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Thematic Bible: Serpent


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Exodus 7:9
“When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Work a miracle [to prove your authority],’ then you say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh, so that it may become a serpent.’” Verse ConceptsAaron, PrivilegesSerpentsOther MiraclesPutting Things DownThings Changed

Genesis 3:4
But the serpent said to the woman, “You certainly will not die! Verse ConceptsSatanticDoubting God's WordBeing DeceivedSatan, Titles ForFalse Teachers, Examples OfLying, Examples OfNames And Titles For SatanSatan, Work OfNot DyingContradictingDeath AvertedFirst DeathAdam and eveThe DevilNASBPositive ThinkingDeceptionResisting Temptation

Job 26:13

“By His breath the heavens are cleared;
His hand has pierced the [swiftly] fleeing serpent.
 Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodConstellationsHand Of GodSerpentsPower Of Holy Spirit, Shown InDivine Work Of The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit In CreationThe Holy Spirit Giving LifeGod Dispensing WindPower Over SnakesEvil Fleeing

Matthew 7:10
Or if he asks for a fish, will [instead] give him a snake? Verse ConceptsRepulsive FoodFish

Genesis 3:15

“And I will put enmity (open hostility)
Between you and the woman,
And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed;
He shall [fatally] bruise your head,
And you shall [only] bruise His heel.”
 Verse ConceptsAbrahamCrushingAdam, PriviledgesBruisesenemies, of Jesus ChristdefeatAngels opposed to GodChrist, The Seed OfHeelsMission, Of Jesus ChristPainPersecution, Nature OfSnakesSuffering, Of Jesus ChristThe Virgin BirthChrist, Humanity OfJesus Christ, Prophecies OfDesign Of MarriageProphecies Concerning ChristForeordained PlansBirths ForetoldMessianic PropheciesWomen Doing WrongChrist's WoundsSeedsempathycrusheschildbearing

Luke 4:13
When the devil had finished every temptation, he [temporarily] left Him until a more opportune time. Verse Conceptsevil, victory overLeavingRight Time For The DevilEnd Of ActionsTemptationOpportunityResisting Temptation

John 12:30-31
Jesus answered, This voice has not come for My sake, but for your sake. Now the judgment (crisis) of this world is coming on [sentence is now being passed on this world]. Now the ruler (evil genius, prince) of this world shall be cast out (expelled).

John 14:30
I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of the world (Satan) is coming. And he has no claim on Me [no power over Me nor anything that he can use against Me]; Verse Conceptsevil, victory overSatan, Titles FordefeatPrincesSatan, Defeat OfSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSatan, Kingdom OfSuffering, Of Jesus ChristJesus Christ, Obedience OfNames And Titles For SatanPrincehood Of SatanImpotence Of SatanChrist Being SilentPrincipalities And PowersThe DevilThe WorldSatan As The Prince Of This World

2 Thessalonians 2:8
Then the lawless one [the Antichrist] will be revealed and the Lord Jesus will slay him with the breath of His mouth and bring him to an end by the appearance of His coming. Verse ConceptsFutureEternal DeathBreath Of Godevil, victory overdefeatAntichristMouthsVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesAntichrist, Names ForConquestAn Overpowering PresenceThe Sword Of The SpiritDestruction Of Satan's WorksGod KillingPeople Made KnownGod Killing IndividualsOccupants Of HellAppearances ofbreathingbreathepiphany

Hebrews 2:14
Therefore, since [these His] children share in flesh and blood [the physical nature of mankind], He Himself in a similar manner also shared in the same [physical nature, but without sin], so that through [experiencing] death He might make powerless (ineffective, impotent) him who had the power of death—that is, the devil— Verse ConceptsDeath, DefeatedDeath, Of BelieversFutureFall Of Man, Consequences OfBondage, SpiritualdefeatGospel, Historical Foundation OfGrace, And Christian LifeIncarnationPunishment, By GodRevelation, In NtSatan, Kingdom OfSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesPower Of Christ, ShownSatan, Power OfImpotence Of SatanDestruction Of Satan's WorksThe Effect Of Christ's DeathOvercoming DeathThe Fact Of DeathThe Power Of Other CreaturesJudgment Of DemonsJudgment Of Fallen AngelsKeys Of Death And Hadesnatural DeathHuman Nature, OvercomingAbolishing Death

1 John 3:8
The one who practices sin [separating himself from God, and offending Him by acts of disobedience, indifference, or rebellion] is of the devil [and takes his inner character and moral values from him, not God]; for the devil has sinned and violated God’s law from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. Verse Conceptsevil, victory overevil, origins ofdefeatDivine PurposesBeginningMission, Of Jesus ChristSatan, Defeat OfSin, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesPower Of Christ, ShownOrigins Of SinDestruction Of Satan's WorksFrom The BeginningRight Time For The DevilAll Have SinnedWhy God Did ThingsRebellion of Satan and Angelsrelaxing

Revelation 20:10
And the devil who had deceived them was hurled into the lake of fire and burning brimstone (sulfur), where the beast (Antichrist) and false prophet are also; and they will be tormented day and night, forever and ever. Verse ConceptsGod, As JudgeBrimstoneFutureevil, victory overDemons, Punishment OfdefeatAngels opposed to GodHell, Punishment OfEternal PunishmentHell, As An ExperienceMortalityFalse Prophets, Examples OfPunishment, By GodSatan, Agents OfSatan, Kingdom OfTortureLake Of FireDamnationEternal JudgementContinual HardshipCosmic CreaturesFire Of HellSulphurFinal RevoltBinding Of SatanJudgment Of DemonsThe False ProphetHellHell Is EverlastingOccupants Of HellJudgment Of Fallen AngelsExclusion From God's PresenceSatanThe Devillakes

Revelation 9:11
They have as king over them, the angel of the abyss (the bottomless pit); in Hebrew his name is Abaddon (destruction), and in Greek he is called Apollyon (destroyer-king). Verse ConceptsAbyssBottomless PitSatan, Titles ForAngels opposed to GodLanguagesSatan, As The Enemy Of GodNames And Titles For SatanChrist, Names ForThe DestroyerEvil AngelsSatan as Destroyer

Genesis 3:14
The Lord God said to the serpent,

“Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all the cattle,
And more than any animal of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And dust you shall eat
All the days of your life.
 Verse ConceptsSatanticRetributionSerpentsSnakesStomachsLifelongCrawlingThe Ancient SerpentGod CursingNoting What Animals EatAdam and evePunishmentPunishmentscatsfatedust

Job 1:6
Now there was a day when the sons of God (angels) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan (adversary, accuser) also came among them. Verse ConceptsSpiritsSatan, Character OfSons Of GodAssociationsAngels As Sons Of GodSatanThe Devilrelaxation

2 Corinthians 11:14
And no wonder, since Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. Verse ConceptsSatanticAngels opposed to GodLight, SpiritualManipulationDeceivers, Of ChristiansSatan, As DeceiverSpiritsCultsSatan, Character OfNecromancydisguisesEvil AngelsLike AngelsThe Devil Tempting PeopleSatan

Revelation 20:2
And he overpowered and laid hold of the dragon, that old serpent [of primeval times], who is the devil and Satan, and bound him [securely] for a thousand years (a millennium); Verse Conceptsevil, victory overevil, origins ofDragonsSatan, Compared With AnimalsSatan, Titles ForPunishment, By GodRestraintSerpentsSnakesNames And Titles For SatanBeastsThe Ancient SerpentCosmic CreaturesTying Up

Revelation 20:7
And when the thousand years are completed, Satan will be released from his prison (the abyss), Verse ConceptsSatanticBottomless PitPrison Keepers1000 Years And MoreEvil And FreedomSatanThe End Of The WorldThe DevilEnd Of Daysrevelationjaillakesfinishing

John 13:2
It was during supper, when the devil had already put [the thought of] betraying Jesus into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, Verse ConceptsGoadsevil, origins ofLove FeastSatan, Agents OfSatan, Work OfJudas Betraying ChristThe Devil Tempting PeopleThe Devilzealots

Acts 5:3
But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and [secretly] keep back for yourself some of the proceeds [from the sale] of the land? Verse ConceptsFaultsevil, origins ofdisrespectSpiritual DiscernmentSanctification, Means And ResultsSatan, As TempterSin, Against Holy SpiritSelfishnessHoly Spirit, Personhood OfHoly Spirit, Deity OfLiarsLyingSatan, Work OfThe Unpardonable SinResisting Holy SpiritGod Hates LyingIndividuals Who LiedThe Devil Tempting PeopleFinancesLying And Deceitcouplescheaterssales

