41 Bible Verses about Demonic Influence
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For they are spirits of demons, working miracles, which go forth to the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that day, the great day of God Almighty.
Then he said, I will return into my house from where I came out. And when he has come, he finds it empty, swept, and decorated.
But I say that the things which the nations sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. And I do not desire that you should have fellowship with demons.
But the Spirit expressly says that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
And Jesus rebuked the demon, and he departed out of him. And the child was cured from that very hour.
And in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon and cried out with a loud voice,
And behold, a woman of Canaan coming out of these borders cried to Him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! My daughter is grievously vexed with a demon.
in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now works in the children of disobedience;
But when the Pharisees heard, they said, This one does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub the ruler of the demons.
Therefore I make known to you that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says Jesus is a curse, and that no one can say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.
And she did this many days. But being distressed, and turning to the demonic spirit, Paul said, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her! And it came out in that hour.
And when He had come into the boat, the former demoniac begged Him that he might be with Him.
And He was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it happened as the demon was going out, the dumb one spoke. And the people marveled.
When the unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he walks through dry places seeking rest, and finds none.
And when He had come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, two demon-possessed ones met Him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one might pass by that way.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
saying, Let us alone! What is to us and to You, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know You, who You are, the Holy One of God.
Then the Jews answered and said to Him, Do we not say well that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?
But the Pharisees said, He throws out demons by the ruler of the demons.
Many will say to Me in that day, Lord! Lord! Did we not prophesy in Your name, and through Your name throw out demons, and through Your name do many wonderful works?
And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be quiet and come out of him! And when the demon had thrown him into the midst, he came out of him, not harming him.
Others said, These are not words of one who has been possessed by a demon. A demon is not able to open the eyes of blind ones.
And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, He has Beelzebub, and He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.
And behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with You, Jesus, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?
not as Cain who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. And for what did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's things were righteous.
And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out demons in Your name. And we prevented him, because he does not follow us.
Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic and grievously vexed; for oftentimes he falls into the fire, and often into the water.
They sacrificed to devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new ones newly come up, whom your fathers did not fear.
And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
You believe that there is one God, you do well; even the demons believe and tremble.
And after the morsel, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, What you do, do quickly.
And it happened when the spirit from God was on Saul, that David took a harp and played with his hand. And there was relief for Saul, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.
And His fame went throughout all Syria. And they brought to Him all those being badly ill suffering various diseases and torments, and those who had been possessed with demons, and those who had been moonstruck, and paralytics. And He healed them.
and said, O son of the Devil, full of all deceit and all craftiness, enemy of all righteousness, will you not stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?
Jesus answered them, Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? And one of you is a devil?
But answering the evil spirit said, Jesus I know, and I comprehend Paul, but who are you?