54 Bible Verses about The Devil
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Ye are of a father -- the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar -- also his father.
In this manifest are the children of God, and the children of the devil; every one who is not doing righteousness, is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother,
and the enemy who sowed them is the devil, and the harvest is a full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers.
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, all that he hath is in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.
to deliver up such a one to the Adversary for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,
And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.'
Ye are not able the cup of the Lord to drink, and the cup of demons; ye are not able of the table of the Lord to partake, and of the table of demons;
wherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;
that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.
Then saith Jesus to him, 'Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
and many of them said, 'He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'
and the God of the peace shall bruise the Adversary under your feet quickly; the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen!
And when the thousand years may be finished, the Adversary shall be loosed out of his prison,
thou -- thou dost believe that God is one; thou dost well, and the demons believe, and they shudder!
not as Cain -- of the evil one he was, and he did slay his brother, and wherefore did he slay him? because his works were evil, and those of his brother righteous.
not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;
I will no more talk much with you, for the ruler of this world doth come, and in me he hath nothing;
and if the Adversary doth cast out the Adversary, against himself he was divided, how then doth his kingdom stand?
put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,
and the Devil said to him, 'To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it;
and Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the lad was healed from that hour.
and he having turned, said to Peter, 'Get thee behind me, adversary! thou art a stumbling-block to me, for thou dost not mind the things of God, but the things of men.'
Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,
And the man, in whom was the evil spirit, leaping upon them, and having overcome them, prevailed against them, so that naked and wounded they did flee out of that house,
be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;
and the Devil, who is leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are the beast and the false prophet, and they shall be tormented day and night -- to the ages of the ages.
and certain of them said, 'By Beelzeboul, ruler of the demons, he doth cast forth the demons;'
and all the demons did call upon him, saying, 'Send us to the swine, that into them we may enter;'
Then doth the Devil take him to the holy city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple,
him, whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders,
And supper being come, the devil already having put it into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up,
And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, 'If the Son thou art of God, cast thyself down hence,
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Whence comest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on it.'
And the seventy turned back with joy, saying, 'Sir, and the demons are being subjected to us in thy name;'
this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,
For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,
I have known thy works, and where thou dost dwell -- where the throne of the Adversary is -- and thou dost hold fast my name, and thou didst not deny my faith, even in the days in which Antipas was my faithful witness, who was put to death beside you, where the Adversary doth dwell.
And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,
and the demons were calling on him, saying, 'If thou dost cast us forth, permit us to go away to the herd of the swine;'
in which once ye did walk according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience,
and the demons having gone forth from the man, did enter into the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep to the lake, and were choked.
And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst.
From Thematic Bible
Names » Of satan » The Devil
Pride » Characteristic of » The Devil
not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;
Salvation » Is deliverance from » The Devil
having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made a shew of them openly -- having triumphed over them in it.
Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death -- that is, the devil -- and might deliver those, whoever, with fear of death, throughout all their life, were subjects of bondage,
Satan » The Devil
and he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is Devil and Adversary, and did bind him a thousand years,
Then Jesus was led up to the wilderness by the Spirit, to be tempted by the Devil,
forty days being tempted by the Devil, and he did not eat anything in those days, and they having been ended, he afterward hungered,
and the Devil said to him, 'To thee I will give all this authority, and their glory, because to me it hath been delivered, and to whomsoever I will, I do give it;
Slander » Characteristic of » The Devil
And I heard a great voice saying in the heaven, 'Now did come the salvation, and the power, and the reign, of our God, and the authority of His Christ, because cast down was the accuser of our brethren, who is accusing them before our God day and night;
The Devil » Character of » Fierce and cruel
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
and as he is yet coming near, the demon rent him, and tore him sore, and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the youth, and gave him back to his father.
For he commanded the unclean spirit to come forth from the man, for many times it had caught him, and he was being bound with chains and fetters -- guarded, and breaking asunder the bonds he was driven by the demons to the deserts.
and lo, a spirit doth take him, and suddenly he doth cry out, and it teareth him, with foaming, and it hardly departeth from him, bruising him,
The Devil » The wicked » Are the children of
In this manifest are the children of God, and the children of the devil; every one who is not doing righteousness, is not of God, and he who is not loving his brother,
and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the reign, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,
said, 'O full of all guile, and all profligacy, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the right ways of the Lord?
