Casting out Demons
Greek: cast out -
ekballo = to cast out
demon -
daimonizomai = to be demonized; to be possessed with
possessed – echo
= to have, hold
Scriptural
Examples:
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Matthew 7:22
“Many will say to me in
that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in
thy name have cast out demons?
And in thy name done many wonderful works?”
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Matthew
8:28-34 “And when he was
come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes,
there met him two possessed with demons,
coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might
pass by that way. And behold, they cried out, saying, What have
we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? Art thou
come hither to torment us before the time?
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine
feeding. So the demons, besought him, saying, If thou
cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of
swine. And he said unto them, Go.
And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine:
and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep
place into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that
kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told
everything, and what was befallen to the possessed of
the demons. And behold,
the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him,
they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts.”
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Matthew
9:32-34 “As they went
out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed
with a demon.”
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Matthew 10:8
“...Heal the sick,
cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out
demons: freely
ye have received, freely give.”
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Matthew
12:22-24 “Then was
brought unto him one possessed with a demon,
blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and
dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, and
said, Is not this the son of David? But when the Pharisees heard
it, they said, This fellow doth not cast
out demons,
but by Beelzebub the prince of the demons.”
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Matthew
12:25-27 “And Jesus knew
their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided
against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house
divided against itself shall not stand: And if Satan
cast out Satan, he is
divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?”
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Matthew
12:28-29 “But
if I cast out demons by
the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Or
else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his
goods, except he first bind the strong man? And then he will
spoil his house.”
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Matthew
17:14-18 “And they were
come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling
down to him, and saying, Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is
lunatic, and sore vexed:
for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not
cure him. Then
Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation,
how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring
him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the demon;
and he departed out of
him: and the
child was cured from that very hour.”
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Matthew
17:19-21 “Then came the
disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why
could not we cast him out?
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: For verily I
say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye
shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and
it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and
fasting.”
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Mark 1:34
“And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and
cast
out many demons; and
suffered not the demons to speak,
because they knew him.”
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Mark 1:39
“And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and
cast out demons.”
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Mark 3:14-15
“And he ordained twelve,
that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth
to preach, and to have power to heal sicknesses, and
to cast out demons:”
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Mark 3:22-23
“And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said,
He hath
Beelzebub, and
by the prince of the demons casteth he out demons.
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables,
How can Satan cast out Satan?”
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Mark 3:24-26
“And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot
stand. And if Satan rise up against himself, and be
divided, he
cannot stand, but hath an end.”
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Mark 3:27
“No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil
his goods,
except he will first bind the strong man;
and then he will spoil his house.”
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Mark 5:1-4
“And they came over unto
the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him
out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, who had his
dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not
with chains: Because that he had been often bound with fetters
and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and
the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.”
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Mark 5:5-8
“And always, night and
day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and
cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Jesus afar off,
he ran and worshiped him.
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to
do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most hight God? I adjure
thee by God,
that thou torment me not.”
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Mark 5:9-13
“And he asked him, What is thy name?
And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are
many. And he besought
him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of
swine feeding. And all the demons besought him,
saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
And forthwith Jesus gave them leave.
And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into
swine and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the
sea, they were about two thousand; and were choked in the sea.”
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Mark 5:14-17
“And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and
in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was
done. And they come to Jesus, and see him that was
possessed with the demon,
and had the
legion,
sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind:
and they were afraid. And they that saw it told them how it
befell to him that was possessed with the demon, and also
concerning the swine. And they began to pray him to depart out
of their coasts.”
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Mark 5:18-20
“And when he was come into the ship, he that had been
possessed with the demon prayed him that he might be with him.
Howbeit Jesus
suffered him not, but
saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them
how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had
compassion on
thee. And he
departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things
Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.”
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Mark 6:7,
12-13 “And he called
unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and
two; And gave them power over unclean spirits;
And they went out, and preached that men should repent. And
they cast out demons,
and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.”
