5 Bible Verses about Demons, Nature Of
Most Relevant Verses
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Thy name!" And He said to them, "I was beholding Satan fallen as lightning out of the heavens.
For He was commanding the unclean spirit to come out from the man; for many times had it seized him, and he was bound with chains and fetters, kept under guard; and, bursting the bonds, he was driven by the demon into the deserts.
For He said to him, "Come forth, unclean spirit, out of the man!" And He asked him, "What is your name?" And he says to Him, "My name is Legion, because we are many."
And, having called to Him His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every disease and every sickness.
But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, "This Man doth not cast out the demons, except by Beelzebub, prince of the demons." And, knowing their thoughts, He said to them, "Every kingdom, divided against itself, is brought to naught; and every city or house, divided against itself, shall not stand. And, if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how, then, shall his kingdom standread more.
And, if I by Beelzebub cast out the demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore, they shall be your judges. But, if I by the Spirit of God cast out the demons, then the Kingdom of God came upon you unexpectedly. Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and seize upon his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. He that is not with Me is against Me; and he that gathers not with Me scatters.