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  2. Unclean spirit - Wikipedia

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    Jesus drives out a demon or unclean spirit, from the 15th-century Très Riches Heures. In English translations of the Bible, unclean spirit is a common rendering [1] of Greek pneuma akatharton (πνεῦμα ἀκάθαρτον; plural pneumata akatharta (πνεύματα ἀκάθαρτα)), which in its single occurrence in the Septuagint translates Hebrew ruaḥ tum'ah (רוּחַ ...

  3. Matthew 12:27 - Wikipedia

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    Those who believe this, suppose that this happened after Christ sent the Apostles out, and when the Apostles, by the power of Christ, cast out devils, and did miracles. However others believe that this occurred before the mission of the Apostles. In which case "your sons," would be the Jewish exorcists, who, expelled demons. An example of these ...

  4. Shedim - Wikipedia

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    Shedim (Hebrew: שֵׁדִים, romanized: šēḏim; singular: שֵׁד šēḏ) [3] are spirits or demons in the Tanakh and Jewish mythology.Shedim do not, however, correspond exactly to the modern conception of demons as evil entities as originated in Christianity. [4]

  5. Devil in Christianity - Wikipedia

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    [72] [73] In all three synoptic gospels (Matthew 9:22–29, [74] Mark 3:22–30 [75] and Luke 11:14–20), [76] Jesus' critics accuse him of gaining his power to cast out demons from Beelzebub, the devil. In response, Jesus says that a house divided against itself will fall, and that there would be no reason for the devil to allow one to defeat ...

  6. Legion (demons) - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of Jesus exorcizing the Gerasene demoniac by Spencer Alexander McDaniel, 2020. In the New Testament, Legion (Ancient Greek: λεγιών) is a group of demons, particularly those in two of three versions of the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac, an account in the synoptic Gospels of an incident in which Jesus performs an exorcism.

  7. Finger of God - Wikipedia

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    The Greek phrase (Greek: ἐν δακτύλῳ θεοῦ, en dactylō Theou, "by the finger of God") [7] [8] is also used by Jesus in the Christian New Testament during his reply to those who said that he cast out demons by the power of Beelzebub. He said, "But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out the demons, then the kingdom of God ...

  8. Matthew 7:22 - Wikipedia

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    The verse does not deny that these unholy may have made correct prophecies and driven out demons. These were acts that in that era were commonly attributed to teachers and mystics. Davies and Allison note that Jesus never calls upon his followers to perform such feats. Rather in the previous verses he calls for basic charity and piety.

  9. Son of God (Christianity) - Wikipedia

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    In Luke 4:41 (and Mark 3:11), [67] when Jesus casts out demons, they fall down before him, and declare: "You are the Son of God." In John 1:34, [68] John the Baptist bears witness that Jesus is the Son of God and in John 11:27 [69] Martha calls him the Messiah and the Son of God.