54 Bible Verses about The Devil
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Ye are of the devil, as your father, and ye desire to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks falsehood, he speaks of what is his own; for he is a liar and its father:
In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother.
and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is the completion of the age, and the harvestmen are angels.
And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.
to deliver him, I say, being such, to Satan for destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory,
And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread.
and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, who are taken by him, for his will.
Ye cannot drink the Lord's cup, and the cup of demons: ye cannot partake of the Lord's table, and of the table of demons.
wherefore we have desired to come to you, even I Paul, both once and twice, and Satan has hindered us.
that we might not have Satan get an advantage against us, for we are not ignorant of his thoughts.
Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
but many of them said, He has a demon and raves; why do ye hear him?
But the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
And when the thousand years have been completed, Satan shall be loosed from his prison,
not as Cain was of the wicked one, and slew his brother; and on account of what slew he him? because his works were wicked, and those of his brother righteous.
not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into the fault of the devil.
I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world comes, and in me he has nothing;
And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom subsist?
Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil:
And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and their glory; for it is given up to me, and to whomsoever I will I give it.
And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out from him, and the boy was healed from that hour.
But turning round, he said to Peter, Get away behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men.
Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:
And the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped upon them, and having mastered both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Subject yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are both the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for the ages of ages.
But some from among them said, By Beelzebub the prince of the demons casts he out demons.
and they besought him, saying, Send us into the swine that we may enter into them.
whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
And during supper, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas son of Simon, Iscariote, that he should deliver him up,
And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the edge of the temple, and said to him, If thou be Son of God, cast thyself down hence;
And Jehovah said to Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us through thy name.
This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
For they intended evil against thee; they imagined a mischievous device, which they could not execute.
I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness was, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.
And the devil, leading him up into a high mountain, shewed him all the kingdoms of the habitable world in a moment of time.
and the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine.
in which ye once walked according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience:
And the demons, going out from the man, entered into the swine, and the herd rushed down the precipice into the lake, and were choked.
And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah; and Satan came also among them.
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Names » Of satan » The Devil
Pride » Characteristic of » The Devil
not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into the fault of the devil.
Salvation » Is deliverance from » The Devil
having spoiled principalities and authorities, he made a show of them publicly, leading them in triumph by it.
Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil; and might set free all those who through fear of death through the whole of their life were subject to bondage.
Satan » The Devil
And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,
Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:
forty days, tempted of the devil; and in those days he did not eat anything, and when they were finished he hungered.
And the devil said to him, I will give thee all this power, and their glory; for it is given up to me, and to whomsoever I will I give it.
Slander » Characteristic of » The Devil
And I heard a great voice in the 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 has been cast out, who accused them before our God day and night:
The Devil » Character of » Fierce and cruel
Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
But as he was yet coming, the demon tore him and dragged him all together. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child and gave him back to his father.
For he had commanded the unclean spirit to go out from the man. For very often it had seized him; and he had been bound, kept with chains and fetters; and breaking the bonds he was driven by the demon into the deserts.
and behold, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he cries out, and it tears him with foaming, and with difficulty departs from him after crushing him.
The Devil » The wicked » Are the children of
In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother.
and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, but the darnel are the sons of the evil one;
said, O full of all deceit and all craft: son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease perverting the right paths of the Lord?
The Devil » Saints » Tempted by
For this reason I also, no longer able to refrain myself, sent to know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour should be come to nothing.
The Devil » Works lying wonders
whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
for they are the spirits of demons, doing signs; which go out to the kings of the whole habitable world to gather them together to the war of that great day of God the Almighty.
The Devil » Character of » Deceitful
And it is not wonderful, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.
Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil:
The Devil » Opposes God's work
wherefore we have desired to come to you, even I Paul, both once and twice, and Satan has hindered us.
And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
The Devil » The wicked » Possessed by
But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldest lie to the Holy Spirit, and put aside for thyself a part of the price of the estate?
in which ye once walked according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience:
And Satan entered into Judas, who was surnamed Iscariote, being of the number of the twelve.
The Devil » The apostacy is of
But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
The Devil » Saints » Overcome
I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
And I heard a great voice in the 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 has been cast out, who accused them before our God day and night: and they have overcome him by reason of the blood of the Lamb, and by reason of the word of their testimony, and have not loved their life even unto death.
The Devil » Hinders the gospel
From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.
in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine forth for them.
The Devil » The author of the fall » Ge 3:1
The Devil » Character of » Subtle
And the serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field which Jehovah Elohim had made. And it said to the woman, Is it even so, that God has said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craft, so your thoughts should be corrupted from simplicity as to the Christ.
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Completed by his death
Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil;
having spoiled principalities and authorities, he made a show of them publicly, leading them in triumph by it.
The Devil » Character of » Powerful
in which ye once walked according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience:
because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual power of wickedness in the heavenlies.
The Devil » The wicked » Ensnared by
and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, who are taken by him, for his will.
But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and the snare of the devil.
The Devil » Compared to » A sower of tares
And he said to them, A man that is an enemy has done this. And the bondmen said to him, Wilt thou then that we should go and gather it up?
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel amongst the wheat, and went away.
