48 Bible Verses about The Devil
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The devil is the father you are sprung from, and you want to carry out your father's wishes. He was a murderer from the first, and he has nothing to do with the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in his true character, for he is a liar and the father of them.
This is how the children of God and those of the devil can be distinguished: No one who does not act uprightly or who does not love his brother is a child of God.
We know that we are children of God, while the whole world is under the power of the evil one.
The enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the close of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Jesus answered them, "Did I not myself select all twelve of you? And even of you, one is an informer."
I have handed the man over to Satan, for his physical destruction, in order that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.
Again the devil took him to a very high mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor,
And the tempter came up and said to him, "If you are God's son, tell these stones to turn into bread!"
and they may yet return to their senses and escape from the toils of the devil, who has caught them to make them do his will.
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You cannot eat at the table of the Lord and at the table of demons.
For we resolved to come to see you??, Paul, did so again and again??ut Satan held us back.
Then Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan! For the Scripture says, 'You must do homage to the Lord your God, and worship him alone!' "
Many of them said, "He is possessed and mad! Why do you listen to him?"
And God, who is the source of peace, will soon crush Satan under your feet. The blessing of our Lord Jesus be with you.
We must not be like Cain who was a child of the evil one, and butchered his brother. And why did he butcher him? Because his own actions were wicked and his brother's upright.
He must not be a new convert, or he may grow conceited and incur criticism from slanderous people.
I shall not talk much more with you, for the evil genius of the world is coming. He has nothing in common with me,
If Satan is driving Satan out, he is disunited, and so how can his kingdom last?
You must put on God's armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems.
And the devil said to him, "I will give you all this power and their splendor, for it has been turned over to me, and I can give it to anyone I please.
And Jesus reproved the demon and it came out of him, and from that moment the boy was cured.
But he turned and said to Peter, "Get out of my sight, you Satan! You hinder me, for you do not side with God, but with men!"
Then Jesus was guided by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.
And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang at them, and overpowered them all, with such violence that they ran out of the house tattered and bruised.
Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will fly from you.
and the devil who led them astray was flung into the fiery, sulphurous lake, where the animal and the false prophet were, there to be tortured day and night forever and ever.
But some of them said, "It is with the aid of Beelzebub, the prince of the demons, that he drives the demons out."
Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple,
The other's appearance, by the contrivance of Satan, will be full of power and pretended signs and wonders,
So at supper??he devil having by this time put the thought of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son??3 Jesus, fully aware that the Father had put everything into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going back to God,
And he took him to Jerusalem, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple, and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down from here,
The seventy-two came back delighted, and said, "Master, when we use your name the very demons submit to us!"
Such wisdom does not come from above. It is earthly, animal, demon-like.
I know where you live; where Satan has his throne! Yet you cling to my name and did not renounce your faith in me even in the days when my faithful Antipas, my witness, was put to death among you??here Satan lives.
And the demons entreated him, saying, "If you are going to drive us out, send us into the drove of pigs."
in the midst of which you once lived under the control of the present age of the world, and the master-spirit of the air, who is still at work among the disobedient.
Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the drove rushed over the steep bank into the lake, and were drowned.
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Names » Of satan » The Devil
Pride » Characteristic of » The Devil
He must not be a new convert, or he may grow conceited and incur criticism from slanderous people.
Salvation » Is deliverance from » The Devil
He disarmed the principalities and dominions and displayed them openly, triumphing over them through him.
Therefore since these children referred to have the same mortal nature, Jesus also shared it, like them, in order that by his death he might dethrone the lord of death, the devil, and free from their slavery men who had always lived in fear of death.
Satan » The Devil
He seized the dragon, the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Then Jesus was guided by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.
for forty days by the Spirit, and was tempted by the devil. In all those days he ate nothing, and when they were over he was famished.
And the devil said to him, "I will give you all this power and their splendor, for it has been turned over to me, and I can give it to anyone I please.
Slander » Characteristic of » The Devil
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say, "The deliverance and power and reign of our God, and the authority of his Christ have now come, for the accuser of our brothers, who kept bringing charges against them day and night before our God, has been hurled down.
The Devil » Character of » Fierce and cruel
Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you.
Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him down and convulsed him, but Jesus reproved the foul spirit and cured the boy and gave him back to his father.
For he was commanding the foul spirit to get out of the man. For it had often seized him, and though he had been fastened with chains and fetters, and was closely watched, he would snap his bonds and the demon would drive him away to the desert.
and all at once a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him until he foams at the mouth, and it leaves him, after a struggle, badly bruised.
The Devil » The wicked » Are the children of
This is how the children of God and those of the devil can be distinguished: No one who does not act uprightly or who does not love his brother is a child of God.
The field is the world. The good seed is the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the wicked.
and said, "You monster of underhandedness and cunning! You son of the devil! You enemy of all that is right! Will you never stop trying to make the Lord's straight paths crooked?
The Devil » Saints » Tempted by
That was why, when I could not bear it any longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for I was afraid that the tempter might have tempted you and all our labor might be lost.
The Devil » Works lying wonders
The other's appearance, by the contrivance of Satan, will be full of power and pretended signs and wonders,
They are demon spirits that perform wonders, and they go out to the kings all over the world to muster them for battle on the great Day of God Almighty.
The Devil » Character of » Deceitful
You must put on God's armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems.
The Devil » Opposes God's work
For we resolved to come to see you??, Paul, did so again and again??ut Satan held us back.
The Devil » The wicked » Possessed by
And Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan taken such possession of your heart that you should lie to the holy Spirit, by appropriating part of the price of your land?
in the midst of which you once lived under the control of the present age of the world, and the master-spirit of the air, who is still at work among the disobedient.
The Devil » The apostacy is of
The Spirit distinctly says that in later times some will turn away from the faith, and devote their attention to deceitful spirits and the things that demons teach
The other's appearance, by the contrivance of Satan, will be full of power and pretended signs and wonders,
The Devil » Saints » Overcome
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who has existed from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have been victorious over the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say, "The deliverance and power and reign of our God, and the authority of his Christ have now come, for the accuser of our brothers, who kept bringing charges against them day and night before our God, has been hurled down. They have conquered him because of the Lamb's blood, and the message to which they bore testimony, for they did not cling to life even in the face of death.
The Devil » Hinders the gospel
When anyone hears the teaching of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and robs him of the seed that has been sown in his mind. That is what was sown along the path.
In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep the light of the good news of the glorious Christ, the likeness of God, from dawning upon them.
The Devil » The author of the fall » Ge 3:1
The Devil » Character of » Subtle
But I am afraid that just as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, your thoughts will be led astray from their single-hearted fidelity to Christ.
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Completed by his death
Therefore since these children referred to have the same mortal nature, Jesus also shared it, like them, in order that by his death he might dethrone the lord of death, the devil,
He disarmed the principalities and dominions and displayed them openly, triumphing over them through him.
The Devil » Character of » Powerful
in the midst of which you once lived under the control of the present age of the world, and the master-spirit of the air, who is still at work among the disobedient.
For we have to struggle, not with enemies of flesh and blood, but with the hierarchies, the authorities, the master-spirits of this dark world, the spirit-forces of evil on high.
The Devil » The wicked » Ensnared by
and they may yet return to their senses and escape from the toils of the devil, who has caught them to make them do his will.
He must also be a man of good standing with outsiders, or he may get into disgrace and be entrapped by the slanderers.
The Devil » Compared to » A sower of tares
He said to them, 'This is some enemy's doing.' And they said to him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'
but while people were asleep his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
The Devil » Perverts the scripture
and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, " 'He will give his angels orders about you, And they will lift you up with their hands So that you may never strike your foot against a stone!' "
The Devil » Shall be condemned at the judgment
and the devil who led them astray was flung into the fiery, sulphurous lake, where the animal and the false prophet were, there to be tortured day and night forever and ever.
and the angels who neglected their responsibilities and abandoned their homes he has put in everlasting chains to be kept in darkness for the judgment of the great Day,
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In empowering his disciples to cast out
Then he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them power over the foul spirits so that they could drive them out, and so that they could heal any disease or illness.
And signs like these will attend those who believe: with my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in foreign tongues;
The Devil » Sinned against God
Whoever commits sin is a child of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. This is why the Son of God appeared??o undo the devil's work.
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but plunged them into Tartarus, and committed them to dark dungeons to await their doom,
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In casting out the spirits of
He said to them, "Go and say to that fox, 'Here I am, driving out demons and performing cures, today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will be through.
But if it is with the finger of God that I am driving the demons out, then the Kingdom of God has overtaken you.
The Devil » Character of » Presumptuous
Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple, and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, " 'He will give his angels orders about you, And they will lift you up with their hands So that you may never strike your foot against a stone!' "
The Devil » Saints » Should resist
Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will fly from you.
Resist him and be strong in the faith, for you know that your brotherhood all over the world is having the same experience of suffering.
The Devil » Cast down to hell
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but plunged them into Tartarus, and committed them to dark dungeons to await their doom,
and the angels who neglected their responsibilities and abandoned their homes he has put in everlasting chains to be kept in darkness for the judgment of the great Day,
The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits
The Devil » Assumes the form of an angel of light
The Devil » Saints » Should be watchful against
The Devil » The wicked » Blinded by
In their case, the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep the light of the good news of the glorious Christ, the likeness of God, from dawning upon them.
