Bible Cross References
the evil spirit
1 Samuel 16:14
The LORD's spirit left Saul, and an evil spirit sent by the LORD tormented him.
1 Samuel 16:16
So give us the order, sir, and we will look for a man who knows how to play the harp. Then when the evil spirit comes on you, the man can play his harp, and you will be all right again."
Saul
1 Samuel 18:10
The next day an evil spirit from God suddenly took control of Saul, and he raved in his house like a madman. David was playing the harp, as he did every day, and Saul was holding a spear.
1 Samuel 18:11
"I'll pin him to the wall," Saul said to himself, and he threw the spear at him twice; but David dodged each time.
Matthew 12:43-45
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"When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it travels over dry country looking for a place to rest. If it can't find one,
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it says to itself, 'I will go back to my house.' So it goes back and finds the house empty, clean, and all fixed up.
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Then it goes out and brings along seven other spirits even worse than itself, and they come and live there. So when it is all over, that person is in worse shape than at the beginning. This is what will happen to the evil people of this day."
Luke 11:24-26
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"When an evil spirit goes out of a person, it travels over dry country looking for a place to rest. If it can't find one, it says to itself, 'I will go back to my house.'
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So it goes back and finds the house clean and all fixed up.
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Then it goes out and brings seven other spirits even worse than itself, and they come and live there. So when it is all over, that person is in worse shape than at the beginning."