unclean spirits

²³And in their synagogue, there was a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, ²⁴saying: “What are we to you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are: the Holy One of God.” ²⁵And Jesus admonished him, saying, “Be silent, and depart from the man.” ²⁶And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, departed from him.

⁴³Now when an unclean spirit departs from a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and he does not find it. ⁴⁴Then he says, ‘I will return to my house, from which I departed’. And arriving, he finds it vacant, swept clean, and decorated. ⁴⁵Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and live there. And in the end, the man becomes worse than he was at first. So, too, shall it be with this most wicked generation.”

¹And having called together his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out and to cure every sickness and every infirmity.

¹¹And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell prostrate before him. And they cried out, saying,

¹⁶But a multitude also hurried to Jerusalem from the neighboring cities, carrying the sick and those troubled by unclean spirits, who were all healed.

⁷For many of them had unclean spirits, and, crying out with a loud voice, these departed from them.

³³And in the synagogue, there was a man who had an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice, ³⁴saying: “Let us alone. What are we to you, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are: the Holy One of God.” ³⁵And Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be silent and depart from him.” And when the demon had thrown him into their midst, he departed from him, and he no longer harmed him. ³⁶And fear fell over them all. And they discussed this among themselves, saying: “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they depart.”

¹And they went across the strait of the sea into the region of the Gerasenes. ²And as he was departing from the boat, he was immediately met, from among the tombs, by a man with an unclean spirit, ³who had his dwelling place with the tombs; neither had anyone been able to bind him, even with chains. ⁴For having been bound often with shackles and chains, he had broken the chains and smashed the shackles; and no one had been able to tame him. ⁵And he was always, day and night, among the tombs, or in the mountains, crying out and cutting himself with stones. ⁶And seeing Jesus from afar, he ran and adored him.

⁴²And as he was approaching him, the demon threw him down and convulsed him.

¹⁶And when evening arrived, they brought to him many who had demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word. And he healed all those having maladies,

¹⁶Then it happened that, as we were going out to prayer, a certain girl, having a spirit of divination, met with us. She was a source of great profit to her masters, through her divining. ¹⁷This girl, following Paul and us, was crying out, saying: “These men are servants of the Most High God! They are announcing to you the way of salvation!” ¹⁸Now she behaved in this way for many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to go out from her.” And it went away in that same hour.

¹⁸who had come so that they might listen to him and be healed of their diseases. And those who were troubled by unclean spirits were cured.

²⁴When an unclean spirit has departed from a man, he walks through waterless places, seeking rest. And not finding any, he says: ‘I will return to my house, from which I departed.’ ²⁵And when he has arrived, he finds it swept clean and decorated. ²⁶Then he goes, and he takes in seven other spirits with him, more wicked than himself, and they enter and live there. And so, the end of that man is made worse than the beginning.”

⁴³Now when an unclean spirit departs from a man, he walks through dry places, seeking rest, and he does not find it.

¹Now the Spirit has clearly said that, in the end times, some persons will depart from the faith, paying attention to spirits of error and the doctrines of devils, ²speaking lies in hypocrisy, and having their consciences seared, ³prohibiting marriage, abstaining from foods, which God has created to be accepted with thanksgiving by the faithful and by those who have understood the truth. ⁴For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected which is received with thanksgiving; ⁵for it has been sanctified by the Word of God and by prayer. ⁶By proposing these things to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished by words of faith, and by the good doctrine that you have secured.

¹And they went across the strait of the sea into the region of the Gerasenes. ²And as he was departing from the boat, he was immediately met, from among the tombs, by a man with an unclean spirit, ³who had his dwelling place with the tombs; neither had anyone been able to bind him, even with chains. ⁴For having been bound often with shackles and chains, he had broken the chains and smashed the shackles; and no one had been able to tame him. ⁵And he was always, day and night, among the tombs, or in the mountains, crying out and cutting himself with stones. ⁶And seeing Jesus from afar, he ran and adored him.

⁷And he called the twelve. And he began to send them out in twos, and he gave them authority over unclean spirits.

²⁹For he was ordering the unclean spirit to depart from the man. For on many occasions, it would seize him, and he was bound with chains and held by fetters. But breaking the chains, he was driven by the demon into deserted places.