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Bible Quotes About Demons

77 Scripture verses about demons from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.

Explore what the Bible says about demons. This collection of 9 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

77
Total Verses
8
Old Testament
69
New Testament

Top 10 Bible Quotes About Demons

  1. Leviticus 17:7 — “And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
  2. Deuteronomy 32:17 — “They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. not to: or, which were not God
  3. Judges 9:23 — “Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
  4. 1 Kings 22:21 — “And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
  5. 1 Kings 22:22 — “And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, an...
  6. 1 Kings 22:23 — “Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
  7. Psalms 106:37 — “Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
  8. Zechariah 13:2 — “And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and...
  9. Matthew 4:9 — “And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
  10. Matthew 4:24 — “And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lu...

Subtopics of Demons

angels and demons
casting out demons
deaf and dumb demons
Worship of
Worship of, forbidden
Possession by, instances of
Saul
Two men of the Gergesenes (Gadarenes, Gerasenes)
The deaf man
The deaf and blind man
The daughter of the Syrophoenician woman
The epileptic boy
The man in the synagogue
Mary Magdalene
The herd of swine
Cast out by Jesus
Power over, given the disciples
Cast out
By the disciples
By Peter

Old Testament Quotes About Demons (8)

And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.
They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not. not to: or, which were not God
Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

New Testament Quotes About Demons (69)

And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick:
And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time?
And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.
As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease. against: or, over
Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,
And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
For a certain woman, whose young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. teareth: or, dasheth him
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately , Why could not we cast him out?
And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
If thou therefore wilt worship me , all shall be thine. worship me: or, fall down before me
And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. to speak: or, to say that they knew him to be Christ
And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not.
And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him.
And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?
Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed.
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: of divination: or, of Python
So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
And there were seven sons of one Sceva , a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.
Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
And the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day. first estate: or, principality
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

Frequently Asked Questions About Demons in the Bible

What does the Bible say about demons?
The Bible contains 77 verses about demons, covering this topic from Genesis to Revelation. Scripture provides guidance, instruction, and comfort regarding demons through both the Old and New Testaments.
How many Bible verses are about demons?
There are 77 Bible verses about demons in the King James Version. These verses span multiple books of the Bible and cover various aspects of this topic.
What is the best Bible verse about demons?
While many verses address demons, the most well-known passages come from various books of the Bible. The best verse depends on your specific situation and what aspect of demons you are studying.
Where in the Bible does it talk about demons?
Demons is discussed throughout the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments. You can find 77 references to this topic across multiple books including the Psalms, Proverbs, the Gospels, and the Epistles.

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