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I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”
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Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.
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At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness,
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Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit
They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
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Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out,
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The impure spirit shook the man violently and came out of him with a shriek.
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The people were all so amazed that they asked each other, “What is this? A new teaching—and with authority! He even gives orders to impure spirits and they obey him.”
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Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking in their hearts, and he said to them, “Why are you thinking these things?
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Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”
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but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.”
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He said this because they were saying, “He has an impure spirit.”
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When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
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For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!”
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He gave them permission, and the impure spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.
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Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.
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In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet.
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Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by an Impure Spirit
When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.
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A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.
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Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.”
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So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
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When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”
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The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.”
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David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: “‘The Lord said to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet.”’
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Whenever you are arrested and brought to trial, do not worry beforehand about what to say. Just say whatever is given you at the time, for it is not you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.
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Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
