41 Bible Verses about Demonic Influence
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for they are the spirits of demons, doing signs; which go out to the kings of the whole habitable world to gather them together to the war of that great day of God the Almighty.
Then he says, I will return to my house whence I came out; and having come, he finds it unoccupied, swept, and adorned.
But that what the nations sacrifice they sacrifice to demons, and not to God. Now I do not wish you to be in communion with demons.
But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out from him, and the boy was healed from that hour.
And there was in the synagogue a man having a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried with a loud voice,
and lo, a Canaanitish woman, coming out from those borders, cried to him saying, Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.
in which ye once walked according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience:
But the Pharisees, having heard it, said, This man does not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub, prince of demons.
but many of them said, He has a demon and raves; why do ye hear him?
I give you therefore to know, that no one, speaking in the power of the Spirit of God, says, Curse on Jesus; and no one can say, Lord Jesus, unless in the power of the Holy Spirit.
And this she did many days. And Paul, being distressed, turned, and said to the spirit, I enjoin thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.
And as he went on board ship, the man that had been possessed by demons besought him that he might be with him.
And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, the demon being gone out, the dumb man spoke. And the crowds wondered.
But when the unclean spirit has gone out of the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and does not find it.
And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way.
saying, Eh! what have we to do with thee, Jesus, Nazarene? hast thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
And there was in their synagogue a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and he cried out
The Jews answered and said to him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a demon?
Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied through thy name, and through thy name cast out demons, and through thy name done many works of power?
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out from him. And the demon, having thrown him down into the midst, came out from him without doing him any injury.
Others said, These sayings are not those of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?
And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the prince of the demons he casts out demons.
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Son of God? hast thou come here before the time to torment us?
not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.
And John answering said, Master, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, and we forbad him, because he follows not with us.
Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and suffers sorely; for often he falls into the fire and often into the water.
Canst thou fasten the bands of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?
They sacrificed unto demons who are not +God; To gods whom they knew not, To new ones, who came newly up, Whom your fathers revered not.
And I saw out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits, as frogs;
This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
And, after the morsel, then entered Satan into him. Jesus therefore says to him, What thou doest, do quickly.
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; and Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
And his fame went out into the whole of Syria, and they brought to him all that were ill, suffering under various diseases and pains, and those possessed by demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
said, O full of all deceit and all craft: son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease perverting the right paths of the Lord?
But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but ye, who are ye?
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- Demonic (8 instances)