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'Evil Spirit' in the Bible

And let them make no more offerings to evil spirits, after which they have gone, turning away from the Lord. Let this be a law to them for ever, through all their generations.

Verse ConceptsApostasy in OTFalse ReligionThey Committed ImmoralityOccultism Being Forbidden

They made offerings to evil spirits which were not God, to gods who were strange to them, which had newly come up, not feared by your fathers.

Verse ConceptsFalse Religiondemons, Kinds ofPagan PracticesUnusedWhat Is Not GodDemonsDemonic Influence

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

Verse Conceptsevil, victory overevil, origins ofSpiritsThose Who Deceived

And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

Verse ConceptsNervousness

Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

Verse ConceptsHarpsInstrumentalists

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

Verse ConceptsDavid, Abilities Ofevil, victory overHarpsMedicineProphecy, Methods Of OtSpiritsInstrumentalistsMental Illness

And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.

Verse ConceptsAlertevil, victory overSpiritsInstrumentalistsMental Illness

And he made all the priests from the towns of Judah come into Jerusalem, and he made unclean the high places where the priests had been burning offerings, from Geba to Beer-sheba; and he had the high places of the evil spirits pulled down which were by the doorway of Joshua, the ruler of the town, on the left side of the way into the town.

Verse ConceptsGatesGovernorsHigh Places

So death came to Saul because of the sin which he did against the Lord, that is, because of the word of the Lord which he kept not; and because he went for directions to one who had an evil spirit,

Verse ConceptsLast ThingsMediumsSin, God's Judgment OnSin, Nature OfUnfaithfulness, To GodWord Of GodOccultismPunishment Of the WickedNames And Titles For The ChristianNecromancypsychics

They even made offerings of their sons and their daughters to evil spirits,

Verse Conceptsdemons, Kinds ofPagan PracticesDemonsSacrifice

But the beasts of the waste land will have their holes there; and the houses will be full of crying jackals, and ostriches will have their place there, and evil spirits will be dancing there.

Verse ConceptsOstrichescats

And the beasts of the waste places will come together with the jackals, and the evil spirits will be crying to one another, even the night-spirit will come and make her resting-place there.

Verse ConceptsOwlsWolvesWild GoatProvision Of Nightcatsvampires

“But these two things shall come to you abruptly, in one day:Loss of children and widowhood.They will come on you in full measureIn spite of your many [claims of power through your] sorceries,In spite of the great power of your enchantments.

Verse ConceptsPleasure SeekersSuddenlyBereavementDeath Of A ChildLosing SomeonemagicwitchesOccult Being Powerless Before God

And news of him went out through all Syria; and they took to him all who were ill with different diseases and pains, those having evil spirits and those who were off their heads, and those who had no power of moving. And he made them well.

Verse ConceptsFame, Of ChristdoctorsdiseasesDiseases, Kinds OfInsanityFameMoonNewsParalyticsProvincesSpreading StoriesGood NewsJesus HealingThose DemonisedBringing Men To JesusMental IllnessHealing SicknesssyriaDemonic Influence

A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?

Verse ConceptsExorcismsdriving outLying WondersPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristSpeaking In Christ's NameThe Fact Of That DayDemonsCasting Out DemonsDemonic Influence

And when he had come to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, there came out to him from the place of the dead, two who had evil spirits, so violent that no man was able to go that way.

Verse ConceptsPassing BySpiritsTwo Needy MenThose DemonisedDemonsDemonic Influence

And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsDemons, Punishment OfJesus Casting Out DemonsPigsDemonsThe DevilCasting Out Demonsporkjumping

And their keepers went in flight to the town and gave an account of everything, and of the men who had the evil spirits.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of JesusStock Keeping

And while they were going away, there came to him a man without the power of talking, and with an evil spirit.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsDiseases, Kinds OfLonelinessDumbnessDumbThose Demonised

A disciple is doing well if he can be [as good] as his teacher, and the slave [as good] as his master. If they have called the master of the house [i.e., Jesus] Beelzebub [i.e., the chief of evil spirits. See Mark 3:22], how much more [likely] will they call members of his household [i.e., the disciples] the same thing!