2 Corinthians 12:7
Because of the surpassing greatness and extraordinary nature of the revelations [which I received from God], for this reason, to keep me from thinking of myself as important, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, to torment and harass me—to keep me from exalting myself! Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofEnjoyment, Lack OfBodyGod, Purpose OfMinistry, Qualifications ForPainSatan, Kingdom OfThornsWeakness, PhysicalBeneficial Afflictions For HumilityAfflictions, Benefits OfSatan, Work OfAfflictions Of MinistersDamage To The BodySigns Of Possible Demon PossessionSatanharassment

Ephesians 2:2
in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God]. Verse ConceptsPresent Evil AgeAirCommitment, to the worldevil, origins ofSatan, Titles ForPrincesSatan, Kingdom OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfSatan, Character OfNames And Titles For SatanSatan, Work OfPathways Of SinPrincehood Of SatanPrincipalities And PowersDanger From MenMighty in its influenceRebellion of Satan and AngelsThe DevilGod Being In ControlThe PastenergydisobedienceSatan As The Prince Of This WorldDemonic Influence

1 Thessalonians 2:18
For we wanted to come to you—I, Paul, again and again [wanted to come], but Satan hindered us. Verse ConceptsSatanticevil, origins ofdefeatSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSuffering, Emotional Aspects OfSatan, Work OfFrustrationHindering God's WorkSatanMissionariesHindrancesThe Deviltrying

Genesis 3:14
The Lord God said to the serpent,

“Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all the cattle,
And more than any animal of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And dust you shall eat
All the days of your life.
 Verse ConceptsSatanticRetributionSerpentsSnakesStomachsLifelongCrawlingThe Ancient SerpentGod CursingNoting What Animals EatAdam and evePunishmentPunishmentscatsfatedust

Zechariah 3:2
And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, Satan! Even the Lord, who [now and ever] has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is this not a log snatched and rescued from the fire?” Verse Conceptsevil, victory overSatan, As The Enemy Of GodPlucking OutSaved From FireGod Requite Them!rebukingbranding

Luke 10:18
He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like [a flash of] lightning. Verse Conceptsevil, victory overSatan, Titles ForLight, NaturalLightningSatan, Defeat OfSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesFallen AngelsFalling From HeavenMan's Authority Over The DevilSatanRebellion of Satan and AngelsLuciferLightning Used Metaphorically

Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was thrown down, the age-old serpent who is called the devil and Satan, he who continually deceives and seduces the entire inhabited world; he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. Verse ConceptsAtonementArmageddonevil, victory overevil, origins ofDragonsBeing DeceivedGuidance, Need For God'sPunishment, Nature OfPunishment, By GodSatan, As DeceiverSatan, As TempterSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSerpentsSin, Causes OfSnakesSociety, Negative Aspects OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSymbolsSatan, Compared With AnimalsNames And Titles For SatanAccusations, Source OfThe Ancient SerpentCosmic CreaturesEvil AngelsPutting Animals DownSatanRebellion of Satan and AngelsLucifer

Revelation 20:3
and the angel hurled him into the abyss, and closed it and sealed it above him [preventing his escape or rescue], so that he would no longer deceive and seduce the nations, until the thousand years were at an end. After these things he must be liberated for a short time. Verse ConceptsSatan, As DeceiverSatan, Kingdom OfSatan, Resistance ToSealsSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InAbyssA Short TimeSealing ThingsEvil And FreedomShort Time Till The EndSeasons Changing

Proverbs 23:31-32
Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the wineglass, when it goes down smoothly. At the last it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder.

