Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Bible References
The spirit
Mark 9:18
and wherever it seizes him it convulses him, and he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth; and he is wasting away. I told your disciples to drive it out, and they could not do it."
Mark 1:26
The foul spirit convulsed the man and gave a loud cry and went out of him.
Mark 5:3
This man lived among the tombs, and no one could any longer secure him even with a chain,
Luke 4:35
Jesus reproved him and said, "Silence! Get out of him!" And the demon threw the man down in the midst of them, and came out of him, without doing him any harm.
Luke 8:29
For he was commanding the foul spirit to get out of the man. For it had often seized him, and though he had been fastened with chains and fetters, and was closely watched, he would snap his bonds and the demon would drive him away to the desert.
Luke 9:42
Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him, but Jesus reproved the foul spirit and cured the boy and gave him back to his father.
John 8:44
The devil is the father you are sprung from, and you want to carry out your father's wishes. He was a murderer from the first, and he has nothing to do with the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in his true character, for he is a liar and the father of them.
1 Peter 5:8
Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you.
General references
Mark 5:3
This man lived among the tombs, and no one could any longer secure him even with a chain,