Verse ConceptsFalse Accusations, Examples OfChristlikenessBeelzebubGrowth Of EvilSlavesBecoming Like PeopleRelatives Also InvolvedAccused Of Being Demonised

Then they took to him one with an evil spirit, who was blind and had no power of talking: and he made him well so that he had the power of talking and seeing.

Verse ConceptsCuresDemon PossessionBlindness, HealingsdisabilitiesHealingLonelinessSatan, Agents OfDumbnessDumbThe Dumb SpeakingThose DemonisedThose Jesus HealedSigns Of Possible Demon Possession

And if I by Beelzebub send evil spirits out of men, by whom do your sons send them out? So let them be your judges.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsJesus Casting Out DemonsPeople Casting Out DemonsAccused Of Being DemonisedCasting Out Demonsempowerment

But when an evil spirit has been driven out of a person, it roams through desert regions trying to find rest but cannot find it.

Verse ConceptsEvil SpiritsRestlessnessParables Of ChristNames And Titles For SatanComing Out Of PeopleDry PlacesDemonic Influence

Just then a Canaanite woman came out of that area [Note: Mark 7:26 calls her a Syrophoenician Gentile], crying, "O Lord, son of David, have pity on me. My daughter is seriously troubled by an evil spirit."

Verse ConceptsDemon PossessionMaternal LoveBeggarsMercy, Of Jesus ChristSonsSpiritsJesus As Son Of DavidDemons Harming IndividualsBe Merciful!Those DemonisedDemons Causing TormentBeing A Woman Of GodharassmentDemonic Influence

"Lord, take pity on my son, for he has violent seizures and suffers intense pain. He often falls into a fire or into water. [Note: This man was also dominated by an evil spirit. See verse 18].

Verse ConceptsdiseasesSuffering, Nature OfCrying To JesusPeople TumblingConvulsionsBurning PeopleBe Merciful!Demons Causing TormentwaterfallsDemonic Influence

And just then there appeared in the synagogue a man dominated by an evil spirit. He shouted out,

Verse ConceptsSpiritsIndividuals ShoutingThose DemonisedDemonic Influence

And the evil spirit caused the man to have a convulsion, then shouted with a loud voice and came out of him.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsComing Out Of PeopleConvulsionsIndividuals ShoutingThose Demonised

And all the people [in the synagogue] were so amazed they began asking one another, "What is this, some new teaching? And it is spoken with such authority He even orders evil spirits, and they obey him."

Verse ConceptsAmazingExorcismsevil, victory overDemons, Delivered FromNewnessAmazement, Of Jesus ChristAmazement, Of Christ's MiraclesChrist's DominionAuthority Of ChristWhat Is This?Christ's Ordersdoctrine

And in the evening, at sundown, they took to him all who were diseased, and those who had evil spirits.

Verse ConceptsDemon PossessionThe SunEvenings For Jesus And His DisciplesThose Demonised

And a number, who were ill with different diseases, he made well, and sent out evil spirits; but he did not let the evil spirits say anything, because they had knowledge of him.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsdriving outDemons, Christ's AuthoritySpiritsMiracles Of ChristEvil Spirits DiscernmentJesus Casting Out DemonsChrist Concealing ThingsJesus Healing

And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsdriving outDemons, Exorcism OfTravelJesus Casting Out DemonsCasting Out Demons

And whenever they saw Him, [people possessed by] evil spirits fell to the ground in front of Him, shouting, "You are the Son of God."

Verse Conceptsdemons, Kinds ofSaid To Be The ChristBowing Before Messiah

Jesus said all this because these experts in the law of Moses had been saying, "He has an evil spirit in him."

Verse ConceptsUnforgivable SinBlasphemy, Against The Holy SpiritAccused Of Being Demonised

When Jesus left the boat, immediately a man with an evil spirit came from the graveyard to meet Him.

