Topic
The Enemy
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Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
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.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. — read the full passage →
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →
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.
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →
Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the Lord your God.
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →
Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode 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 of it.
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.
Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. — read the full passage →
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, — read the full passage →
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.
But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: — read the full passage →
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →
Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me. — read the full passage →
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
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:
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.
Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies, and seest horses, and chariots, and a people more than thou, be not afraid of them: for the Lord thy God is with thee, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.
If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
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.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, — read the full passage →
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: — read the full passage →
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →
Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. — read the full passage →
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
And the Lord thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.
And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land.
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. — read the full passage →
For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together,
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
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