'Demons' in the Bible

They are no longer to slaughter their sacrifices to the goat demons, with whom they have been committing prostitution. This will be a perpetual statute for you throughout your generations.

They sacrificed to demons not to the real God gods whom they didn't know, new neighbors who had recently appeared, whom your ancestors never feared.

They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.

Many will say to me on that day, "Lord, Lord, we prophesied in your name, drove out demons in your name, and performed many miracles in your name, didn't we?'

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.

So the demons began to plead with Jesus, saying, "If you drive us out, send us into that herd of pigs."

But the Pharisees kept saying, "He drives out demons by the ruler of demons."

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. You have received without payment, so give without payment.

But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, "This man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."

If I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own followers drive them out? That is why they will be your judges!

But 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.

He healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. However, he wouldn't allow the demons to speak because they knew who he was.

So he went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

and to have the authority to drive out demons.

The scribes who had come down from Jerusalem kept repeating, "He has Beelzebul," and, "He drives out demons by the ruler of demons."

So the demons begged him, "Send us among the pigs, so that we can go into 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.

They also kept driving out many demons and anointing with oil many who were sick, and healing them.

John told Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him, because he wasn't a follower like us."

After Jesus had risen early on the first day of that week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had driven out seven demons.

These are the signs that will accompany those who believe: In my name they'll drive out demons, they'll speak in new languages,

Even demons came out of many people, screaming, "You are the Son of God!" But Jesus rebuked them and ordered them not to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.

as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and illnesses: Mary, also called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out;

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.

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.

Now a large herd of pigs was grazing there on the hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into those pigs, and he consented to that.

Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down a steep slope into the lake and drowned.

So the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out sitting at Jesus' feet, dressed and in his right mind, they were frightened.

Now the man from whom the demons had gone out kept begging Jesus to let him go with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying,

Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.

John said, "Master, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him, because he wasn't a follower like us."

The 70 disciples came back and joyously reported, "Lord, even the demons are submitting to us in your name!"

But some of them said, "He drives out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons."

Now, if Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom last? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

If I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own followers drive them out? That is why they will be your judges!

But if I drive out demons by the power of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

He told them, "Go and tell that fox, "Listen! I am driving out demons and healing today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will finish my work.

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!"

Hardly! What they offer, they offer to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to become partners with demons.

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot dine with the Lord and dine with demons,

Now the Spirit says clearly that in the last times some people will abandon the faith by following deceitful spirits, the teachings of demons,

You believe that there is one God. That's fine! Even the demons believe that and tremble with fear.

The rest of the people who survived these plagues did not repent from their evil actions or stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see, hear, or walk.

He cried out in a powerful voice, "Fallen! Babylon the Great has fallen! She has become a home for demons. She is a prison for every unclean spirit, a prison for every unclean bird, and a prison for every unclean and hated beast.