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who had demons in them

That is, “who were controlled by evil spirits.”

Jesus commanded the demons

This could also be translated as, “Jesus gave the command to the demons.”

The demons often shouted, “You are the Son of God!”

This is a direct quotation. It can be stated as an indirect quotation: “The demons often shouted that he was are the Son of God!” (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-quotations)

“You are the Son of God!”

This is a strong statement that Jesus was the Messiah. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclamations)

the Son of God

This is an important title for Jesus. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/guidelines-sonofgodprinciples)