Psalm 58:4

Their poison is like the venom of a serpent;
They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,
 Verse ConceptsCobrasBitingEarsPoisonSerpentsWicked Described AsAnimals, Types OfThings Like SnakesRefusing To Hear

Psalm 140:3

They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s;
Poison of a viper is under their lips. Selah. Verse ConceptsEvil SpeakingBitingGood WorksSin, Universality OfThe Lips Of The WickedSnakesSpeech, Power And Significance OfSpiteSpeaking, EvilSharpeningThings Like SnakesPsalm InterjectionsThe Tongue

Deuteronomy 32:24

‘They will be wasted by hunger, and consumed by plague
And a bitter destruction;
And I will send the teeth of beasts against them,
With the venom of crawling things of the dust.
 Verse ConceptsDecayPoisonTeethWasteFamine ComingFamine Will Comehunger

Deuteronomy 32:33

“Their wine is the venom of serpents,
And the deadly poison of vipers. Verse ConceptsAlcoholCobrasSerpentsSnakesThings Like Snakes

Job 20:16

“He sucks the poison of vipers [which ill-gotten wealth contains];
The viper’s tongue slays him.
 Verse ConceptsTeeth

Acts 28:5-6
Then [Paul simply] shook off the small creature into the fire and suffered no evil effects. However, they were waiting, expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead; but when they had watched him a long time and saw nothing fatal or harmful come to him, they changed their minds and kept saying over and over that he was a god.

1 Peter 5:8
Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour. Verse ConceptsAlcoholAdversityevil, origins ofenemies, of believersBitingAttitudes Of WatchfulnessSatan, Titles ForLions, Figurative Use OfLionsPersecution, Nature OfReadinessSatan, As TempterSelf ControlSleep, SpiritualSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InWatchfulness, Of BelieversBeing PreparedSatan, Character OfSatan, Compared With AnimalsNames And Titles For SatanClairvoyancesDrugs, Illegal NarcoticsConqueringSatan, Work OfSatanic InvasionVigilanceAlcohol AbuseDisturbanceWanderersAnimals Eating PeopleLike CreaturesMental AbuseBe Wise!Those Looking For PeopleSatanLuciferGuarding Yourself

Ephesians 4:26-27
When angry, do not sin; do not ever let your wrath (your exasperation, your fury or indignation) last until the sun goes down. Leave no [such] room or foothold for the devil [give no opportunity to him].

Ephesians 6:11
Put on the full armor of God [for His precepts are like the splendid armor of a heavily-armed soldier], so that you may be able to [successfully] stand up against all the schemes and the strategies and the deceits of the devil. Verse ConceptsAbility, Of The ChristianBattlesArmor of GodAggressionevil, origins ofevil, believers' responses toethics, and graceequipping, spiritualArmourSatan, As DeceiverSatan, Resistance ToSeductionSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSatan, Character OfNames And Titles For SatanArmor, SpiritualDeviousnessNecromancyAble To StandClothed With Good ThingsStanding FirmMan's Authority Over The DevilMidlife CrisisMilitary ServiceSpiritual WarfareThe DevilPutting God FirstEnemy AttacksResolving ConflictarmorefficiencyprincipalitiesGuarding Yourself

James 4:7
So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you. Verse ConceptsBattlesBad Thoughtsevil, believers' responses toenemies, of believersAngels opposed to GodInfluenceSanctification, Means And ResultsSatan, Resistance ToSelf DenialSubmissionTemptation, ResistingAfflictions, Consolation DuringSatan, Character OfSatan, Limitations OfEvil FleeingMan's Authority Over The DevilMind BattlesTemptationSatanSurrenderThe DevilHumble YourselfResisting TemptationGuarding Yourself

John 14:30
I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of the world (Satan) is coming. And he has no claim on Me [no power over Me nor anything that he can use against Me]; Verse Conceptsevil, victory overSatan, Titles FordefeatPrincesSatan, Defeat OfSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSatan, Kingdom OfSuffering, Of Jesus ChristJesus Christ, Obedience OfNames And Titles For SatanPrincehood Of SatanImpotence Of SatanChrist Being SilentPrincipalities And PowersThe DevilThe WorldSatan As The Prince Of This World

John 12:31
Now judgment is upon this world [the sentence is being passed]. Now the ruler of this world (Satan) will be cast out. Verse ConceptsGoalsCommitment, to the worldevil, victory overdriving outdefeatAngels opposed to GodLast JudgmentMission, Of Jesus ChristPrincesSatan, Defeat OfSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSatan, Kingdom OfSatan, Resistance ToSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfVictory, Over Spiritual ForcesPrincehood Of SatanDriven Away By GodChrist JudgingJudgment Of DemonsJudgment Of Fallen AngelsJudgement DayJudgementSatan As The Prince Of This World

John 16:11
about judgment [the certainty of it], because the ruler of this world (Satan) has been judged and condemned. Verse ConceptsCommitment, to the worldPrincesSatan, Defeat OfSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSatan, Kingdom OfPrincehood Of SatanConvictionJudgementSatan As The Prince Of This World

Genesis 3:4-5
But the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die, For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing the difference between good and evil and blessing and calamity.

