Topic
The Devil
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Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
And no marvel; for even Satan fashioneth himself into an angel of light.
he that doeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. To this end was the Son of God manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →
Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the demons also believe, and shudder.
But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.
And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father it is your will to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and standeth not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father thereof.
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
For if God spared not angels when they sinned, but cast them down to hell, and committed them to pits of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;
There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be by consent for a season, that ye may give yourselves unto prayer, and may be together again, that Satan tempt you not because of your incontinency.
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil one.
who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love; — read the full passage →
Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: — read the full passage →
Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.
Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone; — read the full passage →
in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them.
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land? — read the full passage →
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness — read the full passage →
Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and turned away from evil. — read the full passage →
I pray not that thou shouldest take them from the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil one.
How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations!
This wisdom is not a wisdom that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;
Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:
and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
And Peter said unto them, Repent ye, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ unto the remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory, and the lifter up of my head.
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →
Honor thy father and mother (which is the first commandment with promise),
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;
Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: — read the full passage →
But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity and the purity that is toward Christ.
Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat: — read the full passage →
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in the evil one.
And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.
Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art a stumbling-block unto me: for thou mindest not the things of God, but the things of men.
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man: — read the full passage →
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.
Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them. — read the full passage →
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?
And I heard a great voice in heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accuseth them before our God day and night.
We know that whosoever is begotten of God sinneth not; but he that was begotten of God keepeth himself, and the evil one toucheth him not. — read the full passage →
Every one that doeth sin doeth also lawlessness; and sin is lawlessness. — read the full passage →
But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.
And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.
And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. — read the full passage →
And death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death, eventhe lake of fire.
Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.
Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
even he, whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
neither give place to the devil.
Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, who took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →
Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →
But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Ye are of God, my little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world.
Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.
Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →
that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;
For I would not, brethren, have you ignorant, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; — read the full passage →
even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
of judgment, because the prince of this world hath been judged.
Upon this many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →
And he said unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise a wallet; and he that hath none, let him sell his cloak, and buy a sword.
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?
Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. — read the full passage →
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? — read the full passage →
And a great sign was seen in heaven: a woman arrayed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars; — read the full passage →
And angels that kept not their own principality, but left their proper habitation, he hath kept in everlasting bonds under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.
that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as worshipped not the beast, neither his image, and received not the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand; and they lived, and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
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