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# demon-possessed
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## Definition:
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A person who is demon-possessed has a demon or evil spirit that controls what he does and thinks.
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* Often a demon-possessed person will hurt himself or other people because the demon causes him to do that.
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* Jesus healed demon-possessed people by commanding the demons to come out of them. This is often called “casting out” demons.
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## Translation Suggestions:
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* Other ways to translate this term could include “demon-controlled” or “controlled by an evil spirit” or “having an evil spirit living inside.”
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(See also: [demon](../kt/demon.md))
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## Bible References:
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* [Mark 1:32](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/01/32)
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* [Matthew 4:24](rc://en/tn/help/mat/04/24)
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* [Matthew 8:16](rc://en/tn/help/mat/08/16)
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* [Matthew 8:33](rc://en/tn/help/mat/08/33)
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## Examples from the Bible stories:
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* __[26:9](rc://en/tn/help/obs/26/09)__ Many people who had __demons in them__ were brought to Jesus.
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* __[32:2](rc://en/tn/help/obs/32/02)__ When they reached the other side of the lake, a __demon-possessed__ man came running up to Jesus.
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* __[32:6](rc://en/tn/help/obs/32/06)__ The man __with the demon__ cried out in a loud voice, “What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Please do not torture me!”
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* __[32:9](rc://en/tn/help/obs/32/09)__ The people from the town came and saw the man who used to __have the demons__.
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* __[47:3](rc://en/tn/help/obs/47/03)__ Every day as they (Paul and Silas) walked there, a slave girl __possessed by a demon__ followed them.
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## Word Data:
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* Strong’s: G1139
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