They shall no more offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have played the harlot. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.” ’

They sacrificed to demons, not to God, To gods they did not know, To new gods, new arrivals That your fathers did not fear.

Then he appointed for himself priests for the high places, for the demons, and the calf idols which he had made.

They even sacrificed their sons And their daughters to demons,

Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’

So the demons begged Him, saying, “If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.”

But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the ruler of the demons.”

Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges.

But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.

Then He healed many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and He did not allow the demons to speak, because they knew Him.

And He was preaching in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and casting out demons.

and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:

And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebub,” and, “By the ruler of the demons He casts out demons.”

So all the demons begged Him, saying, “Send us to the swine, that we may enter them.”

And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick, and healed them.

Jesus Forbids Sectarianism

Now John answered Him, saying, “Teacher, we saw someone who does not follow us casting out demons in Your name, and we forbade him because he does not follow us.”

Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord

Now when He rose early on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast seven demons.

And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues;

And demons also came out of many, crying out and saying, “You are the Christ, the Son of God!” And He, rebuking them, did not allow them to speak, for they knew that He was the Christ.

and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons,

And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs.

Jesus asked him, saying, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” because many demons had entered him.

Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the lake and drowned.