The Devil » Saints » Should be armed against
You must put on God's armor, so as to be able to stand up against the devil's stratagems. For we have to struggle, not with enemies of flesh and blood, but with the hierarchies, the authorities, the master-spirits of this dark world, the spirit-forces of evil on high. So you must take God's armor, so that when the evil day comes you will be able to make a stand, and when it is all over to hold your ground. read more.
Stand your ground, then, with the belt of truth around your waist, and put on uprightness as your coat of mail, and on your feet put the readiness the good news of peace brings. Besides all these, take faith for your shield, for with it you will be able to put out all the flaming missiles of the evil one,
The Devil » Character of » Malignant
The Devil » The wicked » Deceived by
The Devil » The wicked » Turn aside after
The Devil » The wicked » Troubled by
The Devil » Tempted Christ
And the tempter came up and said to him, "If you are God's son, tell these stones to turn into bread!" But he answered, "The Scripture says, 'Not on bread alone is man to live, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God!' " Then the devil took him to the holy city, and made him stand on the summit of the Temple, read more.
and said to him, "If you are God's son, throw yourself down, for the Scripture says, " 'He will give his angels orders about you, And they will lift you up with their hands So that you may never strike your foot against a stone!' " Jesus said to him, "The Scripture also says, 'You shall not try the Lord your God.' " Again the devil took him to a very high mountain, and he showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor, and said to him, "I will give all this to you, if you will fall on your knees and do homage to me." Then Jesus said to him, "Begone, Satan! For the Scripture says, 'You must do homage to the Lord your God, and worship him alone!' "
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Illustrated
When a strong man fully armed guards his own dwelling, his property is undisturbed. But when somebody stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him, he strips him of the arms that he relied on, and divides up the spoils.
The Devil » Character of » Proud
He must not be a new convert, or he may grow conceited and incur criticism from slanderous people.
The Devil » The wicked » Punished, together with
Then he will say to those at his left, 'Begone, you accursed people, to the everlasting fire destined for the devil and his angels!
The Devil » Everlasting fire is prepared for
Then he will say to those at his left, 'Begone, you accursed people, to the everlasting fire destined for the devil and his angels!
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In resisting his temptations
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Predicted
The Devil » Compared to » Fowls
and as he was sowing, some of the seed fell by the path and the birds came and ate it up,
The Devil » Saints » Shall finally triumph over
And God, who is the source of peace, will soon crush Satan under your feet. The blessing of our Lord Jesus be with you.
The Devil » Character of » Wicked
I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who has existed from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have been victorious over the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father.
The Devil » Compared to » A roaring lion
Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you.
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In destroying the works of
Whoever commits sin is a child of the devil, for the devil has sinned from the beginning. This is why the Son of God appeared??o undo the devil's work.
The Devil » Compared to » A wolf
A hired man who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, when he sees a wolf coming, will leave the sheep and run away, and the wolf will carry them off and scatter the flock.
The Devil » Saints » Sifted by
The Devil » Cast out of heaven
The Devil » Compared to
The Devil » Character of » Cowardly
Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will fly from you.
The Devil » The wicked » Do the lusts of
The devil is the father you are sprung from, and you want to carry out your father's wishes. He was a murderer from the first, and he has nothing to do with the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in his true character, for he is a liar and the father of them.
Truth » Of God » Is denied by » The Devil
the Truth of God » Is denied by » The Devil
War » Figurative » Is against » The Devil
Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you.
Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will fly from you.
So the dragon was enraged at the woman, and he went off to make war on the rest of her children??hose who obey God's commands and adhere to the testimony of Jesus.
Warfare of saints » Is against » The Devil
Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you.
Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will fly from you.
So the dragon was enraged at the woman, and he went off to make war on the rest of her children??hose who obey God's commands and adhere to the testimony of Jesus.
Topics on The Devil
Children Of The Devil
Acts 13:10and said, "You monster of underhandedness and cunning! You son of the devil! You enemy of all that is right! Will you never stop trying to make the Lord's straight paths crooked?
Man's Authority Over The Devil
Mark 3:15with power to drive out the demons. These were the twelve he appointed:
The Devil Tempting People
2 Corinthians 11:3But I am afraid that just as the serpent by his cunning deceived Eve, your thoughts will be led astray from their single-hearted fidelity to Christ.
Worshipping The Devil
Matthew 4:9and said to him, "I will give all this to you, if you will fall on your knees and do homage to me."
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