⁴⁰ And I besought thy disciples to cast it out; and they could not.

¹ And he called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases.

³¹ And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the face of the child; but there was neither voice, nor hearing. Wherefore he returned to meet him, and told him, saying, The child is not awaked.

²⁰ And he saith unto them, Because of your little faith: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

¹⁷ And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name.

¹⁸ And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.

¹⁹ Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.

¹³ But certain also of the strolling Jews, exorcists, took upon them to name over them that had the evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, I adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.

¹⁴ And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, a chief priest, who did this.

¹⁵ And the evil spirit answered and said unto them, Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are ye?

¹⁶ And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and mastered both of them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.