'Demons' in the Bible

They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons that they have prostituted themselves with. This will be a permanent statute for them throughout their generations.

They sacrificed to demons, not God,to gods they had not known,new gods that had just arrived,which your fathers did not fear.

Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places, the goat-demons, and the golden calves he had made.

They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.

But desert creatures will lie down there,And their houses will be full of owls;Ostriches also will live there, and wild goats will dance there.

And his fame went out into the whole of Syria, and they brought to him all that were ill, suffering under various diseases and pains, and those possessed by demons, and lunatics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

On that day many will say to Me, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in Your name, drive out demons in Your name, and do many miracles in Your name?’

When evening came, people brought to him many who were possessed by demons. He drove out the spirits by speaking a command and healed everyone who was sick.

And there met him, when he came to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, two possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs, exceeding dangerous, so that no one was able to pass by that way.

“If You drive us out,” the demons begged Him, “send us into the herd of pigs.”

But they that fed them fled, and went away into the city and related everything, and what had happened as to those possessed by demons.

But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons!”

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, drive out demons. You have received free of charge; give free of charge.

When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “The man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”

And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, who is it your sons drive them out by? For this reason they will be your judges.

If I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

When evening came, after the sun had set, people started bringing to him everyone who was sick or possessed by demons.

and 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.

So He went into all of Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

and to have authority to drive out demons.

The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul in Him!” and, “He drives out demons by the ruler of the demons!”

And he began begging Him repeatedly not to send them out of the region.

The demons begged Him, “Send us to the pigs, so we may enter them.”

When they came to Jesus and saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.

And they that had seen it related to them how it had happened to the man possessed by demons, and concerning the swine.

And as he went on board ship, the man that had been possessed by demons besought him that he might be with him.

And they were driving out many demons, anointing many sick people with olive oil, and healing them.

John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn’t following us.”

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

And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new languages;

Also, demons were coming out of many, shouting and saying, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Messiah.

and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary, called Magdalene (seven demons had come out of her);

When Jesus stepped out on the shore, a man from the city met him. This man was controlled by demons and had not worn clothes for a long time. He did not live in a house but in the tombs.

For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters -- guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.

“What is your name?” Jesus asked him.“Legion,” he said—because many demons had entered him.

He answered, "Legion," because many demons had gone into him. Then the demons began begging Jesus not to order them to go into the bottomless pit.

A large herd of pigs was there, feeding on the hillside. The demons begged Him to permit them to enter the pigs, and He gave them permission.

The demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

Then people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man the demons had departed from, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.

And they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with demons was made whole.

The man from whom the demons had departed kept begging Him to be with Him. But He sent him away and said,

Summoning the Twelve, He gave them power and authority over all the demons, and power to heal diseases.

John responded, “Master, we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he does not follow us.”

The Seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

But some of them said, “He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons!”

If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, who is it your sons drive them out by? For this reason they will be your judges.

If I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

He said to them, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look! I’m driving out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will complete My work.’

And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, 'What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, 'Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

So Paul, standing in the center of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I observe [with every turn I make throughout the city] that you are very religious and devout in all respects.

Then some Jews who went around trying to drive out demons attempted to use the name of the Lord Jesus on those who had evil spirits, saying, "I command you by that Jesus whom Paul preaches!"

No, but I do say that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God. I do not want you to participate with demons!

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot share in the Lord’s table and the table of demons.

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

You believe that God is one; you do well. The demons also believe—and they shudder.

The rest of the people, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands to stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which are not able to see, hear, or walk.

For they are spirits of demons performing signs, who travel to the kings of the whole world to assemble them for the battle of the great day of God, the Almighty.

He cried in a mighty voice:It has fallen,Babylon the Great has fallen!She has become a dwelling for demons,a haunt for every unclean spirit,a haunt for every unclean bird,and a haunt for every unclean and despicable beast.