Mark 9:20

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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.

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  • Mark 1:26 : 26 The unclean spirit convulsed the man, and with a loud cry, it came out of him.
  • Mark 5:3-5 : 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him anymore, not even with chains. 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 9:18 : 18 Whenever 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.
  • 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.
  • Luke 9:42 : 42 Even 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.
  • 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.
  • Job 1:10-12 : 10 'Haven't you placed a hedge around him and his household and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands so that his possessions have increased in the land.' 11 'But stretch out your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.' 12 The LORD said to Satan, 'Very well, everything he has is in your power, but do not lay a hand on the man himself.' Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
  • Job 2:6-8 : 6 The LORD said to Satan, 'Very well, he is in your hands; only spare his life.' 7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.

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  • Luke 9:37-42
    6 verses
    88%

    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.'

    39A 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.

    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.

  • Mark 9:16-19
    4 verses
    85%

    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.'

  • Mark 9:24-28
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    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?'

  • Mark 9:21-22
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    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 1:25-26
    2 verses
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    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 17:14-18
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    78%

    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.

  • Luke 8:27-29
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    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.

  • Matt 9:32
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    32As they were going out, a man who was mute and possessed by a demon was brought to him.

  • Mark 5:2-8
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    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.

    6When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and knelt down before Him.

    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 3:11
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    11When the impure spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, "You are the Son of God!"

  • Mark 5:15-16
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    15When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons sitting there, dressed, and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

    16Those who had seen it described to them what had happened to the demon-possessed man and about the pigs.

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    22Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Him, and Jesus healed him, so that the man could both speak and see.

  • Mark 1:23
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    23Just then, in their synagogue, there was a man possessed by an unclean spirit, and he cried out,

  • Matt 8:28
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    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.

  • Luke 4:35
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    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.

  • Luke 18:40
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    40Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. When he came near, Jesus asked him,

  • Mark 3:21
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    21When His family heard about this, they went out to take charge of Him, saying, "He is out of His mind."

  • Luke 11:14
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    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.

  • Luke 8:33
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    33When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.

  • Mark 7:32
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    32And they brought to Him a deaf man who had a speech impediment, and they begged Him to lay His hand on him.

  • Luke 4:33
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  • Luke 8:36
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    36Those who had seen it reported how the man who had been demon-possessed had been healed.

  • Matt 8:32
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    32He said to them, 'Go!' So they came out and went into the herd of pigs. Suddenly, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.