6 Bible Verses about Demons Causing Illness

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"Master," answered one of the crowd, "I brought my son to you; he has a dumb spirit in him; and wherever it seizes him it dashes him down; he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and is wasting away. I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." "O unbelieving generation!" replied Jesus; "how long must I be with you? How long must I be patient with you? Bring him to me."read more.
So they brought the boy to him, and when he saw Jesus, the spirit at once convulsed him, and he fell to the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. Then Jesus asked the father, "How long has he been like this?" "From childhood," he answered; "and often it has thrown him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us." Jesus said to him. "'If you can'! All things can be for one who believes." The boy's father with a cry said instantly. "I do believe; help my unbelief." And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit. "You dumb and deaf spirit," he said, "come out of him, I command you, and never enter him again." So with a loud shriek it came out, after throwing the boy into convulsion after convulsion. The boy looked like a corpse, so that most of them said that he was dead. But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he stood up.

As they reached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, and fell on his knees before him, saying. "Master, take pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and sore distressed. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water. "And I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him."read more.
In reply Jesus said: "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me!" Then Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, and it came out of him; and the boy was cured from that very hour.

It happened the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, that a large crowd came to meet him; and a man called out of the crowd saying. "Teacher, I beg you to look upon my son; for he is my only boy, "and behold a spirit seizes hold of him, and rudely he shouts out, It convulses him till he foams; indeed it will hardly leave off bruising him sorely.read more.
"I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not." "O faithless and perverse generation," said Jesus, "how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son to me." But while he was yet coming the demon dashed him down, and cruelly convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and cured the boy, and gave him back to his father.

And as they were departing a dumb demoniac was brought to him, and when he had driven out the demon, the dumb spoke. The crowds were amazed, saying, "Never was such a thing seen in Israel!"

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