<t /><p class="bodytext">After<n id="1" /> Jesus<n id="2" /> called<n id="3" /> the twelve<n id="4" /> together, he gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure<n id="5" /> diseases,

But some of them said, &#8220;By the power of Beelzebul,<n id="1" /> the ruler<n id="2" /> of demons, he casts out demons.&#8221;

But if I cast out demons by the finger<n id="1" /> of God, then the kingdom of God<n id="2" /> has already overtaken<n id="3" /> you.

and also some women<n id="1" /> who had been healed of evil spirits and disabilities:<n id="2" /> Mary<n id="3" /> (called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,

Jesus then<n id="1" /> asked him, &#8220;What is your name?&#8221; He<n id="2" /> said, &#8220;Legion,&#8221;<n id="3" /> because many demons had entered him.

So<n id="1" /> the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of pigs<n id="2" /> rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned.

The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go<n id="1" /> with him, but Jesus<n id="2" /> sent him away, saying,

<t /><p class="bodytext">John answered,<n id="1" /> &#8220;Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop<n id="2" /> him because he is not a disciple<n id="3" /> along with us.&#8221;

<p class="bodytext">Then<n id="1" /> the seventy-two<n id="2" /> returned with joy, saying, &#8220;Lord, even the demons submit to<n id="3" /> us in your name!&#8221;<n id="4" />

So<n id="1" /> if<n id="2" /> Satan too is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? I ask you this because<n id="3" /> you claim that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.

Now if I cast out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons<n id="1" /> cast them<n id="2" /> out? Therefore they will be your judges.

But<n id="1" /> he said to them, &#8220;Go<n id="2" /> and tell that fox,<n id="3" /> &#8216;Look, I am casting out demons and performing healings today and tomorrow, and on the third day<n id="4" /> I will complete my work.<n id="5" />

Demons also came out<n id="1" /> of many, crying out,<n id="2" /> &#8220;You are the Son of God!&#8221;<n id="3" /> But he rebuked<n id="4" /> them, and would not allow them to speak,<n id="5" /> because they knew that he was the Christ.<n id="6" />p>

As<n id="1" /> Jesus<n id="2" /> stepped ashore,<n id="3" /> a certain man from the town<n id="4" /> met him who was possessed by demons.<n id="5" /> For a long time this man<n id="6" /> had worn no clothes and had not lived in a house, but among<n id="7" /> the tombs.

So<n id="1" /> the people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus. They<n id="2" /> found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus&#8217; feet, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.