1 Chronicles 21:1
Satan [the adversary] stood up against Israel and incited David to count [the population of] Israel. Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofInciting To EvilSatan, As The Enemy Of GodTemptation, Sources OfNames And Titles For SatanSatan, Work OfCensusRoses

Jeremiah 8:17

“For behold, I am sending serpents among you,
Vipers which cannot be charmed,
And they will bite you,” says the Lord. Verse ConceptsBitingPoisonSnakebites

Psalm 58:4-5
Their poison is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf adder or asp that stops its ear, Which listens not to the voice of charmers or of the enchanter never casting spells so cunningly.

Ecclesiastes 10:11
If the serpent bites before being charmed, then there is no profit for the charmer. Verse ConceptsBabblersSnakebites

1 Peter 5:8
Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour. Verse ConceptsAlcoholAdversityevil, origins ofenemies, of believersBitingAttitudes Of WatchfulnessSatan, Titles ForLions, Figurative Use OfLionsPersecution, Nature OfReadinessSatan, As TempterSelf ControlSleep, SpiritualSpiritual Warfare, As ConflictSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InWatchfulness, Of BelieversBeing PreparedSatan, Character OfSatan, Compared With AnimalsNames And Titles For SatanClairvoyancesDrugs, Illegal NarcoticsConqueringSatan, Work OfSatanic InvasionVigilanceAlcohol AbuseDisturbanceWanderersAnimals Eating PeopleLike CreaturesMental AbuseBe Wise!Those Looking For PeopleSatanLuciferGuarding Yourself

Revelation 2:10
Fear nothing that you are about to suffer. Be aware that the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested [in your faith], and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful to the point of death [if you must die for your faith], and I will give you the crown [consisting] of life. Verse ConceptsDays, Description OfFaithfulness, To GodFaithfulness, Examples OfFaith, Testing Ofevil, origins ofdefence, divineAthleticsCommitment, to GodHumiliationImprisonmentsInjustice, Nature And Source OfMartyrdom, Qualities OfMillenniumMonotonyPersecution, Attitudes ToPersecution, Nature OfPrizesRescueReward, For God's PeopleSatan, As TempterSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSelf DisciplineSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSuffering, Of BelieversBeneficial Afflictions For FaithAfflictions, Consolation DuringDeath Of The Saints, Results InMartyrdom Of The SaintsAfflictions, Benefits OfFear, Of PersecutionSatan, Work OfPersecution PredictedTen Or More DaysCrowns For God's PeopleBemaTribulation MartydomSpiritual crownsCasting Out FearPersecutionLuciferEnd Of DaysWorrying About The Futurejail

Numbers 21:6-7
Then the Lord sent fiery (burning) serpents among the people; and they bit the people, and many Israelites died. And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord, that He may take away the serpents from us. So Moses prayed for the people.

Deuteronomy 8:15
He led you through the great and terrible wilderness, with its fiery serpents and scorpions and thirsty ground where there was no water; it was He who brought water for you out of the flinty rock. Verse ConceptsFlintClimates, Typesdrought, physicalSnakesSuffering, HardshipThirstAnimals, Types OfGod Providing WaterDry PlacesProvision From RocksScorpions

1 Corinthians 10:9
We must not tempt the Lord [that is, test His patience, question His purpose or exploit His goodness], as some of them did—and they were killed by serpents. Verse ConceptsPresumptionProving, Through TestingSatan, As TempterSnakesRebellion Against God, Nature OfTesting Godexams

Genesis 3:14
The Lord God said to the serpent,

“Because you have done this,
You are cursed more than all the cattle,
And more than any animal of the field;
On your belly you shall go,
And dust you shall eat
All the days of your life.
 Verse ConceptsSatanticRetributionSerpentsSnakesStomachsLifelongCrawlingThe Ancient SerpentGod CursingNoting What Animals EatAdam and evePunishmentPunishmentscatsfatedust

