Luke 9:39

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A spirit seizes him, and suddenly he cries out. It throws him into convulsions, causing him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him and severely bruises him.

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  • Mark 5:4-5 : 4 He had been bound often with shackles and chains, but he tore the chains apart and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Night and day, he would cry out among the tombs and in the mountains, cutting himself with stones.
  • Mark 9:20 : 20 They brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions. He fell to the ground, rolled around, and foamed at the mouth.
  • Mark 9:26 : 26 The spirit cried out, convulsed him violently, and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, 'He is dead.'
  • Luke 4:35 : 35 But Jesus rebuked it, saying, 'Be silent and come out of him.' Then the demon threw the man to the ground in their midst, but it came out of him without harming him.
  • Luke 8:29 : 29 For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places.
  • John 8:44 : 44 You are from your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
  • Rev 9:11 : 11 They had a king over them, the angel of the abyss. His name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, he is called Apollyon (the Destroyer).

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  • Mark 9:16-22
    7 verses
    88%

    16And he asked the scribes, 'What are you discussing with them?'

    17One of the crowd answered him, 'Teacher, I brought my son to you. He has a mute spirit.

    18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they couldn’t.

    19Jesus replied, 'O unbelieving generation, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.'

    20They brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions. He fell to the ground, rolled around, and foamed at the mouth.

    21Jesus asked the boy’s father, 'How long has this been happening to him?' He replied, 'Since childhood.

    22It has often thrown him into fire and water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, please have compassion on us and help us.'

  • Mark 9:24-29
    6 verses
    87%

    24Immediately the father of the child cried out, 'I believe! Help my unbelief!'

    25When Jesus saw that a crowd was gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying, 'You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!'

    26The spirit cried out, convulsed him violently, and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, 'He is dead.'

    27But Jesus took him by the hand, lifted him up, and he stood.

    28After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, 'Why couldn’t we drive it out?'

    29He replied, 'This kind can only come out by prayer and fasting.'

  • Luke 9:40-42
    3 verses
    84%

    40I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they could not.

    41Jesus answered, 'You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.'

    42Even as the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him violently. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

  • Luke 9:37-38
    2 verses
    83%

    37The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus.

    38A man in the crowd called out, 'Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child.'

  • Mark 1:25-26
    2 verses
    81%

    25Jesus rebuked him, saying, 'Be silent, and come out of him!'

    26The unclean spirit convulsed the man, and with a loud cry, it came out of him.

  • Matt 17:14-19
    6 verses
    79%

    14When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before Him.

    15and said, 'Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire and into the water.'

    16I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.

    17Then Jesus answered, 'O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.'

    18And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.

    19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, 'Why couldn’t we drive it out?'

  • Luke 8:27-30
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    78%

    27When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a man from the city who was possessed by demons. For a long time, this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but instead lived among the tombs.

    28When he 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, do not torment me!"

    29For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard, he would break the chains and be driven by the demon into deserted places.

    30Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "Legion," he replied, because many demons had entered him.

  • Luke 4:35-36
    2 verses
    77%

    35But Jesus rebuked it, saying, 'Be silent and come out of him.' Then the demon threw the man to the ground in their midst, but it came out of him without harming him.

    36Everyone was amazed, and they said to one another, 'What is this message? With authority and power He commands unclean spirits, and they come out!'

  • Mark 5:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7Crying out with a loud voice, he said, 'What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You by God, do not torment me!'

    8For Jesus had been saying to him, 'Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!'

  • Mark 5:2-5
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    77%

    2As Jesus stepped out of the boat, immediately a man with an unclean spirit came out of the tombs to meet Him.

    3This man lived in the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him anymore, not even with chains.

    4He had been bound often with shackles and chains, but he tore the chains apart and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him.

    5Night and day, he would cry out among the tombs and in the mountains, cutting himself with stones.

  • Mark 1:23
    76%

    23Just then, in their synagogue, there was a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

  • Luke 4:33
    75%

    33In the synagogue, there was a man with a spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out in a loud voice,

  • Matt 9:32
    75%

    32As they were going out, a man who was mute and possessed by a demon was brought to him.

  • Matt 8:28-29
    2 verses
    75%

    28When He arrived at the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men came out from the tombs to meet Him. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

    29Suddenly they shouted, 'What do You want with us, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the appointed time?'

  • Mark 3:11
    75%

    11When the impure spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, "You are the Son of God!"

  • Luke 11:14
    74%

    14Jesus was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowds were amazed.

  • Acts 19:16
    73%

    16Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them all, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.

  • Luke 4:41
    73%

    41Demons also came out of many people, crying out, 'You are the Son of God!' But He rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

  • Luke 18:39
    72%

    39Those who were leading the way rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, 'Son of David, have mercy on me!'

  • Luke 8:38
    72%

    38The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with Him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,

  • Mark 5:10
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    10And he begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.