave  them. He said  to  them:  “I  must  preach the kingdom  of  God  in  other  places  also;  for  therefore  am I sent.”