Micah 7:17

They shall lick the dust like a serpent;
Like crawling things of the earth
They shall come trembling out of their fortresses and hiding places.
They shall turn and come with fear and dread to the Lord our God
And they shall be afraid and stand in awe before You [O Lord].
 Verse ConceptsSnakesStomachsGuilty FearGroups TremblingThings Like SnakesNoting What Animals EatMoving OnTaking Care Of The Earthdustworms

Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox [there will no longer be predator and prey]; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Zion),” says the Lord. Verse ConceptsLambsLionsMessianic AgeMillenniumRenewal, Of Natural OrderRest, EternalSnakesStomachsStrawAbstaining From MeatsDeliverance From LionsPower Over SnakesWolvesNoting What Animals EatAnimals Going To HeavenSleeping Peacefully

Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” Verse ConceptsGoadsBad CounselAffirmationsevil, origins ofDoubting God's WordSatan, Compared With AnimalsQuestionsDoubtSeductionSerpentsShrewdnessSymbolsTemptation, Sources OfSatan, Character OfInfidelity To GodCraftinessSatan, Work OfThe Ancient SerpentDoubting GodAdam and eveGardensTemptationQuestioning GodRebellion of Satan and AngelscredibilitySatan Opposing God's WordSatanic Hatred

Matthew 10:16
“Listen carefully: I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; so be wise as serpents, and innocent as doves [have no self-serving agenda]. Verse ConceptsdovesInnocence, Teaching OnSheep, FigurativeSerpentsSheepShrewdnessSnakesMissionary WorkHarmlessnessSingleness Of HeartThings Like SnakesWolvesBe Wise!Christ SendingChristmas Treereuniting

Ecclesiastes 10:8
He who digs a pit [for others] may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a [stone] wall. Verse ConceptsThe Insecurity Of The WickedDigging Pits

Matthew 4:1
Then Jesus was led by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofDesertsExamples Of Life In The SpiritSpiritsTemptation, Sources OfNames And Titles For The Holy SpiritNames And Titles For SatanSatan, Work OfGuidance Of The Holy SpiritLed By The SpiritTemporary Stay In The WildernessThe Devil Tempting PeopleTemptationThe DevilResisting Temptationcrusades

Matthew 4:3
And the tempter came and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” Verse ConceptsSeductionSonsNames And Titles For SatanThe If's Of SatanSatan, Work OfAccusation, Satan's RoleAlchemyProvision From RocksWho Is Jesus?TemptationThe DevilResisting Temptation

Isaiah 30:6
A [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning the beasts of the Negev (the South):

Through a land of trouble and anguish,
From where come lioness and lion, viper and [fiery] flying serpent,
They carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys
And their treasures on the humps of camels,
To a people (Egyptians) who cannot benefit them.
 Verse ConceptsenvoyBackSnakesBeastsflying

Isaiah 14:29

“Do not rejoice, O Philistia, any of you,
Because the rod [of Judah] that struck you is broken;
For out of the serpent’s root will come a viper [King Hezekiah of Judah],
And its offspring will be a flying serpent.
 Verse ConceptsPoisonRootsSerpentsSnakesBreaking SticksLack Of RejoicingThose Flying

Isaiah 65:25
The wolf and the lamb will graze together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox [there will no longer be predator and prey]; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will do no evil or harm in all My holy mountain (Zion),” says the Lord. Verse ConceptsLambsLionsMessianic AgeMillenniumRenewal, Of Natural OrderRest, EternalSnakesStomachsStrawAbstaining From MeatsDeliverance From LionsPower Over SnakesWolvesNoting What Animals EatAnimals Going To HeavenSleeping Peacefully

Luke 13:16
And this woman, a daughter (descendant) of Abraham whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?” Verse ConceptsdaughtersCripplesevil, origins ofPainRescueSatan, Defeat OfSatan, Kingdom OfBindingSatan, Work Of15 To 20 YearsChildren Of AbrahamOn The SabbathJesus Healing On Sabbath

Luke 9:42
Even while the boy was coming, the demon slammed him down and threw him into a [violent] convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy and gave him back to his father. Verse ConceptsRebukeSpiritsSatan, Work OfConvulsionsThose Jesus HealedSigns Of Possible Demon Possession

Job 1:9-10
Then Satan answered the Lord, Does Job [reverently] fear God for nothing? Have You not put a hedge about him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have conferred prosperity and happiness upon him in the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

