Demons, kinds of

Scripture uses a number of terms to refer to demonic forces, stressing both their reality and hostility to God.

Demons

Deuteronomy 32:17; 1 Corinthians 10:20–21 See also Psalm 106:37; Matthew 8:16; Mark 7:26; Romans 8:38; James 2:19; Revelation 9:20

They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to newly arrived gods, which your fathers did not fear.

No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons too; you cannot partake in the table of the Lord and the table of demons too.

Evil spirits

Matthew 10:1; Acts 5:16, Acts 8:7 See also Matthew 12:43–45; Mark 1:23–26, Mark 3:11; Revelation 18:2

And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.

Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

Other terms for demons

Spirits

Acts 16:16 See also Mark 9:17

One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.

Spirits of demons

Revelation 16:14

These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.

Deceiving spirits

1 Timothy 4:1

Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,

Authorities, powers and forces

Ephesians 6:12; Colossians 2:15; 1 Peter 3:22

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.

And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.

who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.