Verse ConceptsCemeteryBoatsThose Demonisedmuscles

For Jesus was saying to [the evil spirit in] him, "Come out of this man, you evil spirit."

Verse ConceptsJesus Casting Out Demons

Then He asked [the evil spirit], "What is your name?" And he answered Him, "My name is 'Legion,' [Note: This word means a number consisting of between 5,000 and 6,000], for there are many of us [i.e., evil spirits]."

Verse ConceptsSatanticLonelinessMany Spiritual BeingsDemonspork

And He gave them permission to do it. So, the evil spirits went out of the man's body and entered the bodies of the [wild] hogs. The herd then rushed down the cliff into the lake. There were about two thousand that drowned in the lake.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsTwo ThousandGroups RunningDemons EnteringComing Out Of PeopleDeath Of CreaturesOthers Going Down

And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs.

Verse ConceptsPigsTelling Of JesusThose Demonised

And when he was getting into the boat, the man in whom had been the evil spirits had a great desire to come with him.

Verse ConceptsBoatsChrist With People On EarthThose DemonisedDemonic Influence

But just then a woman whose little daughter was dominated by an evil spirit heard about Jesus and came and fell down at His feet.

Verse ConceptsFeetSpiritsBowing Before MessiahThose Demonised

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syro-phoenician by birth: and she made a request to him that he would send the evil spirit out of her daughter.

Verse Conceptsdemons, Kinds ofBeggarsGreeksLove, And The WorldJesus Casting Out Demons

And he said to her, For this saying go your way; the evil spirit has gone out of your daughter.

Verse ConceptsFaith, Growth InMission, Of Jesus ChristComing Out Of People

And she went away to her house, and saw the child on the bed, and the evil spirit gone out.

Verse ConceptsBedsLying Down To RestThose Jesus Healed

And frequently the evil spirit has tried to kill him, throwing him into a fire or into the water. But if you can do anything [for him], have pity on us and help us."

Verse ConceptsSelf PityThrowing PeopleBurning PeopleGod Help!Signs Of Possible Demon Possessionjumpingpity

When Jesus saw a crowd running together [toward Him], He spoke sternly to the evil spirit [in the boy], saying to it, "You deaf-mute spirit, I order you to come out of this boy and to never return to him again."

Verse ConceptsDeafnessCrowdsExorcismsCommands, in NTDumbnessDemons, Christ's AuthorityRebukeRunningNatural DeafnessDemons EnteringJesus Casting Out DemonsDisadvantages Of CrowdsDumb

And when Jesus had come into a house, His disciples asked Him privately, "Why could we not drive out the evil spirit [from that boy]?"

Verse ConceptsPrivacyTeachablenessEntering HousesPeople Casting Out DemonsQuestioning ChristChrist Speaking To DisciplesUnable To ExpelWhy Do People Not Do This?

John said to him, Master, we saw one driving out evil spirits in your name: and we said that he might not, because he is not one of us.

Verse ConceptsMiracles, Nature OfPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristPeople Following PeopleDemonsDiscipleshipComplainingCasting Out Demonsgroups

Now there was a man in the synagogue who was dominated by the spirit of an evil demon [Note: These "evil spirits" or "demons" were powerful beings sent by Satan to inhabit people, causing physical, mental and spiritual harm to them]. He was shouting with a loud voice,

Verse ConceptsSpiritsVoicesIndividuals ShoutingThose DemonisedCasting Out DemonsDemonic Influence

And Jesus said to him, Be quiet, and come out of him. And when the evil spirit had put him down on the earth in the middle of them, he came out of him, having done him no damage.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsSilenceJesus Casting Out DemonsThose Jesus HealedDemonic Influence

And wonder came on them all and they said to one another, What are these words? for with authority and power he gives orders to the evil spirits and they come out.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsevil, victory overDemons, Delivered FromPower, God's SavingAmazement, Of Jesus Christ

And evil spirits came out of a number of them, crying out and saying, You are the Son of God. But he gave them sharp orders not to say a word, because they had knowledge that he was the Christ.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsDemons, Exorcism OfRebukeShoutingJesus Recognised As The ChristEvil Spirits DiscernmentJesus Casting Out DemonsChrist Concealing ThingsSaid To Be The Christ

And when he had come to the land, there came to him a certain man from the town who had evil spirits; and for a long time he had had no clothing on, and was not living in a house but in the place of the dead.