Job 1:11
But put forth Your hand now and touch (destroy) all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.” Verse Conceptsevil, origins ofHand Of GodSatan, Work OfTouching To HarmWoundsCursing God

2 Corinthians 11:14
And no wonder, since Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. Verse ConceptsSatanticAngels opposed to GodLight, SpiritualManipulationDeceivers, Of ChristiansSatan, As DeceiverSpiritsCultsSatan, Character OfNecromancydisguisesEvil AngelsLike AngelsThe Devil Tempting PeopleSatan

2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that, even as the serpent beguiled Eve by his cunning, your minds may be corrupted and led away from the simplicity of [your sincere and] pure devotion to Christ. Verse ConceptsEveCharmBeing DeceivedDeceivers, Of ChristiansSatan, As DeceiverSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSeductionSerpentsShrewdnessSin, Causes OfSnakesSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InTemptation, Universality OfWomenFall Of ManSatan, Character OfSingleness Of HeartCausing People To TurnThe Ancient SerpentPure PeopleThe Devil Tempting PeopleSimplicityWorry And StressPurityDeceptiondevotion

Genesis 3:1-15
Now the serpent was more subtle and crafty than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And he [Satan] said to the woman, Can it really be that God has said, You shall not eat from every tree of the garden? And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit from the trees of the garden, Except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die. read more.
But the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die, For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing the difference between good and evil and blessing and calamity. And when the woman saw that the tree was good (suitable, pleasant) for food and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave some also to her husband, and he ate. Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves apronlike girdles. And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you? He said, I heard the sound of You [walking] in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself. And He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat? And the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me -- "she gave me [fruit] from the tree, and I ate. And the Lord God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled (cheated, outwitted, and deceived) me, and I ate. And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all [domestic] animals and above every [wild] living thing of the field; upon your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust [and what it contains] all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her Offspring; He will bruise and tread your head underfoot, and you will lie in wait and bruise His heel.

2 Corinthians 2:11
to keep Satan from taking advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his schemes. Verse ConceptsSeductionShrewdnessSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InSatanticAccusation, Satan's RolePeople With General KnowledgeSatanIgnorance of GodThe Devilignoranceorder

Mark 16:18
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.” Verse ConceptsBitingSerpentsSnakesCharismatic IssuesLaying On Of HandsPower Over SnakesLaying On Hands To HealHealing Through DisciplesHurthurting

Acts 28:5
Then Paul [simply] shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. Verse ConceptsFireMiracles Of PaulPeople Shaking

Genesis 49:17

“Dan shall be a [venomous] serpent in the way,
A fanged snake in the path,
That bites the horse’s heels,
So that his rider falls backward.
 Verse ConceptsBitingSerpentsSnakesHeelsPeople TumblingThings Like SnakesSnakebitesFalling Backwards

Genesis 3:14-15
And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all [domestic] animals and above every [wild] living thing of the field; upon your belly you shall go, and you shall eat dust [and what it contains] all the days of your life. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her Offspring; He will bruise and tread your head underfoot, and you will lie in wait and bruise His heel.

Matthew 13:38-39
The field is the world, and the good seed means the children of the kingdom; the darnel is the children of the evil one, And the enemy who sowed it is the devil. The harvest is the close and consummation of the age, and the reapers are angels.

Matthew 13:19
When anyone hears the word of the kingdom [regarding salvation] and does not understand and grasp it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one on whom seed was sown beside the road. Verse ConceptsSatan, Titles ForSatan, As DeceiverSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfUnbelief, Nature And Effects OfNames And Titles For SatanSatan, Work OfSowing In VainUsing RoadsNot Understanding SayingsOther References To The HeartParables Of The KingdomTaking God's ThingsSeeds

Zechariah 3:1
Then the guiding angel showed me Joshua the high priest [representing disobedient, sinful Israel] standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at Joshua’s right hand to be his adversary and to accuse him. Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfRankSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InStandingVisions And Dreams In ScriptureSatan, Work OfRight SidesRiversbrandingaccusationspriestswholeness

Exodus 4:3
Then He said, “Throw it on the ground.” So Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a [living] serpent [like the royal symbol on the crown of Pharaoh]; and Moses ran from it. Verse ConceptsSnakesMiracles Of Moses And AaronOthers Who FledPutting Things DownThings Changed

