- a familiar:
- "Thou shalt not¹ suffer a witch²° to live.ª°¹" {Exd 22:18} + "Regardª° not¹ them that have familiar spirits,ª neither¹ seekª° after¹ wizards,ª to be defiledª° by them: I¹ [am] the LORDª your God.ª" {Lev 19:31} + "And the soulª that¹ turnethª° afterª such as have familiar spirits,ª and after²¹ wizards,ª to go a whoringª° afterª them, I will even setª°¹ my faceª against that¹ soul,ª and will cut him offª°¹ from amongª¹ his people.ª" {Lev 20:6} + "There shall not¹ be foundª° among you [any one] that maketh his sonª or his daughterª to pass²° through¹ the fire,ª [or] that usethª° divination,ª [or] an observer of times,ª° or an enchanter,ª° or a witch,ª° ... For¹ these¹ nations,ª which¹ thou¹ shalt possess,ª°¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ observers of times,ª° and unto¹ diviners:ª° but as for thee,¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath not¹ sufferedª° thee so¹ [to do]." {Deu 18:10-14} + "And he made¹ his sonª pass²° through¹ the fire,ª and observed times,ª° and used enchantments,ª° and dealtª° with familiar spiritsª and wizards:ª he wroughtª° muchª° wickednessª in the sightª of the LORD,ª to provoke [him] to anger.ª°" {2Kg 21:6} + "And when¹ they shall sayª° unto¹ you, Seekª° unto¹ them that have familiar spirits,ª and unto¹ wizardsª that peep,ª° and that mutter:ª° should not¹ a peopleª seekª° unto¹ their God?ª for¹ the livingª to¹ the dead?ª°" {Isa 8:19} + "Butª there was a certainª man,ª calledª Simon,ª which beforetimeª° inª the¹ same cityª used sorcery,ª° andª bewitchedª° the¹ peopleª of Samaria,ª giving outª° that himselfª wasª° someª great one:ª ... Andª to himª they had regard,ª° because² that of longª timeª he had bewitchedª° themª with sorceries.ª" {Act 8:9-11} + "Andª it came to pass,ª° as weª wentª° toª prayer,ª a certainª damselª possessedª° with a spiritª of divinationª metª° us,ª whichª broughtª° her²¹ mastersª muchª gainª by soothsaying:ª° ... Andª thisª did¹ sheª²° manyª days.ª Butª Paul,ª being grieved,ª° turnedª° andª saidª° to the¹ spirit,ª I commandª° theeª inª the¹ nameª of Jesusª Christª to comeª° out ofª her.ª Andª he came outª° the¹ sameª hour.ª" {Act 16:16-18}
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