₂₉Jesus and his disciples, including James and John, left the synagogue and went straight to the home of Simon and Andrew. ₃₀Simon's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and as soon as Jesus arrived, he was told about her. ₃₁He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to wait on them.

₃₂After the sun had set and evening had come, people brought to Jesus all the sick and those who had demons. ₃₃All the people of the town gathered in front of the house. ₃₄Jesus healed many who were sick with all kinds of diseases and drove out many demons. He would not let the demons say anything, because they knew who he was.

₃₅Very early the next morning, long before daylight, Jesus got up and left the house. He went out of the town to a lonely place, where he prayed. ₃₆But Simon and his companions went out searching for him, ₃₇and when they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.”

₃₈But Jesus answered, “We must go on to the other villages round here. I have to preach in them also, because that is why I came.”

₃₉So he travelled all over Galilee, preaching in the synagogues and driving out demons.