At night they go to caves and tombs to consult the spirits of the dead. They eat pork and drink broth made from meat offered in pagan sacrifices.

As Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a man from the town who had demons in him. For a long time this man had gone without clothes and would not stay at home, but spent his time in the burial caves.

(He said this because Jesus was saying, "Evil spirit, come out of this man!")

Just then a man with an evil spirit came into the synagogue and screamed,

The evil spirit shook the man hard, gave a loud scream, and came out of him.

(Jesus said this because some people were saying, "He has an evil spirit in him.")

A woman, whose daughter had an evil spirit in her, heard about Jesus and came to him at once and fell at his feet.

As the boy was coming, the demon knocked him to the ground and threw him into a fit. Jesus gave a command to the evil spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.