the paranormal

The 13 most-voted verses about the paranormal, from 11 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 19:31 (BSB)

¶ Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I [am] the LORD your God.

Leviticus 19:31 (KJV)

“‘Don’t turn to those who are mediums, nor to the wizards. Don’t seek them out, to be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.

Leviticus 19:31 (WEB)

Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”

Luke 24:39 (BSB)

Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.

Luke 24:39 (KJV)

See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn’t have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”

Luke 24:39 (WEB)

Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment,

Hebrews 9:27 (BSB)

And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Hebrews 9:27 (KJV)

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

Hebrews 9:27 (WEB)

When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.

Psalm 146:4 (BSB)

His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.

Psalm 146:4 (KJV)

His spirit departs, and he returns to the earth. In that very day, his thoughts perish.

Psalm 146:4 (WEB)

before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (BSB)

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (KJV)

and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 (WEB)

When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Isaiah 8:19 (BSB)

¶ And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

Isaiah 8:19 (KJV)

When they tell you, “Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter,” shouldn’t a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Isaiah 8:19 (WEB)

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified. “It’s a ghost!” they said, and cried out in fear.

Matthew 14:26 (BSB)

And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear.

Matthew 14:26 (KJV)

When the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It’s a ghost!” and they cried out for fear.

Matthew 14:26 (WEB)

And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 25:46 (BSB)

And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Matthew 25:46 (KJV)

These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

Matthew 25:46 (WEB)

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

John 10:10 (BSB)

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.

John 10:10 (KJV)

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

John 10:10 (WEB)

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Ephesians 6:12 (BSB)

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].

Ephesians 6:12 (KJV)

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

Ephesians 6:12 (WEB)

You, little children, are from God and have overcome them, because greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

1 John 4:4 (BSB)

Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

1 John 4:4 (KJV)

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world.

1 John 4:4 (WEB)

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

Revelation 1:1 (BSB)

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John:

Revelation 1:1 (KJV)

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Revelation 1:1 (WEB)

And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Revelation 12:9 (BSB)

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Revelation 12:9 (KJV)

The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

Revelation 12:9 (WEB)

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