The Devil » Saints » Tempted by
And there standeth up an adversary against Israel, and persuadeth David to number Israel,
because of this also, I, no longer forbearing, did send to know your faith, lest he who is tempting did tempt you, and in vain might be our labour.
The Devil » Works lying wonders
him, whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders,
for they are spirits of demons, doing signs -- which go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to bring them together to the battle of that great day of God the Almighty; --
The Devil » Character of » Deceitful
and no wonder -- for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light;
put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil,
The Devil » Opposes God's work
wherefore we wished to come unto you, (I indeed Paul,) both once and again, and the Adversary did hinder us;
And he sheweth me Joshua the high priest standing before the messenger of Jehovah, and the Adversary standing at his right hand, to be an adversary to him.
The Devil » The wicked » Possessed by
And Peter said, 'Ananias, wherefore did the Adversary fill thy heart, for thee to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back of the price of the place?
in which once ye did walk according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience,
And the Adversary entered into Judas, who is surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve,
The Devil » The apostacy is of
And the Spirit expressly speaketh, that in latter times shall certain fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
him, whose presence is according to the working of the Adversary, in all power, and signs, and lying wonders,
The Devil » Saints » Overcome
I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who is from the beginning; I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil. I write to you, little youths, because ye have known the Father:
And I heard a great voice saying in the heaven, 'Now did come the salvation, and the power, and the reign, of our God, and the authority of His Christ, because cast down was the accuser of our brethren, who is accusing them before our God day and night; and they did overcome him because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life -- unto death;
The Devil » Hinders the gospel
Every one hearing the word of the reign, and not understanding -- the evil one doth come, and doth catch that which hath been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;
The Devil » The author of the fall » Ge 3:1
The Devil » Character of » Subtle
And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, 'Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'
and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in the Christ;
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Completed by his death
Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through death he might destroy him having the power of death -- that is, the devil --
having stripped the principalities and the authorities, he made a shew of them openly -- having triumphed over them in it.
The Devil » Character of » Powerful
in which once ye did walk according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience,
because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places;
The Devil » The wicked » Ensnared by
and it behoveth him also to have a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the devil.
The Devil » Compared to » A sower of tares
And he saith to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Wilt thou, then, that having gone away we may gather it up?
and, while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
The Devil » Perverts the scripture
and saith to him, 'If Son thou art of God -- cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'
For His messengers He chargeth for thee, To keep thee in all thy ways, On the hands they bear thee up, Lest thou smite against a stone thy foot.
The Devil » Shall be condemned at the judgment
and the Devil, who is leading them astray, was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are the beast and the false prophet, and they shall be tormented day and night -- to the ages of the ages.
messengers also, those who did not keep their own principality, but did leave their proper dwelling, to a judgment of a great day, in bonds everlasting, under darkness He hath kept,
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In empowering his disciples to cast out
And having called to him his twelve disciples, he gave to them power over unclean spirits, so as to be casting them out, and to be healing every sickness, and every malady.
'And signs shall accompany those believing these things; in my name demons they shall cast out; with new tongues they shall speak;
The Devil » Sinned against God
he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;
For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast them down to Tartarus, did deliver them to judgment, having been reserved,
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In casting out the spirits of
and he said to them, 'Having gone, say to this fox, Lo, I cast forth demons, and perfect cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I am being perfected;
but if by the finger of God I cast forth the demons, then come unawares upon you did the reign of God.
The Devil » Character of » Presumptuous
And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst.
Then doth the Devil take him to the holy city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and saith to him, 'If Son thou art of God -- cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.'
The Devil » Saints » Should resist
be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;
whom resist, stedfast in the faith, having known the same sufferings to your brotherhood in the world to be accomplished.
The Devil » Cast down to hell
For if God messengers who sinned did not spare, but with chains of thick gloom, having cast them down to Tartarus, did deliver them to judgment, having been reserved,
messengers also, those who did not keep their own principality, but did leave their proper dwelling, to a judgment of a great day, in bonds everlasting, under darkness He hath kept,
The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, all that he hath is in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.
And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life. Yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike unto his bone and unto his flesh -- if not: unto Thy face he doth bless Thee!' And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, he is in thy hand; only his life take care of.' read more.
And the Adversary goeth forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smiteth Job with a sore ulcer from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
The Devil » Assumes the form of an angel of light
and no wonder -- for even the Adversary doth transform himself into a messenger of light;
The Devil » Saints » Should be watchful against
that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.
