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?”

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

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.”

On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;

“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!”

Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

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.

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all: yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

He changed his behavior before them, and pretended to be mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard. — read the full passage →

“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.

Lord, you have been our dwelling place for all generations. — read the full passage →

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;

In that day,” says Yahweh, “I will strike every horse with terror, and his rider with madness; and I will open my eyes on the house of Judah, and will strike every horse of the peoples with blindness.

Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,

I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth. — read the full passage →

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 →

While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice came from the sky, saying, “O king Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you. — 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.”

Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.

Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me. — read the full passage →

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.’

Babylon has been a golden cup in Yahweh’s hand, who made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunk of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.

I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.

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 →

This was fulfilled the same hour on Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws. — read the full passage →

You shall be driven from men; and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass as oxen. Seven times shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will.” — read the full passage →

This is what Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.

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.

This was fulfilled the same hour on Nebuchadnezzar. He was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of the sky, until his hair had grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.

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 →