15 Bible Verses about Accused Of Being Demonised

For when John came, he did not eat or drink [on festive occasions] and people said, 'He is dominated by an evil spirit.'

For when John the Immerser came, he did not eat bread or drink wine [on festive occasions] and you said, 'He is dominated by an evil spirit.'

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

And the experts in the law of Moses who had come down from Jerusalem were saying [Note: This followed the incident of Jesus healing a man with an evil spirit. See Matt. 12:22-28], "He has Beelzebub [in him]," and "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] the chief of evil spirits."

But the Pharisees said, "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] the chief of evil spirits."

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man does not drive out evil spirits except by [the power of] Beelzebub, the chief of evil spirits."

And if I drive out evil spirits by [the power of] Beelzebub, by whom do they [i.e., your people] drive them out? So, they become your judges.

But some of the people said, "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] Beelzebub, the chief of evil spirits."

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!

[Someone from] the crowd answered, "You have an evil spirit [in you]; who is trying to kill you?"

The Jews answered and said to Jesus, "Were we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan [See note on 4:9], and are dominated by an evil spirit?"

The Jews [i.e., the authorities] replied, "Now we know that you are dominated by an evil spirit. Abraham and the prophets [all] died and [yet] you are saying, 'If a person obeys my message, he will never experience death.'

Many of them said, "This man is dominated by an evil spirit; he is crazy, why listen to him?"

Jesus answered, "I am not dominated by an evil spirit. But I give honor to my Father and you people dishonor me.

Others said, "These are not the words of someone dominated by an evil spirit. Can an evil spirit restore sight to a blind person?"