<p>1:27 <em>And they were all amazed, so much so they questioned each other, saying: What is this? What a new teaching With authority he commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him- </em>See on 1:22 <em>He taught them as one having authority</em>. We can see here one reason why the Lord 'went along' with their misunderstanding about evil spirits. They were left with the impression, within their albeit incorrect worldview, that His <em>teaching</em> had the power to change radically, and to cause a spirit or mindset to depart from a person permanently. They thereby perceived that His words had power; the ideas in His teaching were of themselves powerful.</p>