Verse ConceptsLonelinessSpiritsNaked In PovertyMeeting PeopleAction For A Long TimeThose DemonisedDemons

For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

Verse ConceptsChainsDemons, Nature OfRestlessnessSatan, Character OfIron ChainsLiving In The WildernessJesus Casting Out DemonsBreaking Chains

Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" And he answered, " [My name is] 'Legion'" [Note: This word means a number consisting of between 5,000 and 6,000], for many evil spirits had entered the man.

Verse ConceptsEvil SpiritsLonelinessSatanic InvasionDemons EnteringMany Spiritual BeingsDemonsCasting Out Demons

And the evil spirits begged Jesus not to require them to go away into the "pit" [Note: This appears to be the place reserved for the devil and his evil spirits. See Rev. 9:1-11; 20:1-3].

Verse ConceptsAbyssMillenniumFinal RevoltBinding Of Satan

Now there was a great herd of pigs in that place, getting food on the mountain: and the evil spirits made a request to him that he would let them go into the pigs, and he let them.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsAnimals Eating

And the evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs: and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water and came to destruction.

Verse ConceptsDeath Of CreaturesOthers Going DownThe DevilCasting Out Demonsporkjumpinglakes

And they went out to see what had taken place, and they came to Jesus and saw the man out of whom the evil spirits had gone, seated, clothed and with full use of his senses, at the feet of Jesus; and fear came on them.

Verse ConceptsFeetExorcismsevil, victory overDemons, Delivered FromClothing OneselfSitting At The FeetRegaining SanityFear Of ChristLooking And Seeing

And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well.

Verse ConceptsHow Healing CameTelling Of Jesus

But the man from whom the evil spirits had gone out had a great desire to be with him, but he sent him away, saying,

Verse ConceptsChrist With People On Earth

For when an evil spirit takes hold of him he suddenly screams and [then] it throws him into convulsions so that he foams [at the mouth]. And it does not want to leave him, [even after] severely bruising him.

Verse ConceptsBruisesevil, origins ofSpiritsConvulsionsFoamsIndividuals ShoutingThose DemonisedLeaving People Alone

And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.

Verse ConceptsRebukeSpiritsSatan, Work OfConvulsionsThose Jesus HealedSigns Of Possible Demon Possession

And John, answering, said, Master, we saw a man driving out evil spirits in your name, and we did not let him do it, because he was not one of us.

Verse Conceptsdriving outIntoleranceMiracles, Nature OfPeople Casting Out DemonsIn The Name Of ChristNot With PeopleMan's Authority Over The DevilCasting Out DemonsgroupsDemonic Influence

If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.

Verse ConceptsKingdomsPrejudiceSatan, Kingdom OfCasting Out Demons

And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges.

Verse ConceptsExorcismsPeople Casting Out DemonsCasting Out Demons

"When an evil spirit has been driven out of a man, it roams through desert regions trying to find rest, but [when it] cannot find any, it says [to itself], 'I will return to my house from which I came [i.e., the body of the person it dominated].'

Verse ConceptsEvil SpiritsRestlessnessDry PlacesComing Out Of PeopleRestCasting Out Demons

And he saw before him a woman who for eighteen years had suffered from weakness owing to her having an evil spirit in her. She was bent double, and was wholly unable to raise herself.

Verse ConceptsCripplesMonotonyWeakness, PhysicalHelplessnessInfirmities15 To 20 YearsBent OverDemons Harming IndividualsThose DemonisedDemons Causing TormentDemons Causing IllnessSicknessIllnessBeing A Woman Of GodHope And Healing

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