Bible Verses about “demonic spirits”
The Bible contains 34 verses about demonic spirits across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.”
“Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
“For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world's rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
“Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.”
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
“"'Don't turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don't seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am Yahweh your God.”
“Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.”
“There shall not be found with you anyone who makes his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices sorcery, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,”
“And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;”
“Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might.”
“or a charmer, or a consulter with a familiar spirit, or a wizard, or a necromancer.”
“with all prayer and requests, praying at all times in the Spirit, and being watchful to this end in all perseverance and requests for all the saints:”
“and having fitted your feet with the preparation of the Good News of peace;”
“above all, taking up the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the evil one.”
“Stand therefore, having the utility belt of truth buckled around your waist, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,”
“For whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh: and because of these abominations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you.”
“The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.”
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
“"'The person that turns to those who are mediums, and to the wizards, to play the prostitute after them, I will even set my face against that person, and will cut him off from among his people.”
“You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.”
“When you are come into the land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not learn to do after the abominations of those nations.”
“You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.”
“Aren't they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?”
“Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted the price of them, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.”
“But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who used to practice sorcery in the city, and amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one,”
“They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.”
“to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that great power of God."”
“But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passes through waterless places, seeking rest, and doesn't find it.”
“Then he says, 'I will return into my house from which I came out,' and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.”
“Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation."”
“But when they believed Philip preaching good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.”
“even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,”
“Simon himself also believed. Being baptized, he continued with Philip. Seeing signs and great miracles occurring, he was amazed.”
“for they are spirits of demons, performing signs; which go forth to the kings of the whole inhabited earth, to gather them together for the war of that great day of God, the Almighty.”