and to have authority to cast out the demons.
“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give.
“These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons, they will speak with new tongues;
“But if I cast out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not drive it out?”
“But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaped on them and subdued all of them and overpowered them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
“Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’
But the Pharisees were saying, “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”
And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured at once.
And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute; when the demon had gone out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed.
And the evil spirit answered and said to them, “I recognize Jesus, and I know about Paul, but who are you?”
But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”
“If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? For this reason they will be your judges.
“If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.
But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man casts out demons only by Beelzebul the ruler of the demons.”
The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and “He casts out the demons by the ruler of the demons.”
And He went into their synagogues throughout all Galilee, preaching and casting out the demons.
The demons began to entreat Him, saying, “If You are going to cast us out, send us into the herd of swine.”
John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow along with us.”
John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.”
[“But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”]
“And if I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your sons cast them out? So they will be your judges.
And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.
But also some of the Jewish exorcists, who went from place to place, attempted to name over those who had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, “I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preaches.
and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary who was called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
Jesus summoned His twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.
“If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion”; for many demons had entered him.
The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.”
When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill.
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 reach My goal.’
In the synagogue there was a man possessed by the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud voice,
“Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”
“Then it goes and takes along with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. That is the way it will also be with this evil generation.”
Truth Live 