Luke 9:39
A spirit seizes him, and he suddenly screams; it throws him into convulsions and causes him to foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone, torturing him severely.
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- Mark 5:4-5 : 4 For his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and shackles, but he had torn the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
- Mark 9:20 : 20 So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
- Mark 9:26 : 26 It shrieked, threw him into terrible convulsions, and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said,“He is dead!”
- Luke 4:35 : 35 But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!” Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.
- Luke 8:29 : 29 For Jesus had started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man.(For it had seized him many times, so he would be bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)
- John 8:44 : 44 You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
- 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
- Rev 9:11 : 11 They have as king over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon.
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- Mark 9:16-227 verses88%
16 He asked them,“What are you arguing about with them?”
17 A member of the crowd said to him,“Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.
18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they were not able to do so.”
19 He answered them,“You unbelieving generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him to me.”
20 So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
21 Jesus asked his father,“How long has this been happening to him?” And he said,“From childhood.
22 It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”
- Mark 9:24-296 verses87%
24 Immediately the father of the boy cried out and said,“I believe; help my unbelief!”
25 Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it,“Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”
26 It shrieked, threw him into terrible convulsions, and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said,“He is dead!”
27 But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up.
28 Then, after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
29 He told them,“This kind can come out only by prayer.”
- Luke 9:40-423 verses84%
40 I begged your disciples to cast it out, but they could not do so.”
41 Jesus answered,“You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here.”
42 As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
- Luke 9:37-382 verses83%
37 Healing a Boy with an Unclean Spirit Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.
38 Then a man from the crowd cried out,“Teacher, I beg you to look at my son– he is my only child!
- Mark 1:25-262 verses81%
25 But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!”
26 After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.
- Matt 17:14-196 verses79%
14 The Disciples’ Failure to Heal When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,
15 and said,“Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers terribly, for he often falls into the fire and into the water.
16 I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to heal him.”
17 Jesus answered,“You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me.”
18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said,“Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
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27 As Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man from the town met him who was possessed by demons. For a long time this man had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among the tombs.
28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, fell down before him, and shouted with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I beg you, do not torment me!”
29 For Jesus had started commanding the evil spirit to come out of the man.(For it had seized him many times, so he would be bound with chains and shackles and kept under guard. But he would break the restraints and be driven by the demon into deserted places.)
30 Jesus then asked him,“What is your name?” He said,“Legion,” because many demons had entered him.
- Luke 4:35-362 verses77%
35 But Jesus rebuked him:“Silence! Come out of him!” Then, after the demon threw the man down in their midst, he came out of him without hurting him.
36 They were all amazed and began to say to one another,“What’s happening here? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”
- Mark 5:7-82 verses77%
7 Then he cried out with a loud voice,“Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God– do not torment me!”
8 (For Jesus had said to him,“Come out of that man, you unclean spirit!”)
- Mark 5:2-54 verses77%
2 Just as Jesus was getting out of the boat, a man with an unclean spirit came from the tombs and met him.
3 He lived among the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain.
4 For his hands and feet had often been bound with chains and shackles, but he had torn the chains apart and broken the shackles in pieces. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
5 Each night and every day among the tombs and in the mountains, he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
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23 Just then there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried out,
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33 Now in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
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32 As they were going away, a man who was demon-possessed and unable to speak was brought to him.
- Matt 8:28-292 verses75%
28 Healing the Gadarene Demoniacs When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.
29 They cried out,“Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
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11 And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out,“You are the Son of God.”
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14 Jesus and Beelzebul Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.
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16 Then the man who was possessed by the evil spirit jumped on them and beat them all into submission. He prevailed against them so that they fled from that house naked and wounded.
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41 Demons also came out of many, crying out,“You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them, and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.
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39 And those who were in front scolded him to get him to be quiet, but he shouted even more,“Son of David, have mercy on me!”
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38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
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10 He begged Jesus repeatedly not to send them out of the region.