Demons
56 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
28 sections
- Adversaries of Men
- Believe and Tremble
- Cast out by Jesus
- Cast out by Paul
- Cast out by Peter
- Cast out by Philip
- Cast out by the Disciples
- Disciples Could not Expel
- Jesus Falsely Accused of Being Possessed of
- Mary Magdalene
- Messages Given False Prophets By
- Parable of the Man Repossessed by Unclean Spirits
- Possession by Saul
- Power Over, Given the Disciples
- Punishment of
- Sceva's Sons Exorcise
- Sent to Foment Trouble Between Abimelech and the Shechemites
- Testify to the Divinity of Jesus
- The Daughter of the Syrophoenician Woman
- The Deaf and Blind Man
- The Deaf Man
- The Epileptic Boy
- The Herd of Swine
- The Man in the Synagogue
- To be Judged at the General Judgment
- Two Men of the Gergesenes (Gadarenes, Gerasenes)
- Worship of
- Worship of, Forbidden
Adversaries of Men
- Matthew 12:45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
Believe and Tremble
- James 2:19 You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that — and shudder.
Cast out by Jesus
- Matthew 4:24 News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
- Matthew 8:16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
- Mark 3:22 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”
- Luke 4:41 Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.
Cast out by Paul
- Acts 16:16–18 One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling. …
- Acts 19:12 so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
Cast out by Peter
- Acts 5:16 Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.
Cast out by Philip
- Acts 8:7 With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.
Cast out by the Disciples
- Mark 9:38 John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone else driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
- Luke 10:17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”
Disciples Could not Expel
- Mark 9:18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
- Mark 9:28–29 After Jesus had gone into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?” …
Jesus Falsely Accused of Being Possessed of
- Mark 3:22–30 And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.” …
- John 7:20 “You have a demon,” the crowd replied. “Who is trying to kill You?”
- John 8:48 The Jews answered Him, “Are we not right to say that You are a Samaritan and You have a demon?”
- John 10:20 Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
Mary Magdalene
- Mark 16:9 Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.
- Luke 8:2–3 as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, …
Messages Given False Prophets By
- 1 Kings 22:21–23 Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD. …
Parable of the Man Repossessed by Unclean Spirits
- Matthew 12:43–45 When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. …
Possession by Saul
- 1 Samuel 16:14–23 Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him. …
- 1 Samuel 18:10–11 The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear, …
- 1 Samuel 19:9–10 But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp, …
Power Over, Given the Disciples
- Matthew 10:1 And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
- Mark 6:7 Then Jesus called the Twelve to Him and began to send them out two by two, giving them authority over unclean spirits.
- Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
Punishment of
- Matthew 8:29 “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
- Matthew 25:41 Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
- Luke 8:28 When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
- 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
- Jude 6 And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling— these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
- Revelation 12:7–9 Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. …
Sceva's Sons Exorcise
- Acts 19:13–16 Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I command you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.” …
Sent to Foment Trouble Between Abimelech and the Shechemites
- Judges 9:23 God sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully,
Testify to the Divinity of Jesus
- Matthew 8:29 “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
- Mark 1:23–24 Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue: …
- Mark 3:11 And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
- Mark 5:7 And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
- Luke 8:28 When the man saw Jesus, he cried out and fell down before Him, shouting in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You not to torture me!”
- Acts 19:15 But one day the evil spirit responded, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
The Daughter of the Syrophoenician Woman
- Matthew 15:22–29 And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” …
- Mark 7:25–30 Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. …
The Deaf and Blind Man
- Matthew 12:22 Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
- Luke 11:14 One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
The Deaf Man
- Matthew 9:32–33 As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus. …
The Epileptic Boy
- Matthew 17:14–18 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him. …
- Mark 9:17–27 Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute. …
- Luke 9:37–42 The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd. …
The Herd of Swine
- Matthew 8:30–32 In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding. …
The Man in the Synagogue
- Mark 1:23–26 Suddenly a man with an unclean spirit cried out in the synagogue: …
- Luke 4:33–35 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon. He cried out in a loud voice, …
To be Judged at the General Judgment
- Matthew 8:29 “What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”
- 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
- Jude 6 And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling— these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
Two Men of the Gergesenes (Gadarenes, Gerasenes)
- Matthew 8:28–34 When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way. …
- Mark 5:2–20 As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, He was met by a man with an unclean spirit, who was coming from the tombs. …
Worship of
- Leviticus 17:7 They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’
- Deuteronomy 32:17 They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.
- 2 Chronicles 11:15 And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.
- Psalm 106:37 They sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
- Matthew 4:9 “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
- Luke 4:7 So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.”
- 1 Corinthians 10:20–21 No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. …
- 1 Timothy 4:1 Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- Revelation 13:4 They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?”
Worship of, Forbidden
- Leviticus 17:7 They must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons to which they have prostituted themselves. This will be a permanent statute for them for the generations to come.’
- Zechariah 13:2 And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.
- Revelation 9:20 Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
Related topics
GadarenesMiracles of Jesus, in Chronological OrderSyro-PhoenicianEpilepsy
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.