demonic oppression

¹⁹Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and upon all the powers of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the directors of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in high places.

⁷Therefore, be subject to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

⁸Be sober and vigilant. For your adversary, the devil, is like a roaring lion, traveling around and seeking those whom he might devour.

¹¹Be clothed in the armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the treachery of the devil.

⁴Little sons, you are of God, and so you have overcome him. For he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

¹⁸We know that everyone who is born of God does not sin. Instead, rebirth in God preserves him, and the evil one cannot touch him.

¹⁸“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; because of this, he has anointed me. He has sent me to evangelize the poor, to heal the contrite of heart,

²²Then one who had a demon, who was blind and mute, was brought to him. And he cured him, so that he spoke and saw.

¹³Because of this, take up the armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand the evil day and remain perfect in all things.

²⁷Provide no place for the devil.

¹Most beloved, do not be willing to believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are of God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

¹⁷Then the seventy-two returned with gladness, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us, in your name.”

⁸Cure the infirm, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You have received freely, so give freely.

²⁹For you illuminate my lamp, O Lord. My God, enlighten my darkness.

³in the same manner that all things which are for life and piety have been given to us by his Divine virtue, through the plan of him who has called us to our own glory and virtue.