Reference: Daemoniac
Easton
one "possessed with a devil." In the days of our Lord and his apostles, evil spirits, "daemons," were mysteriously permitted by God to exercise an influence both over the souls and bodies of men, inflicting dumbness (Mt 9:32), blindness (Mt 12:22), epilepsy (Mr 9:17-27), insanity (Mt 8:28; Mr 5:1-5). Daemoniacs are frequently distinguished from those who are afflicted with ordinary bodily maladies (Mr 1:32; 16:17-18; Lu 6:17-18). The daemons speak in their own persons (Mt 8:29; Mr 1:23-24; 5:7). This influence is clearly distinguished from the ordinary power of corruption and of temptation over men. In the daemoniac his personality seems to be destroyed, and his actions, words, and even thoughts to be overborne by the evil spirit (Mark, l.c.; Ac 19:15).
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And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two demoniacs, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man could pass by that way. And behold they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God?
As they were going out, behold men brought a dumb demoniac to him.
Then was brought to him a demoniac, blind and dumb; and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
And there was in their synagogue a man heaving an unclean spirit, and he cried out, saying, Let us alone: what have we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy one of God.
And in the evening, when the sun was set, they brought to him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
And they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And as he came out of the boat, there met him immediately out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, read more. Who had his dwelling among the tombs, and no man could bind him, no not with chains. For he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder, by him, and the fetters broken in pieces; and no man could tame him. And always night and day, he was in the tombs, and in the mountains, crying and cutting himself with stones.
said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
Master, I have brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit. And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him, and he foameth and gnasheth with his teeth and pineth away. And I spake to thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not. read more. He answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him to me. And they brought him to him. And when he saw him, immediately the spirit tore him, and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. And he asked his father, How long is it since this came to him? And he said, From a little child. And it hath often cast him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him; but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us and help us. Jesus saith to him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child crying out, said with tears, Lord, I do believe: help thou mine unbelief. And Jesus seeing that the multitude came running together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying, Thou deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And having cried and rent him sore, he came out; and he was as dead, so that many said, He is dead. But Jesus taking him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.
And these signs shall follow them that believe: in my name they shall cast out devils: they shall speak with new tongues: They shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall in no wise hurt them: they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
And coming down with them, he stood on a plain, and the croud of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases: And they that were vexed with unclean spirits; and they were healed.
But the evil spirit answering said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?