– Derives from the Greek verb eksorkízo , to swear, to demand an oath. In the NT it has the sense of making one swear in the name of God. In passages of the Gospel in which Christ intervenes and delegates power to the disciples, the terms are used: expel, threaten, subpoena, leave, order, expel, be free, give power, heal:
Mt 8,28-32 : The demons implored Jesus: “If you cast us out, send us to that herd of pigs”.
Mt 10 : Heal the sick, […] purify lepers, cast out demons. You received for free, give for free!
Mt 12:22 : Then they presented him with a blind and mute possessed man. Jesus healed him in such a way that he spoke and saw.
Mk 1:34 : He healed many who were oppressed with various diseases, and cast out many demons.
Mc 16,9.17 : These miracles will accompany those who believe: they will cast out demons in my name, they will speak new languages.
Mt 17:18 : Jesus threatened the demon and it came out of the boy, who was cured at the same time.
Mk 1:25 : But Jesus summoned him, saying: “Shut up, get out of this man!”.
Mk 9,25-26 : Dumb and deaf spirit, I command you: come out of this child and do not enter him again.
Lc 9,42 : But Jesus summoned the unclean spirit, healed the boy and gave him back to his father.
Mk 5,8 : Jesus said to him: “Filthy spirit, come out of this man!”.
Mk 7:29 : Jesus answered her: “On account of this word, go away, the demon has gone out of your daughter”.
Lk 4:35 : “Be quiet and get out of this man”. The demon threw him to the ground in the middle of everyone and came out of him, without doing him any harm.
Lk 8:29 : Because Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had long since taken hold of him.
Acts 16:18 : And he said to the spirit: “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her”. And at the same time he left.
Lk 11:14 : Jesus expelled a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the mute began to speak.
Lk 13:12 : Upon seeing her, Jesus called her and said to her: “You are free from your illness”.
Mk 6,7 : So he called the Twelve and began to send them out, two by two; and gave them power over unclean spirits.
Acts 5:16 : Many people came together, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all cured.
– In the OT the presence of the devil was linked to diseases:
1Sm 16:23 : David took the harp and played. Saul calmed down, felt relieved, and the evil spirit left him.
Tb 6,8 : If you place a piece of the heart on coals, its smoke will drive out every kind of evil spirit.
Tob 8,3 : At that moment, the angel Raphael took the demon and imprisoned him in the desert of Upper Egypt.
