Luke 10:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

I give

And nothing

General references

Isaiah 26:6

Mark 3:27

Bible References

I give

You will tread upon the lion and cobra;
The young lion and the serpent you will trample underfoot.

And the nursing child will [safely] play over the hole of the cobra,
And the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den [and not be hurt].

And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words; though briars and thorns are all around you and you sit among scorpions, neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.

they will pick up serpents, and if they drink anything deadly, it will not hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will get well.”

Then Paul [simply] shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.

The [wonderful] grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

And nothing

and you will be continually hated by everyone because of [your association with] My name.

What then shall we say to all these things? If God is for us, who can be [successful] against us?

Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!”

And if anyone wants to harm them, fire comes out of their mouth and devours their enemies; so if anyone wants to harm them, he must be killed in this way.

General references

“The foot will trample it,
Even the feet of the suffering, and the steps of the helpless.”

But no one can go into a strong man’s house and steal his property unless he first overpowers and ties up the strong man, and then he will ransack and rob his house.