THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 1 - Verse 27

Verses 27,28. And they were all amazed, etc. The power of casting out devils was to them new. It was done by a word. He did it in his own name, and by his own authority. This proved that he was superior to all the unclean spirits. In consequence, his fame spread throughout all the country, and the impression became prevalent that he was the Messiah.