Reference: Accuser
Easton
Satan is styled the "accuser of the brethren" (Re 12:10. Comp. Job 1:6; Zec 3:1), as seeking to uphold his influence among men by bringing false charges against Christians, with the view of weakening their influence and injuring the cause with which they are identified. He was regarded by the Jews as the accuser of men before God, laying to their charge the violations of the law of which they were guilty, and demanding their punishment. The same Greek word, rendered "accuser," is found in Joh 8:10 (but omitted in the Revised Version); Ac 23:30,35; 24:8; 25:16,18, in all of which places it is used of one who brings a charge against another.
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Now upon a time, when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan came also among them.
And he showed me Joshua the high priest, standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan stood at his righthand to resist him.
When Jesus had lifted up himself again, and saw no man, but the woman; He said unto her, "Woman, where are those thine accusers? Hath no man condemned thee?"
Afterward, when it was showed me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent him straightway to thee: and gave commandment to his accusers, if they had ought against him, to tell it unto thee. Farewell."
"I will hear thee," said he, "when thine accusers are come also." And commanded him to be kept in Herod's palace.
commanding his accusers to come unto thee: of whom thou mayest, if thou wilt enquire, know the certain of all these things where of we accuse him."
To whom I answered, 'It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man that he should perish, before that he which is accused, have the accusers before him, and have license to answer for himself, concerning the crime laid against him.'
Against whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:
And I heard a loud voice saying, "In heaven is now made salvation and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: For he is cast down which accused them before God day and night:
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Now upon a time, when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan came also among them.
Now upon a time, when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan came also among them.
And he showed me Joshua the high priest, standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan stood at his righthand to resist him.
And he showed me Joshua the high priest, standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan stood at his righthand to resist him.
And there was a certain widow in the same city, which came unto him saying, 'Avenge me of mine adversary.'
And there was a certain widow in the same city, which came unto him saying, 'Avenge me of mine adversary.'
And I heard a loud voice saying, "In heaven is now made salvation and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: For he is cast down which accused them before God day and night:
And I heard a loud voice saying, "In heaven is now made salvation and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: For he is cast down which accused them before God day and night: