54 Bible Verses about The Devil

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Job 1:12

And the Lord said to the Satan, See, I give all he has into your hands, only do not put a finger on the man himself. And the Satan went out from before the Lord.

John 6:70

Then Jesus said, Did I not make a selection of you, the twelve, and one of you is a son of the Evil One?

1 Corinthians 5:5

That this man is to be handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may have forgiveness in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Matthew 4:8

Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;

2 Timothy 2:26

And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.

1 Corinthians 10:21

It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.

Job 2:6

And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life.

John 10:20

And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?

Matthew 12:26

And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom?

Luke 4:6

And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.

Acts 19:16

And the man in whom the evil spirit was, jumping on them, was stronger than the two of them, and overcame them, so that they went running from that house, wounded and without their clothing.

Mark 5:12

And they said to him, Send us into the pigs, so that we may go into them.

John 13:2

So while a meal was going on, the Evil One having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to be false to him,

Luke 4:9

And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,

Job 1:7

And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.

James 3:15

This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.

Psalm 21:11

For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.

Revelation 2:13

I have knowledge that your living-place is where Satan has his seat: and you are true to my name, and were not turned away from your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my true witness, who was put to death among you, where Satan has his place.

Matthew 8:31

And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.

Luke 8:33

And the evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs: and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water and came to destruction.

Job 1:6

And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

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Names » Of satan » The Devil

Pride » Characteristic of » The Devil

Salvation » Is deliverance from » The Devil

Hebrews 2:14-15

And because the children are flesh and blood, he took a body himself and became like them; so that by his death he might put an end to him who had the power of death, that is to say, the Evil One; And let those who all their lives were in chains because of their fear of death, go free.

Satan » The Devil

Luke 4:6

And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.

Slander » Characteristic of » The Devil

The Devil » Character of » Fierce and cruel

Luke 9:42

And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.

Luke 8:29

For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.

Luke 9:39

And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.

The Devil » The wicked » Are the children of

Acts 13:10

O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord?

The Devil » Saints » Tempted by

The Devil » Works lying wonders

The Devil » Character of » Deceitful

The Devil » Opposes God's work

Zechariah 3:1

And he let me see Joshua, the high priest, in his place before the angel of the Lord, and the Satan at his right hand ready to take up a cause against him.

The Devil » The wicked » Possessed by

The Devil » The apostacy is of

The Devil » Saints » Overcome

1 John 2:13

I am writing to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the Evil One. I have sent a letter to you, children, because you have knowledge of the Father.

Revelation 12:10-11

And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down. And they overcame him through the blood of the Lamb and the word of their witness; and loving not their lives they freely gave themselves up to death.

The Devil » Hinders the gospel

Matthew 13:19

When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.

The Devil » The author of the fall » Ge 3:1

The Devil » Character of » Subtle

The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Completed by his death

The Devil » Character of » Powerful

The Devil » The wicked » Ensnared by

2 Timothy 2:26

And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.

1 Timothy 3:7

And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.

The Devil » Compared to » A sower of tares

Matthew 13:28

And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?

Matthew 13:25

But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.

The Devil » Perverts the scripture

Matthew 4:6

If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

Psalm 91:11-12

For he will give you into the care of his angels to keep you wherever you go. In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

The Devil » Shall be condemned at the judgment

Jude 1:6

And the angels who did not keep to their kingdom but went out from the place which was theirs, he has put in eternal chains and in dark night till the great day of the judging.

The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In empowering his disciples to cast out

The Devil » Sinned against God

The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In casting out the spirits of

Luke 13:32

And he said, Go and say to that fox, I send out evil spirits and do works of mercy today and tomorrow, and on the third day my work will be complete.

The Devil » Character of » Presumptuous

Job 1:6

And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

Matthew 4:5-6

Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.

The Devil » Saints » Should resist

The Devil » Cast down to hell

Jude 1:6

And the angels who did not keep to their kingdom but went out from the place which was theirs, he has put in eternal chains and in dark night till the great day of the judging.

The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits

Job 1:12

And the Lord said to the Satan, See, I give all he has into your hands, only do not put a finger on the man himself. And the Satan went out from before the Lord.

Job 2:4-7

And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life. But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face. And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life. read more.
And the Satan went out from before the Lord, and sent on Job an evil disease covering his skin from his feet to the top of his head.

The Devil » Assumes the form of an angel of light

The Devil » Saints » Should be watchful against

The Devil » The wicked » Blinded by

The Devil » Saints » Should be armed against

Ephesians 6:11-16

Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One. For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens. For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place. read more.
Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness; Be ready with the good news of peace as shoes on your feet; And most of all, using faith as a cover to keep off all the flaming arrows of the Evil One.

The Devil » Character of » Malignant

Job 2:4

And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.

Job 1:9

And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Is it for nothing that Job is a god-fearing man?

The Devil » The wicked » Deceived by

1 Kings 22:21-22

Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. And the Lord said, How? And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.

The Devil » The wicked » Turn aside after

1 Timothy 5:15

For even now some are turned away to Satan.

The Devil » The wicked » Troubled by

The Devil » Tempted Christ

Matthew 4:3-10

And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread. But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God. Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, read more.
If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone. Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test. Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them; And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship. Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.

The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Illustrated

Luke 11:21-22

When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe: But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.

The Devil » Character of » Proud

The Devil » The wicked » Punished, together with

The Devil » Everlasting fire is prepared for

The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In resisting his temptations

The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Predicted

The Devil » Compared to » Fowls

Matthew 13:4

And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:

The Devil » Saints » Shall finally triumph over

The Devil » Character of » Wicked

1 John 2:13

I am writing to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the Evil One. I have sent a letter to you, children, because you have knowledge of the Father.

The Devil » Compared to » A roaring lion

The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In destroying the works of

The Devil » Compared to » A wolf

John 10:12

He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:

The Devil » Saints » Sifted by

Luke 22:31

Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested:

The Devil » Cast out of heaven

The Devil » Compared to

Psalm 91:3

He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease.

The Devil » Character of » Cowardly

The Devil » The wicked » Do the lusts of

Truth » Of God » Is denied by » The Devil

Genesis 3:4-5

And the snake said, Death will not certainly come to you: For God sees that on the day when you take of its fruit, your eyes will be open, and you will be as gods, having knowledge of good and evil.

the Truth of God » Is denied by » The Devil

Genesis 3:4-5

And the snake said, Death will not certainly come to you: For God sees that on the day when you take of its fruit, your eyes will be open, and you will be as gods, having knowledge of good and evil.

War » Figurative » Is against » The Devil

Revelation 12:17

And the dragon was angry with the woman and went away to make war on the rest of her seed, who keep the orders of God, and the witness of Jesus:

More verses: Ephesians 1:12

Warfare of saints » Is against » The Devil

Revelation 12:17

And the dragon was angry with the woman and went away to make war on the rest of her seed, who keep the orders of God, and the witness of Jesus:

More verses: Ephesians 6:12

Topics on The Devil

Children Of The Devil

Acts 13:10

O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord?

Worshipping The Devil

Matthew 4:9

And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship.

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