(NIV)
They sacrificed to false gods, which are not God –
gods they had not known,
gods that recently appeared,
gods your ancestors did not fear.
(ESV)
They
sacrificed to
demons that were
no gods,
to
gods they had
never known,
to
new gods that had
come recently,
whom your
fathers had
never dreaded.
(NIV)
They sacrificed their sons
and their daughters to false gods.
(ESV)
They
sacrificed their
sons and their
daughters to the
demons;
(NIV)
Desert creatures will meet with hyenas,
and wild goats will bleat to each other;
there the night creatures will also lie down
and find for themselves places of rest.
(ESV)
And
wild animals shall
meet with
hyenas;
the wild
goat shall
cry to his
fellow;
indeed,
there the
night bird settles and
finds for herself a
resting place.
(NIV)
Many will say to me on that day, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?” (ESV)
On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’
(NIV)
The demons begged Jesus, ‘If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.’
(ESV)
And the
demons begged him,
saying, “
If you cast
us out,
send us away into the
herd of
pigs.”
(NIV)
And when the demon was driven out, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowd was amazed and said, ‘Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.’
(ESV)
And when the
demon had been
cast out, the
mute man spoke.
And the
crowds marveled,
saying, “
Never was anything
like this
seen in Israel.”
(NIV)
But the Pharisees said, ‘It is by the prince of demons that he drives out demons.’
(ESV)
But the
Pharisees said, “He casts
out demons by the
prince of
demons.”
(NIV)
Heal those who are ill, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give. (ESV)
Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.
(NIV)
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, “He has a demon.” (ESV)
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
(NIV)
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, ‘It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.’
(ESV)
But when the
Pharisees heard it, they
said “It is
only by Beelzebul, the
prince of
demons, that
this man casts
out demons.”
(NIV)
And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your people drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. (ESV)
And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
(NIV)
But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. (ESV)
But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
(NIV)
Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment.
(ESV)
And Jesus rebuked the
demon and it came out of him,
and the
boy was
healed instantly.
(NIV)
and Jesus healed many who had various diseases. He also drove out many demons, but he would not let the demons speak because they knew who he was.
(ESV)
And he
healed many who
were sick with
various diseases,
and cast out many demons. And he would
not permit the
demons to
speak,
because they
knew him.
(NIV)
So he travelled throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
(ESV)
And he went
throughout all Galilee,
preaching in their synagogues and casting out demons.
(NIV)
and to have authority to drive out demons.
(ESV)
and have authority to
cast out demons.
(NIV)
And the teachers of the law who came down from Jerusalem said, ‘He is possessed by Beelzebul! By the prince of demons he is driving out demons.’
(ESV)
And the
scribes who came down from Jerusalem were
saying “He is
possessed by Beelzebul,”
and “by the
prince of
demons he casts
out the
demons.”
(NIV)
They drove out many demons and anointed with oil many people who were ill and healed them.
(ESV)
And they
cast out many demons and anointed with
oil many who were
sick and healed them.
(NIV)
The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.
(ESV)
Now the
woman was a
Gentile a
Syrophoenician by
birth.
And she
begged him to cast the
demon out
of her daughter.
(NIV)
Then he told her,
‘For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.’ (ESV)
And he
said to
her,
“For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter.”
(NIV)
She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.
(ESV)
And she
went home and found the
child lying in bed and the
demon gone.
(NIV)
‘Teacher,’ said John, ‘we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.’
(ESV)
John said to
him, “
Teacher, we
saw someone casting out demons in
your name and we tried to
stop him,
because he was
not following us.”
(NIV)
When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons.
(ESV)
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Now when he
rose early on the
first day of the
week, he
appeared first to
Mary Magdalene,
from whom he had
cast out
seven demons.
(NIV)
And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
(ESV)
And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
(NIV)
In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice,
(ESV)
And in the
synagogue there
was a
man who
had the
spirit of an
unclean demon,
and he
cried out with a
loud voice,
(NIV)
‘Be quiet!’ Jesus said sternly.
‘Come out of him!’ Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.
(ESV)
But Jesus rebuked him,
saying,
“Be silent and come out of him!” And when the
demon had
thrown him down
in their
midst, he
came out
of him, having done
him no harm.
(NIV)
Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, ‘You are the Son of God!’ But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.
(ESV)
And demons also came out of many crying, “
You are the
Son of
God!”
But he
rebuked them and would
not allow them to
speak,
because they
knew that
he was the
Christ.
(NIV)
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, “He has a demon.” (ESV)
For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
(NIV)
and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out;
(ESV)
and
also some women who had
been healed of evil spirits and infirmities:
Mary,
called Magdalene,
from whom seven demons had gone
out,
(NIV)
When Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothes or lived in a house, but had lived in the tombs.
(ESV)
When
Jesus had
stepped out on land, there
met him a
man from the
city who had demons. For a
long time he had
worn no clothes, and he had
not lived in a
house but among the
tombs.
(NIV)
For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places.
(ESV)
For he had
commanded the
unclean spirit to
come out
of the
man. (
For many a time it had
seized him.
He was kept under
guard and
bound with
chains and shackles,
but he would
break the
bonds and be
driven by the
demon into the
desert.)
(NIV)
Jesus asked him,
‘What is your name?’ ‘Legion,’ he replied, because many demons had gone into him.
(ESV)
Jesus then
asked him,
“What is your name?” And he
said “
Legion,”
for many demons had
entered him.
