Insanity

Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

People went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.

When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, “He is insane.”

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. — read the full passage →

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good. — read the full passage →

But he said, “I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.

As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!”

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.

“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.

Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. — read the full passage →

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

For this perishable body must become imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality.

I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh, for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.

They came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. — read the full passage →

Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

and crying out with a loud voice, he said, “What have I to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, don’t torment me.”

forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing; — read the full passage →

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages; — read the full passage →

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases; — read the full passage →

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.

As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!” — read the full passage →

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 came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.

At evening, when the sun had set, they brought to him all who were sick, and those who were possessed by demons.

When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him, saying, — read the full passage →

As they went out, behold, a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.

And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →