When it was evening, many demon-possessed people were brought to him. He drove out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick.

When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

The herdsmen ran off, went into the town, and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men.

As they were going away, a man who could not talk and was demon-possessed was brought to him.

Then they brought to him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute. Jesus healed him so that he could speak and see.

A Canaanite woman from that area came and cried out, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!"

When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed.

They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind -- the one who had the "Legion" -- and they were afraid.

Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs.

As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go with him.

Those who had seen it told them how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.

Others said, "These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?"

The crowd answered, "You're possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?"

The Judeans replied, "Aren't we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?"

Jesus answered, "I am not possessed by a demon, but I honor my Father -- and yet you dishonor me.

Then the Judeans responded, "Now we know you're possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say, 'If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.'

Many of them were saying, "He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?"

The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said, "He is possessed by Beelzebul," and, "By the ruler of demons he casts out demons."

As Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man from the town met him who was possessed by demons. For a long time this man had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among the tombs.

So a report about him spread throughout Syria. People brought to him all who suffered with various illnesses and afflictions, those who had seizures, paralytics, and those possessed by demons, and he healed them.

Because he was not able to repay it, the lord ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

A member of the crowd said to him, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.

But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.

After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance.

For unclean spirits, crying with loud shrieks, were coming out of many who were possessed, and many paralyzed and lame people were healed.

But some itinerant Jewish exorcists tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who were possessed by evil spirits, saying, "I sternly warn you by Jesus whom Paul preaches."

Then the man who was possessed by the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them all into submission. He prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.

And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.

Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.

For Jesus had started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man. (For it had seized him many times, so he would be bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)

As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.

The woman was a Greek, of Syrophoenician origin. She asked him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

Then he said to her, "Because you said this, you may go. The demon has left your daughter."

She went home and found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,

But Jesus rebuked him: "Silence! Come out of him!" Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.

For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, 'He has a demon!'

After the demon was cast out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, "Never has anything like this been seen in Israel!"

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

But some of them said, "By the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons, he casts out demons."

So he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. But he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot take part in the table of the Lord and the table of demons.

But the Pharisees said, "By the ruler of demons he casts out demons."

But when the Pharisees heard this they said, "He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!"

Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion," because many demons had entered him.

So the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of pigs rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned.

So the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus' feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.

The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

After Jesus called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

John answered, "Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he is not a disciple along with us."

Then the seventy-two returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name!"

So if Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.

But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has already overtaken you.

So he went into all of Galilee preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.

and to have authority to cast out demons.

They cast out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us."

[[Early on the first day of the week, after he arose, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

Demons also came out of many, crying out, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and disabilities: Mary (called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,

But he said to them, "Go and tell that fox, 'Look, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete my work.

You believe that God is one; well and good. Even the demons believe that -- and tremble with fear.

The rest of humanity, who had not been killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so that they did not stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood -- idols that cannot see or hear or walk about.

For they are the spirits of the demons performing signs who go out to the kings of the earth to bring them together for the battle that will take place on the great day of God, the All-Powerful.

He shouted with a powerful voice: "Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detested beast.