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Bible Verses About Spirits and Ghosts
Find Bible verses about spirits and ghosts — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about spirits and ghosts?
The Bible addresses spirits and ghosts with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Acts 19:12
“so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the evil spirits went out.”
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Numbers 27:16
“"Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,”
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1 John 4:1
“Beloved, don't believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.”
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Matthew 12:45
“Then he goes, and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first. Even so will it be also to this evil generation."”
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Numbers 16:22
“They fell on their faces, and said, "God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will you be angry with all the congregation?"”
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1 Timothy 4:1
“But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,”
Luke 11:26
“Then he goes, and takes seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there. The last state of that man becomes worse than the first."”
1 Corinthians 14:32
“The spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets,”
Acts 8:7
“For unclean spirits came out of many of those who had them. They came out, crying with a loud voice. Many who had been paralyzed and lame were healed.”
Hebrews 1:14
“Aren't they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?”
Matthew 8:16
“When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;”
Mark 6:7
“He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.”
1 Corinthians 12:10
“and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.”
2 Kings 21:6
“He made his son to pass through the fire, and practiced sorcery, and used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he worked much evil in the sight of Yahweh, to ...”
Revelation 3:1
“"And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: "He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: "I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you a...”
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1 Peter 3:19 — “in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,...”
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