4195 spirits
Intelligent beings which exist separately from bodies. God is spirit and he has given human beings a spiritual entity. He has also created a realm of spiritual beings—some have remained good, others have become evil. Evil spirits seek to control and destroy people, but Jesus Christ has the victory over them.
God is spirit
Jn 4:24 See also Ge 1:2; Job 33:4; Rev 1:4 fn; Rev 3:1 fn; Rev 4:5 fn; Rev 5:6 fn
Other spirits
The spirit of human beings Pr 20:27 See also Job 32:8; Ecc 12:7; Lk 8:55; Lk 23:46; Jn 3:6; Ac 7:59; Jas 2:26
The spirits of the dead Isa 26:14 See also Pr 2:18; Isa 14:9; Heb 12:23
Angels Heb 1:14 See also Jdg 6:21-22; Jdg 13:20-21; Zec 6:5; Ac 23:8
Satan Job 1:6 See also Job 2:1; 2Co 11:14; Eph 6:11-12
Demons Rev 16:13-14 See also Lk 6:18; Lk 7:21; Ac 23:8; 1Pe 3:19; Rev 18:2
The role of spirits
As instruments of punishment 1Sa 16:14 See also Jdg 9:23; 1Sa 18:10; 1Sa 19:9; 1Ki 22:20-22 pp 2Ch 18:19-21
As instruments of testing to inspire faith in believers 1Pe 5:8-9 See also Job 1:8-12,22; Job 2:3-6,10; Mt 4:1 pp Mk 1:13 pp Lk 4:2; Jas 4:7-8
Evil spirits and humanity
Possession by spirits Mk 9:17-18 pp Lk 9:39 See also Mt 8:28 pp Lk 8:27; Mt 15:22 pp Mk 7:25; Mk 1:23 pp Lk 4:33
Casting out spirits Mt 8:16 pp Mk 1:34 pp Lk 4:40 See also Mt 12:28 pp Lk 11:20; Mt 17:18 pp Mk 9:25-26 pp Lk 9:42; Ac 5:16; Ac 8:7
Consultation with spirits forbidden Dt 18:10-11 See also Lev 19:31; Lev 20:6; 1Sa 28:8-9; 2Ki 21:6 pp 2Ch 33:6; Isa 8:19; Isa 19:3
Discernment and testing of spirits
1Jn 4:1 See also 1Co 12:10; 1Jn 4:2-6
Jesus Christ has supremacy over all created spirits
Col 2:10 See also Mk 1:24-27,34 pp Lk 4:41; Lk 4:33-36; Lk 10:17-19; Col 2:15
See also
1225 | God as Spirit |
2012 | Christ, authority |
3010 | God, the Holy Spirit |
4110 | angels |
4120 | Satan |
4130 | demons |
4165 | exorcism |
4190 | spiritism |
5062 | spirit |
8228 | discernment, examples |
8734 | evil |
8832 | testing |