38 Bible Verses about Demonic Influence

For they are the spirits of demons working marvels--spirits that go out to control the kings of the whole earth, to assemble them for the battle which is to take place on the great day of God, the Ruler of all.

Then he says, 'I will return to my house that I left;' and he comes and finds it unoccupied, swept clean, and in good order.

No, but that which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, not to God; and I would not have you have fellowship with one another through the demons.

Now the Spirit expressly declares that in later times some will fall away from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits and the teachings of demons;

Then Jesus reprimanded the demon, and it came out and left him; and the boy was cured from that moment.

But in the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of a foul demon. In a loud voice he cried out,

Here a Canaanitish woman of the district came out and persistently cried out, "Sir, Son of David, pity me; my daughter is cruelly harassed by a demon."

which were once habitual to you while you walked in the ways of this world and obeyed the Prince of the powers of the air, the spirits that are now at work in the hearts of the sons of disobedience--to you God has given Life.

The Pharisees heard it and said, "This man only expels demons by the power of Baal-zebul, the Prince of demons."

Many of them said, "He is possessed by a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to him?"

and do not leave room for the Devil.

For this reason I would have you understand that no one speaking under the influence of The Spirit of God ever says, "Jesus is accursed," and that no one is able to say, "Jesus is Lord," except under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

This she persisted in for a considerable time, until Paul, wearied out, turned round and said to the spirit, "I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her." And it came out immediately.

As He was embarking, the man who had been possessed asked permission to accompany Him.

On once occasion He was expelling a dumb demon; and when the demon was gone out the dumb man could speak, and the people were astonished.

"No sooner however has the foul spirit gone out of the man, then he roams about in places where there is no water, seeking rest but finding none.

On His arrival at the other side, in the country of the Gadarenes, there met Him two men possessed by demons, coming from among the tombs: they were so dangerously fierce that no one was able to pass that way.

"For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

"Ha! Jesus the Nazarene, what have you to do with us? I know who you are--God's Holy One!"

when all at once, there in their synagogue, a man under the power of a foul spirit screamed out:

"Are we not right," answered the Jews, "in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?"

But the Pharisees maintained, "It is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he drives out the demons."

Many will say to me on that day, "'Master, Master, have we not prophesied in Thy name, and in Thy name expelled demons, and in Thy name performed many mighty works?'

But Jesus rebuked the demon. "Silence!" He exclaimed; "come out of him." Upon this, the demon hurled the man into the midst of them, and came out of him without doing him any harm.

Others argued, "That is not the language of a demoniac: and can a demon open blind men's eyes?"

The Scribes, too, who had come down from Jerusalem said, "He has Baal-zebul in him; and it is by the power of the Prince of the demons that he expels the demons."

They cried aloud, "What hast Thou to do with us, Thou Son of God? Hast Thou come here to torment us before the time?"

We are not to resemble Cain, who was a child of the Evil one and killed his own brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's actions righteous.

"Rabbi," replied John, "we have seen a man making use of your name to expel demons; and we forbad him, because he does not come with us."

"Sir," he said, "have pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and is very ill. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water.

Then I saw three foul spirits, resembling frogs, issue from the mouth of the Dragon, from the mouth of the Wild Beast, and from the mouth of the false Prophet.

That is not the wisdom which comes down from above: it belongs to earth, to the unspiritual nature, and to evil spirits.

You believe that God is one, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder."

Then, after Judas had received the piece of bread, Satan entered into him. "Lose no time about it," said Jesus to him.

Thus His fame spread through all Syria; and they brought all the sick to Him, the people who were suffering from various diseases and pains--demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He cured them.

said, "You who are full of every kind of craftiness and unscrupulous cunning--you son of the Devil and foe to all that is right--will you never cease to misrepresent the straight paths of the Lord?

"Did not I choose you--the Twelve?" said Jesus, "and even of you one is a devil."

"Jesus I know," the evil spirit answered, "and Paul I have heard of, but who are you?"