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Mark 7:25-28
“For a certain woman,
whose young daughter had an unclean
spirit, heard
of him, and came and fell at his feet: The woman was a Greek, a
Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he
would cast forth the
demon out of her daughter.
But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for
it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to cast it unto
the dogs. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the
dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.”
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Mark 7:29-30
“And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the
demon is
gone out of thy daughter.
And when she was come to her house, she found the
demon gone out, and her
daughter laid upon the bed.”
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Mark 9:38
“And John Answered him, saying, Master, we saw one
casting out
demons in thy name, and
he followeth not us:
and we forbade him,
because he followeth not us. But Jesus said, Forbid
him not: for there is
no man which
shall do a miracle in my name,
that can lightly speak evil of me. For he that is not against us
is on our part.”
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Mark 16:9
“Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he
appeared first to Mary Magdalene,
out of whom he had cast seven demons.”
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Mark 16:17-20
“And these
signs shall follow them that believe;
In my name shall they cast out demons;
they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents;
and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they
shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover...And they
went froth, and preached every where, the Lord working
with them, and
confirming the
word with signs following.”
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Luke 4:33-36
“And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a
spirit of an
unclean demon, and cried
out with a loud voice, saying, Let us alone; what have
we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth?
Art thou come to destroy
us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
And Jesus rebuked
him, saying
Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
And when the demon had
thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt
him not. And they were
all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is
this! For with authority and power he commandeth the
unclean spirits, and they come out.”
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Luke 4:40-41
“Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with
divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on
every one of them, and healed them. And demons also
came out of many,
crying out, and
saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God.
And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: For
they knew that he was Christ.”
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Luke 8:2
“And certain women, which had been healed of evil
spirits and infirmities,
Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven demons.”
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Luke 8:26-27
“And they arrived at the
country of the Gadarenes, which is over against Galilee. And
when he went forth to land, there met him out of the
city a certain man, which had demons long time, and ware no
clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.”
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Luke 8:28-31
“When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and
with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee,
Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me
not. For he
had commanded the
unclean spirit to come out of the man.
For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept
bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and
was driven of the devil into the wilderness.”
And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name?
And he said, Legion: because many demons were entered
into him. And
they besought him that he would not command them to go
out into the deep (abussos=very
deep place)?”
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Luke 28:32-33
“And there was there an
herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought
him that he would suffer them to enter into them, And he
suffered them. Then went the demons out of the man, and entered
into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place
into the lake, and were choked.”
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Luke 8:34-37
“When they that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went
and told it in the city and in the country. Then they went out
to see what was done; and came to Jesus, and found the
man, out of whom the demons were departed, sitting at the feet
of Jesus, clothed, and in his right
mind: and they
were afraid. They also which saw it told them by what means
he that was possessed of demons was healed.
Then the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes round
about besought him to depart from them; for they were taken with
great fear: and he went up into the ship, and returned back
again.”
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Luke 8:38-39
“Now the man out of whom the demons were departed
besought him that he might be with him:
but Jesus sent him away, saying, Return to thine own
house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee.
And he went his way and
published throughout the whole city how great things
Jesus had done unto him.”
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Luke 9:1
“Then he called his twelve
disciples together, and gave them power
and authority over all demons,
and to cure diseases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of
God, and to heal the sick.”
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Luke 9:38-40
“And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I
beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child. And,
lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out;
and it tearest him that he foameth again, and bruising him
hardly departeth from him.
And I besought thy
disciples to cast him out; and they could not.”
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Luke 9:41- 43
“And Jesus answering
said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be
with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. And as he was
yet a coming, the demon threw him down,
and tare him,
and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit,
and healed the child,
and delivered him again to his father. And they were
all amazed at the mighty power of God.”
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Luke 9:49-50
“And John answered and said, Master, we saw one
casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he
followeth not with us.
And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that
is not against us is for us.”
