⁴¹ Also, demons were coming out of many, shouting and saying, “You are the Son of God!” ^(A) But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.^(B)

⁴² When it was day, he went out and made his way to a deserted place.^(C) But the crowds were searching for him. They came to him and tried to keep him from leaving them. ⁴³ But he said to them, “It is necessary for me to proclaim the good news about the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this purpose.”