(NIV)
When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
(ESV)
Then the
demons came out
of the
man and
entered the
pigs,
and the
herd rushed down the
steep bank into the
lake and drowned.
(NIV)
and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
(ESV)
Then people
went out to
see what had
happened,
and they
came to Jesus and found the
man from whom the
demons had
gone,
sitting at the
feet of
Jesus clothed and in his
right mind,
and they were
afraid.
(NIV)
The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying,
(ESV)
The
man from whom the
demons had
gone begged that he might
be with him,
but Jesus sent
him away,
saying,
(NIV)
When Jesus had called the Twelve together, he gave them power and authority to drive out all demons and to cure diseases,
(ESV)
And he called
the twelve together and gave them power and
authority over all demons and to
cure diseases,
(NIV)
Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the impure spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father.
(ESV)
While he was coming, the
demon threw him to the ground
and convulsed him.
But Jesus rebuked the
unclean spirit and healed the
boy,
and gave
him back to
his father.
(NIV)
‘Master,’ said John, ‘we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we tried to stop him, because he is not one of us.’
(ESV)
John answered, “
Master, we
saw someone casting out demons in your name,
and we tried to
stop him,
because he does
not follow with us.”
(NIV)
The seventy-two returned with joy and said, ‘Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.’
(ESV)
The seventy-two returned with joy,
saying, “
Lord even the
demons are
subject to
us in your name!”
(NIV)
Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed.
(ESV)
Now he
was casting
out a
demon that was mute.
When the
demon had gone
out, the mute
man spoke,
and the
people marveled.
(NIV)
But some of them said, ‘By Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.’
(ESV)
But some of them said, “He casts
out demons by Beelzebul, the
prince of
demons,”
(NIV)
If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul. (ESV)
And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
(NIV)
Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. (ESV)
And if I cast out demons by Beelzebul by whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
(NIV)
But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. (ESV)
But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
(NIV)
He replied
, ‘Go and tell that fox, “I will keep on driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach my goal.” (ESV)
And he
said to
them,
“Go and tell that fox, ‘Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I finish my course.
(NIV)
‘You are demon-possessed,’ the crowd answered. ‘Who is trying to kill you?’
(ESV)
The
crowd answered, “You
have a
demon!
Who is
seeking to
kill you?”
(NIV)
The Jews answered him, ‘Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?’
(ESV)
The Jews answered him, “Are
we not right in
saying that you are a
Samaritan and have a
demon?”
(NIV)
‘I am not possessed by a demon,’ said Jesus,
‘but I honour my Father and you dishonour me. (ESV)
Jesus answered,
“I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
(NIV)
At this they exclaimed, ‘Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death.
(ESV)
The
Jews said to
him, “
Now we
know that you
have a
demon!
Abraham died,
as did the
prophets,
yet you say,
‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’
(NIV)
Many of them said, ‘He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?’
(ESV)
Many of them said “He
has a
demon,
and is
insane;
why listen to
him?”
(NIV)
But others said, ‘These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?’
(ESV)
Others said, “
These are not the
words of one who is oppressed by a
demon.
Can a
demon open the
eyes of the
blind?”
(NIV)
A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, ‘What is this babbler trying to say?’ Others remarked, ‘He seems to be advocating foreign gods.’ They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.
(ESV)
Some of the
Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also
conversed with
him.
And some said “
What does this babbler wish to
say?”
Others said, “He
seems to
be a
preacher of
foreign divinities”—
because he was
preaching Jesus and the
resurrection.
(NIV)
No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God, and I do not want you to be participants with demons.
(ESV)
No, I imply
that what pagans sacrifice they
offer to
demons and not to
God. I do
not want you to
be participants with
demons.
(NIV)
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot have a part in both the Lord’s table and the table of demons.
(ESV)
You
cannot drink the
cup of the
Lord and the
cup of
demons. You
cannot partake of the
table of the
Lord and the
table of
demons.
(NIV)
The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.
(ESV)
Now the
Spirit expressly says that in later times some will
depart from the
faith by
devoting themselves to
deceitful spirits and teachings of
demons,
(NIV)
You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that – and shudder.
(ESV)
You believe that God is one; you
do well.
Even the
demons believe—
and shudder!
(NIV)
Such ‘wisdom’ does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
(ESV)
This is not the
wisdom that
comes down from
above,
but is
earthly,
unspiritual demonic.
(NIV)
The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshipping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood – idols that cannot see or hear or walk.
(ESV)
The
rest of
mankind,
who were
not killed by these plagues, did
not repent of the
works of
their hands nor
give up worshiping demons and idols of
gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood,
which cannot see or hear or walk,
(NIV)
They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.
(ESV)
For they
are demonic spirits performing signs,
who go abroad to the
kings of the
whole world to
assemble them for battle on the
great day of
God the
Almighty.
(NIV)
With a mighty voice he shouted:
‘“Fallen! Fallen is Babylon the Great!”
She has become a dwelling for demons
and a haunt for every impure spirit,
a haunt for every unclean bird,
a haunt for every unclean and detestable animal.
(ESV)
And he
called out with a
mighty voice,
“
Fallen,
fallen is
Babylon the
great!
She has
become a
dwelling place for
demons,
a
haunt for
every unclean spirit,
a
haunt for
every unclean bird,
a
haunt for
every unclean and detestable beast.
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