{ "schemaVersion": 1, "kind": "event", "id": "the-demoniac", "era": "life-of-jesus", "order": 331, "title": "Deliverance in Capernaum’s synagogue", "group": "galilean-ministry", "date": { "kind": "relative", "label": "Ministry in Galilee", "note": "A guided comparison of Gospel accounts, not a measured calendar or a claim that every parallel follows the same sequence." }, "pin": [ 35.57516, 32.88059 ], "pinConfidence": "Identified site", "pinPlace": "capernaum_274", "summary": "In Capernaum’s synagogue, Jesus teaches with authority and commands an unclean spirit to leave a man. Those present are amazed, and reports spread through the surrounding area.", "context": "The spirit’s recognition of Jesus is followed by a command to be silent. The account distinguishes recognition of his identity from the faithful response expected of his hearers.", "question": "What do the people notice about Jesus’s teaching and command?", "locationNote": "Mark and Luke explicitly place the synagogue scene in Capernaum. The marker does not date or authenticate a surviving synagogue structure.", "passages": [ { "reference": "Mark 1:21–28", "range": [ 41001021, 41001028 ], "translation": "bsb", "url": "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201%3A21%E2%80%9328&version=BSB", "availability": "bundled", "verses": [ { "book": "Mark", "chapter": 1, "verse": 21, "text": "Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach." }, { "book": "Mark", "chapter": 1, "verse": 22, "text": "The people were astonished at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not as the scribes." }, { "book": "Mark", "chapter": 1, "verse": 23, "text": "Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue:" }, { "book": "Mark", "chapter": 1, "verse": 24, "text": "“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”" }, { "book": "Mark", "chapter": 1, "verse": 25, "text": "But Jesus rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”" }, { "book": "Mark", "chapter": 1, "verse": 26, "text": "At this, the unclean spirit threw the man into convulsions and came out with a loud shriek." }, { "book": "Mark", "chapter": 1, "verse": 27, "text": "All the people were amazed and began to ask one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him!”" }, { "book": "Mark", "chapter": 1, "verse": 28, "text": "And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee." } ] }, { "reference": "Luke 4:32–37", "range": [ 42004032, 42004037 ], "translation": "bsb", "url": "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%204%3A32%E2%80%9337&version=BSB", "availability": "bundled", "verses": [ { "book": "Luke", "chapter": 4, "verse": 32, "text": "They were astonished at His teaching, because His message had authority." }, { "book": "Luke", "chapter": 4, "verse": 33, "text": "In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice," }, { "book": "Luke", "chapter": 4, "verse": 34, "text": "“Ha! What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”" }, { "book": "Luke", "chapter": 4, "verse": 35, "text": "But Jesus rebuked the demon. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!” At this, the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without harming him." }, { "book": "Luke", "chapter": 4, "verse": 36, "text": "All the people were overcome with amazement and asked one another, “What is this message? With authority and power He commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”" }, { "book": "Luke", "chapter": 4, "verse": 37, "text": "And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region." } ] } ], "related": [ { "range": [ 41001034, 41001034 ], "kind": "teaching", "note": "The following evening’s healings also include Jesus silencing spirits who know him.", "reference": "Mark 1:34", "translation": "bsb", "url": "https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%201%3A34&version=BSB" } ], "places": [ { "id": "capernaum_274", "name": "Capernaum", "coordinate": [ 35.57516, 32.88059 ], "kind": "City", "confidence": "Identified site", "confidenceSource": "rule", "sources": [ { "label": "Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire", "url": "http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/33337" } ] } ], "mapPeriod": "gospel-land", "further": [ { "label": "Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire", "url": "http://dare.ht.lu.se/places/33337" } ], "provenance": { "sources": [ { "name": "theographic", "ref": "283" }, { "name": "editorial" } ], "review": "draft" }, "eraName": "Life of Jesus", "interactiveUrl": "https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/?event=the-demoniac", "attribution": [ "Events and places adapted from Theographic Bible Metadata (github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata), CC BY-SA 4.0. This adapted data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.", "Place coordinates from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0.", "Teaching stops, summaries and regional extents are original editorial content of this atlas.", "Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. https://berean.bible/licensing.htm" ], "translation": "bsb", "url": "https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/the-demoniac/", "markdownUrl": "https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/the-demoniac/index.md", "jsonUrl": "https://wilderness-scripture-atlas.pages.dev/reference/events/the-demoniac/index.json", "cautions": "Narrative order is a reading arrangement, not a proven chronology. Dates retain their stated uncertainty. An identified locality does not establish the exact venue or prove an event. Region extents and routes are illustrative, not surveyed boundaries or ancient roads. Draft material has not completed editorial review.", "revision": "ab5bd0874a09f92f" }