Reference: Possession
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POSSESSION
1. Meaning of the term.
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And his fame spread abroad into all Syria; and they brought unto Him all their sick, that laboured under various diseases and torments; even those who were possessed with devils, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them:
many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and in thy name have cast out devils, and in thy name have wrought many miracles? and I will then declare unto them,
And as they were going out, there was brought to Him a dumb man, a demoniac:
cleanse the leprous, raise the dead, cast out demons; and as ye have received freely, freely give.
Then was brought to Him a demoniac, who was blind and dumb; and he healed Him, so that the blind and dumb man both spake and saw:
And if I cast out demons by the power of Beelzebub, by whom do your own people cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges:
then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and so the last state of that man is worse than the first. And thus shall it be to this wicked generation.
And great multitudes came to Him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and laid them at the feet of Jesus, and He healed them.
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 Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him: and the impure spirit threw him into convulsions,
And in the evening, when the sun set, they brought to Him all that were ill, and demoniacs:
and crying out with a loud voice said, Jesus thou Son of the most high God, what have I to do with thee? I adjure thee by God, that thou wouldst not torment me:
And immediately Jesus permitted them: and the impure spirits went out of the man, and entered into the swine; and the herd (which were about two thousand,) ran violently down a precipice into the sea, and were suffocated.
And they brought to Him a deaf man, who had likewise an impediment in his speech, and pray Him to put his hand upon him.
and wherever it seizeth him, it convulseth him; and he fometh, and gnasheth his teeth, and thus he pineth away: and I desired thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.
when Jesus saw the people flock together, He rebuked the impure spirit, and said to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, Come out of him, and enter no more into him.
when Jesus saw the people flock together, He rebuked the impure spirit, and said to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I command thee, Come out of him, and enter no more into him.
But John answered Him and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in thy name, who doth not follow us; and we forbade him, because he followeth not us.
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living: therefore ye do greatly mistake.
Now Jesus being risen early on the first day of the week appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had cast out seven devils:
and he shall drink neither wine nor any other strong liquor; and he shall be filled with the holy Spirit even from his birth;
in the house of his servant David, as He spake by the mouth of his holy prophets from the beginning,
and He came down the hill with them, and stood in the plain; with the rest of his disciples, and a great multitude of people from all the parts of Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from the coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases,
(Now at that very time He cured many of their diseases and plagues, and of evil spirits, and gave sight to many that were blind.)
and some women that had been cured of evil spirits and other infirmities, as Mary Magdalene, out of whom were cast seven demons,
And He was casting out a demon, and it was dumb: and when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the people wondered.
and others, to try Him, desired of Him a sign from heaven.
And if I by Beelzebub cast out demons, by whom do your own people cast them out? wherefore they shall be your judges.
Then he goeth and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and so the last state of that man is worse than the first.
there was a woman that had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and utterly unable to lift herself upright.
And He said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and to-morrow; and in a little while I am to be perfected:
For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
The people answered and said, Thou art possessed by a demon: who seeketh to kill thee?
I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that Thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as Thou hast loved me.
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all met together with one accord.
But ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if the Spirit of God dwelleth in you: but if any one hath not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
I am crucified with Christ; yet I live, though no longer I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave up himself for me.
And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption.
And be not drunk with wine, in which there is riotous excess; but be filled with the Spirit:
Yet He emptied himself, assuming the form of a servant, when made in the likeness of men:
Smith
Possession.
[DEMONIACS]
See Demoniacs