Scriptural Deliverance Prayer
The Word of God, our Lord Jesus Christ, has smashed Satan’s kingdom and liberated us from his grasp. His powerful Word in the Scriptures brings this liberation to us and confers a great grace in its hearing. The response is: “Deliver us O Lord from all evil.”
“Then the Lord God said to the snake; Because you have done this, Cursed are you among all the animals … On your belly you shall crawl, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.” Gen 3:14
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“How you have fallen from the heavens, O Morning Star, son of the dawn! How you have been cut down to the earth, you who conquered nations! In your heart you said: ‘I will scale the heavens; Above the stars of God I will set up my throne…ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will be like the Most High!’ No! Down to Sheol you will be brought to the depths of the pit!” Is 14:12-15
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“Jesus said to him, ‘Get away, Satan! It is written: The Lord your God shall your worship and him alone shall you serve.’ Then the devil left him and, behold, angels came and ministered to him.” Mt 4:10-11
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“A demoniac who could not speak was brought to Jesus, and when the demon was driven out the mute man spoke. The crowds were amazed.” Mt 9:32-33
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“But if it by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.” Mt 12:28
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“’What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us?’... Jesus rebuked him and said, ‘Quiet! Come out of him!’ The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him.” Mk 1:24-26
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“No one can enter a strong man’s house to plunder his property, unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.” Mk 3:27
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“They [Legion] pleaded with Jesus, “Send us into the swine…” The unclean spirits came out, and entered the swine … rushed down a steep bank into the sea, where they were drowned.” Mk 5:12-13
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“Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out…and gave them authority over unclean spirits…They drove out many demons.” Mk 6:7,13
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“She [the Greek woman] begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. He said to her, ‘...For it is not right to take the food of the children and throw it to the dogs.’ ‘Lord, even the dogs under the table eat the children’s scraps.’ Then he said to her, ‘For this saying you may go; the demon has gone out of your daughter.’” Mk 7:26-29
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“Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and said to it, ‘Mute and deaf spirit, I command you: come out of him and never enter him again.’ Shouting and throwing the boy into convulsions, it came out.” Mk 9:25-26
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. Better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes be thrown into Gehenna, where ‘their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’” Mk 9:46-48
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“As Jesus was coming forward, the demon threw the boy to the ground in a convulsion; but Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and returned him to his father. And all were astonished.” Lk 9:42-43
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“The seventy[-two] returned rejoicing, and said, ‘Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name!’ Jesus said, ‘I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. Behold, I have given you the power to tread … upon the full force of the enemy; and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” Lk 10:17-20
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“And a woman was there who for eighteen years had been crippled by a spirit; she was bent over…When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, ‘Woman, you are set free of your infirmity.’ He laid his hands upon her and she at once stood straight up.” Lk 13:11-13
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.” Mt 13: 41-43
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“Whereas you are tormented. Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing … Lk 16:25-26
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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it…And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” Jn 1: 1,5,14
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“Holy Father…I guarded them, and none of them was lost except the son of destruction, in order that the Scripture might be fulfilled….I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one.” Jn 17:12,15
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“Many signs and wonders were done among the people at the hands of the apostles…A large number of people from the towns in the vicinity of Jerusalem gathered, bringing the sick and those disturbed by unclean spirits, and they were all cured.” Acts 5:12,16
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“When Simon the Magician saw that the Spirit was conferred by the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and said, ‘Give me this power too…’ But Peter said to him, ‘May your money perish with you…Repent of this wickedness of yours …For I see that you are filled with bitter gall and in the bonds of iniquity.’ Simon the Magician said in reply, ‘Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.’” Acts 8:18-24
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“We met a slave girl with an oracular spirit, who used to bring a large profit to her owners through her fortune-telling. She began to follow Paul and us, shouting, ‘These people are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation.’ … Paul said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.’ Then it came out at that moment.” Acts 16:16-18
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“They were all amazed and said to one another, ‘What is there about his word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.” Lk 4:36
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
“War broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. The dragon and its angels fought back, but they did not prevail and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. The huge dragon, the ancient serpent…was thrown down to the earth…Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: ‘Now have salvation and power come, and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Anointed. For the accuser of our brothers is cast out… They conquered him by the blood of the lamb.”
Deliver us O Lord from all evil.
Let us pray. Heavenly Father, in the Word made flesh, we witness Your Divine power to bind the Evil One and to cast him out. We give great thanks that Your Divine Son has given this same power to the Apostles. As we read the Scriptures and invoke the Word made flesh, may Christ’s saving power once more be made manifest, the Spirit of God come upon us, the blood of the Lamb wash over us, and we be delivered from all evil.