Exo 7:11-12, Deu 13:1-3, 18:9-11, 1Sa 28:7, 1Ch 10:13, Act 8:9-11, 16:18 | ESV | STEP | Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers , and they, the magicians of Egypt , also did the same by their secret arts .

Exodus 7:11-12

11 Then Pharaoh summoned the wise men and the sorcerers, and they, the ^amagicians of Egypt, also ^bdid the same by their secret arts. 12 For each man cast down his staff, and they became serpents. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs.

Deuteronomy 13:1-3

1 “If a prophet or ^ca dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and ^dthe sign or wonder that he tells you comes to pass, and if he says, ‘Let us go after other gods,’ which you have not known, ‘and let us serve them,’ 3 you shall not listen to the words of that prophet or that dreamer of dreams. For the Lord your God ^eis testing you, to know whether you love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul.

Deuteronomy 18:9-11

Abominable Practices

9 “When you come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you, ^fyou shall not learn to follow the abominable practices of those nations. 10 There shall not be found among you anyone ^gwho burns his son or his daughter as an offering, ^{▼▼Hebrew makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire} anyone who ⁱpractices divination or ^jtells fortunes or interprets omens, or ^ka sorcerer 11 or a charmer or ^la medium or a necromancer or ^mone who inquires of the dead,

1 Samuel 28:7

7 Then Saul said to his servants, ⁿ“Seek out for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her.” And his servants said to him, “Behold, there is a medium at ^oEn-dor.”

1 Chronicles 10:13

13 So Saul died ^pfor his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also ^qconsulted a medium, seeking guidance.

Acts 8:9-11

Simon the Magician Believes

9 But there was a man named Simon, ^rwho had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, ^ssaying that he himself was somebody great. 10 They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, ^t“This man is the power of God that is called ^uGreat.” 11 And they paid attention to him because for a long time he had ^vamazed them with his magic.

Acts 16:18

18 And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, ^w“I command you ^xin the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And ^yit came out that very hour.