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Luke 10:1,
19-21 “After these
things the Lord appointed other seventy
also, and sent them two and two
before his face into every city and place whither he himself
would come...And the seventy returned again with joy,
saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us
through thy name. And he
said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from
heaven. Behold,
I give unto
you power to tread on serpents and scorpions,
and over all the power of the
enemy: and
nothing shall by any means hurt you.
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits
are subject unto you;
but rather rejoice, because your names are written in
heaven. And in that hour
Jesus rejoiced in the Spirit...”
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Luke 11:14-20
“And he was
casting out a demon, and
it was dumb.
And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the
dumb spake; and the
people wondered. But some of them said, He casteth out
demons through Beelzebub
the chief of demons.
And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from
heaven. But
he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom
divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house
divided against a house falleth. If Satan also be divided
against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? Because
ye say that I cast out demons through Beelzebub.
But if I by
Beelzebub cast out demons,
by whom do your sons cast them out?
Therefore shall they be your judges. But if I by the
finger of God cast out demons,
no doubt the kingdom of God is coming upon you.”
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Luke 11:21-23
“When a strong
man armed keepeth his palace,
his goods are
in peace:
But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and
overcome him, he taketh from him all his armor wherein he
trusted, and divided his
spoils. He
that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not
with me scattereth.”
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Luke 11:24-26
“When the
unclean spirit is gone out of a man,
he walketh through dry places, seeking rest;
and finding none, saith, I will return unto my house
whence I came out.
And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits
more wicked than himself;
and they enter in, and dwell there:
and the last state of that man is worse than the
first.”
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Luke 13:32
“And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox(Herod), Behold,
I cast out demons,
and I do cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be
perfected.”
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John 12:28-33
“Father, glorify they name. Then came a voice from heaven,
saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. The
people therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it
thundered: others said, An angel spake to him. Jesus answered
and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
Now is the judgment of this world:
and shall the
prince of this world be cast out.
And I if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto
me. This he said, signifying what death he should die.”
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I Corinthians
10:20-21 “But I say,
that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they
sacrifice to demons, and
not to God:
and I would not that ye
should have fellowship with demons.
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of
demons: ye
cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of
demons.”
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I Timothy
4:1-2 “Now the
Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times
some shall depart from the faith,
giving heed to seducing spirits,
and doctrines of demons:
Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with
a hot iron...”
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Revelation
9:20 “And the
rest of the men which were not killed by these
plagues
yet repented not of the works of their hands,
that they should not
worship demons,
and idols of
gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which
neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: Neither repented
they of their murders,
nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their
thefts.”
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Revelation
16:12-14 “And the sixth
angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and
the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the
east might be prepared. 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.
For they are the spirits of demons,
working miracles,
which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the
whole world,
to gather them to the battle of that great day of God
Almighty.”
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Revelation
18:1-2 “And after these
things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great
power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried
mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the
great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of
demons, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every
unclean and hateful bird.”
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Revelation 18:3-6 “For all nations have
drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings
of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the
merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of
her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying,
Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her
sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. For her
sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her
iniquities. Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto
her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath
filled fill to her double.”
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Revelation 18:7-13 “How much she
hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously,
so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her
heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and
mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire:
for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And the kings
of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived
deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when
they shall see the smoke of her mourning. Standing
afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that
great city Babylon, that might city! For in one hour is
thy judgment. And the merchants of the earth shall
weep and mourn over her...”
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Revelation 18:14-19 “And the fruits
that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee,
and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from
thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. The
merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall
stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing.
And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed
in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold,
and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches
is come to naught. And every ship master, and all the
company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea,
stood afar off. And cried when they saw the smoke of her
burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!
And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and
wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were
made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her
costliness! For in one hour is she made desolate.”
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Revelation 18:20-24 “Rejoice over
her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God
hath avenged you on her. And a mighty angel took up a stone
like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus
with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down,
and shall be found no more at all. And the voice of harpers,
and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no
more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he
be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a
millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee; And the light
of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of
the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in
thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth;
for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived. And in
her was found the blood of prophets, and of all that were slain
upon the earth.”
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