The Devil » The wicked » Blinded by
in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;
The Devil » Saints » Should be armed against
put on the whole armour of God, for your being able to stand against the wiles of the devil, because we have not the wrestling with blood and flesh, but with the principalities, with the authorities, with the world-rulers of the darkness of this age, with the spiritual things of the evil in the heavenly places; because of this take ye up the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the day of the evil, and all things having done -- to stand. read more.
Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about in truth, and having put on the breastplate of the righteousness, and having the feet shod in the preparation of the good-news of the peace; above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,
The Devil » Character of » Malignant
And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'A skin for a skin, and all that a man hath he doth give for his life.
The Devil » The wicked » Deceived by
And the spirit goeth out, and standeth before Jehovah, and saith, I -- I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, By what? and he saith, I go out, and have been a spirit of falsehood in the mouth of all his prophets; and He saith, Thou dost entice, and also thou art able; go out and do so.
The Devil » The wicked » Turn aside after
The Devil » The wicked » Troubled by
And the Spirit of Jehovah turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from Jehovah terrified him;
The Devil » Tempted Christ
And the Tempter having come to him said, 'If Son thou art of God -- speak that these stones may become loaves.' But he answering said, 'It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.' Then doth the Devil take him to the holy city, and doth set him on the pinnacle of the temple, read more.
and saith to him, 'If Son thou art of God -- cast thyself down, for it hath been written, that, His messengers He shall charge concerning thee, and on hands they shall bear thee up, that thou mayest not dash on a stone thy foot.' Jesus said to him again, 'It hath been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.' Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them, and saith to him, 'All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.' Then saith Jesus to him, 'Go -- Adversary, for it hath been written, The Lord thy God thou shalt bow to, and Him only thou shalt serve.'
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Illustrated
'When the strong man armed may keep his hall, in peace are his goods; but when the stronger than he, having come upon him, may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;
The Devil » Character of » Proud
not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the devil;
The Devil » The wicked » Punished, together with
Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;
The Devil » Everlasting fire is prepared for
Then shall he say also to those on the left hand, Go ye from me, the cursed, to the fire, the age-during, that hath been prepared for the Devil and his messengers;
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In resisting his temptations
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Predicted
and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.'
The Devil » Compared to » Fowls
and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the fowls did come and devour them,
The Devil » Saints » Shall finally triumph over
and the God of the peace shall bruise the Adversary under your feet quickly; the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen!
The Devil » Character of » Wicked
I write to you, fathers, because ye have known him who is from the beginning; I write to you, young men, because ye have overcome the evil. I write to you, little youths, because ye have known the Father:
The Devil » Compared to » A roaring lion
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In destroying the works of
he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;
The Devil » Compared to » A wolf
and the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;
The Devil » Saints » Sifted by
And the Lord said, 'Simon, Simon, lo, the Adversary did ask you for himself to sift as the wheat,
The Devil » Cast out of heaven
and he said to them, 'I was beholding the Adversary, as lightning from the heaven having fallen;
The Devil » Compared to
For He delivereth thee from the snare of a fowler, From a calamitous pestilence.
The Devil » Character of » Cowardly
be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;
The Devil » The wicked » Do the lusts of
Ye are of a father -- the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar -- also his father.
Truth » Of God » Is denied by » The Devil
And the serpent saith unto the woman, 'Dying, ye do not die, for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it -- your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.'
the Truth of God » Is denied by » The Devil
And the serpent saith unto the woman, 'Dying, ye do not die, for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it -- your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.'
War » Figurative » Is against » The Devil
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.'
be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;
that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.
and the dragon was angry against the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, those keeping the commands of God, and having the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Warfare of saints » Is against » The Devil
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.'
be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;
that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.
and the dragon was angry against the woman, and went away to make war with the rest of her seed, those keeping the commands of God, and having the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Topics on The Devil
Children Of The Devil
Acts 13:10said, 'O full of all guile, and all profligacy, son of a devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease perverting the right ways of the Lord?
Man's Authority Over The Devil
Mark 3:15and to have power to heal the sicknesses, and to cast out the demons.
The Devil Tempting People
2 Corinthians 11:3and I fear, lest, as the serpent did beguile Eve in his subtilty, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in the Christ;
Worshipping The Devil
Matthew 4:9and saith to him, 'All these to thee I will give, if falling down thou mayest bow to me.'
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