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# demon-possessed
## Definition:
A person who is demon-possessed has a demon or evil spirit that controls what he does and thinks.
* Often a demon-possessed person will hurt himself or other people because the demon causes him to do that.
* Jesus healed demon-possessed people by commanding the demons to come out of them. This is often called “casting out” demons.
## Translation Suggestions:
* Other ways to translate this term could include “demon-controlled” or “controlled by an evil spirit” or “having an evil spirit living inside.”
(See also: [demon](../kt/demon.md))
## Bible References:
* [Mark 1:32](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/01/32)
* [Matthew 4:24](rc://en/tn/help/mat/04/24)
* [Matthew 8:16](rc://en/tn/help/mat/08/16)
* [Matthew 8:33](rc://en/tn/help/mat/08/33)
## Examples from the Bible stories:
* __[26:9](rc://en/tn/help/obs/26/09)__ Many people who had __demons in them__ were brought to Jesus.
* __[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.
* __[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!”
* __[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__.
* __[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.
## Word Data:
* Strongs: G1139