The Devil » Perverts the scripture
and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
For he shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to keep thee in all thy ways: They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
The Devil » Shall be condemned at the judgment
And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are both the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for the ages of ages.
And angels who had not kept their own original state, but had abandoned their own dwelling, he keeps in eternal chains under gloomy darkness, to the judgment of the great day;
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In empowering his disciples to cast out
And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, so that they should cast them out, and heal every disease and every bodily weakness.
And these signs shall follow those that have believed: in my name they shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;
The Devil » Sinned against God
He that practises sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.
For if God spared not the angels who had sinned, but having cast them down to the deepest pit of gloom has delivered them to chains of darkness to be kept for judgment;
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In casting out the spirits of
And he said to them, Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and accomplish cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected;
The Devil » Character of » Presumptuous
And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah; and Satan came also among them.
Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple, and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone.
The Devil » Saints » Should resist
Subject yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Whom resist, stedfast in faith, knowing that the selfsame sufferings are accomplished in your brotherhood which is in the world.
The Devil » Cast down to hell
For if God spared not the angels who had sinned, but having cast them down to the deepest pit of gloom has delivered them to chains of darkness to be kept for judgment;
And angels who had not kept their own original state, but had abandoned their own dwelling, he keeps in eternal chains under gloomy darkness, to the judgment of the great day;
The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits
And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.
And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life; but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face! And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life. read more.
And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
The Devil » Assumes the form of an angel of light
And it is not wonderful, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.
The Devil » Saints » Should be watchful against
that we might not have Satan get an advantage against us, for we are not ignorant of his thoughts.
The Devil » The wicked » Blinded by
in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine forth for them.
The Devil » Saints » Should be armed against
Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil: because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but against principalities, against authorities, against the universal lords of this darkness, against spiritual power of wickedness in the heavenlies. For this reason take to you the panoply of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having accomplished all things, to stand. read more.
Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and shod your feet with the preparation of the glad tidings of peace: besides all these, having taken the shield of faith with which ye will be able to quench all the inflamed darts of the wicked one.
The Devil » Character of » Malignant
And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;
The Devil » The wicked » Deceived by
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and also succeed: go forth, and do so.
The Devil » The wicked » Turn aside after
The Devil » The wicked » Troubled by
And the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.
The Devil » Tempted Christ
And the tempter coming up to him said, If thou be Son of God, speak, that these stones may become loaves of bread. But he answering said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which goes out through God's mouth. Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple, read more.
and says to him, If thou be Son of God cast thyself down; for it is written, He shall give charge to his angels concerning thee, and on their hands shall they bear thee, lest in anywise thou strike thy foot against a stone. Jesus said to him, It is again written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory, and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage. Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve.
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Illustrated
When the strong man armed keeps his own house, his goods are in peace; but when the stronger than he coming upon him overcomes him, he takes away his panoply in which he trusted, and he will divide the spoil he has taken from him.
The Devil » Character of » Proud
not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into the fault of the devil.
The Devil » The wicked » Punished, together with
Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
The Devil » Everlasting fire is prepared for
Then shall he say also to those on the left, Go from me, cursed, into eternal fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In resisting his temptations
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Predicted
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel.
The Devil » Compared to » Fowls
The Devil » Saints » Shall finally triumph over
But the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
The Devil » Character of » Wicked
I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write to you, little children, because ye have known the Father.
The Devil » Compared to » A roaring lion
Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In destroying the works of
He that practises sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.
The Devil » Compared to » A wolf
but he who serves for wages, and who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf seizes them and scatters the sheep.
The Devil » Saints » Sifted by
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to have you, to sift you as wheat;
The Devil » Cast out of heaven
The Devil » Compared to
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the destructive pestilence.
The Devil » Character of » Cowardly
Subject yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
The Devil » The wicked » Do the lusts of
Ye are of the devil, as your father, and ye desire to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks falsehood, he speaks of what is his own; for he is a liar and its father:
Truth » Of God » Is denied by » The Devil
And the serpent said to the woman, Ye will not certainly die; but God knows that in the day ye eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and ye will be as God, knowing good and evil.
the Truth of God » Is denied by » The Devil
And the serpent said to the woman, Ye will not certainly die; but God knows that in the day ye eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and ye will be as God, knowing good and evil.
War » Figurative » Is against » The Devil
Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel.
Subject yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
that we might not have Satan get an advantage against us, for we are not ignorant of his thoughts.
And the dragon was angry with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus.
Warfare of saints » Is against » The Devil
Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he shall crush thy head, and thou shalt crush his heel.
Subject yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
that we might not have Satan get an advantage against us, for we are not ignorant of his thoughts.
And the dragon was angry with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus.
Topics on The Devil
Children Of The Devil
Acts 13:10said, O full of all deceit and all craft: son of the devil, enemy of all righteousness; wilt thou not cease perverting the right paths of the Lord?
Man's Authority Over The Devil
Mark 3:15and to have power to heal diseases, and to cast out demons.
The Devil Tempting People
2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craft, so your thoughts should be corrupted from simplicity as to the Christ.
Worshipping The Devil
Matthew 4:9and says to him, All these things will I give thee if, falling down, thou wilt do me homage.
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