Exodus 7:15
Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he is going out to the water, and wait for him on the bank of the Nile; and you shall take in your hand the staff that was turned into a serpent. Verse ConceptsMorningWaitingRodsMeeting PeopleThings Changed

Matthew 4:6
And he said [mockingly] to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down; for it is written,

‘He will command His angels concerning You [to serve, care for, protect and watch over You]’;

and

‘They will lift you up on their hands,
So that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’” Verse ConceptsSafetySatan, As DeceiverSeductionThe If's Of SatanGod Carrying PeopleStriking RocksBeing Struck With StonesWho Is Jesus?Angels Looking After PeopleAngelic GuardianshipResisting Temptationjumping

Genesis 3:5
For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened [that is, you will have greater awareness], and you will be like God, knowing [the difference between] good and evil.” Verse ConceptsAwarenessSin, Causes OfWorldly Ambition ExamplesSatan, Work OfEyes OpenedArrogantly Like GodEating Forbidden FoodKnowing Right And WrongMen As GodsNASB

Genesis 3:1
Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the Lord God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, “Can it really be that God has said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” Verse ConceptsGoadsBad CounselAffirmationsevil, origins ofDoubting God's WordSatan, Compared With AnimalsQuestionsDoubtSeductionSerpentsShrewdnessSymbolsTemptation, Sources OfSatan, Character OfInfidelity To GodCraftinessSatan, Work OfThe Ancient SerpentDoubting GodAdam and eveGardensTemptationQuestioning GodRebellion of Satan and AngelscredibilitySatan Opposing God's WordSatanic Hatred

John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and it is your will to practice the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truths. Verse ConceptsSatanticEvilBad CounselBackbitingevil, origins ofAccusations, Source OfSatan, Origin OfSatan, Titles ForBeginningCommunicationInjustice, Nature And Source OfLiesDeception, Satan's PowerSatan, Agents OfSatan, As DeceiverSatan, Kingdom OfSeductionSin, Causes OfFalsehoodLyingNames And Titles For SatanSatan, Work OfName CallingOrigins Of SinThose Against TruthEvil DesiresFrom The BeginningAgainst The TruthChildren Of The DevilJudged As MurderersThose Who Are LiarsSatanRebellion of Satan and AngelsSatan as DestroyerDadsThe DevilTelling The TruthLying And DeceitpersonalitylieingbelonginggrandfathersSatan Opposing God's WordTruth Not Being In Us

Numbers 21:8-9
And the Lord said to Moses, Make a fiery serpent [of bronze] and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of bronze and put it on a pole, and if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of bronze [ attentively, expectantly, with a steady and absorbing gaze], he lived.

Luke 10:19
Listen carefully: I have given you authority [that you now possess] to tread on serpents and scorpions, and [the ability to exercise authority] over all the power of the enemy (Satan); and nothing will [in any way] harm you. Verse ConceptsBattlesdefeatImmunityPower, HumanSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSatan, Resistance ToSnakesSatan, Limitations OfEnabling GracePromised VictoryTrampling AnimalsPower Over SnakesScorpionsAuthority Of DisciplesMan's Authority Over The DevilThe power of ChristOvercomingHurtCasting Out Demonshurtingprincipalities

Proverbs 30:19

The way of an eagle in the air,
The way of a serpent on a rock,
The way of a ship in the middle of the sea,
And the way of a man with a maid.
 Verse ConceptsMan's WaysAirSerpentsSkyEaglesRelationship Of Men And WomenGoing Through the MotionsFinding LoveMan And Womanflyingmovementteenagersoaringvirginity

Job 2:7
So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome boils and agonizingly painful sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. Verse ConceptsFaith, Testing OfBodydiseasesBoils Or UlcersHeadsSatan, Kingdom OfSpiritual Warfare, Causes OfSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfSatan, Work OfLeaving God's PresenceDisease

Revelation 9:19
For the power of the horses [to do harm] is in their mouths and in their tails; for their tails are like serpents and have heads, and it is with them that they do harm. Verse ConceptsSnakesTailsThings Like SnakesOther References To MouthsPeople Possibly Doing EvilHurt

Matthew 7:10
Or if he asks for a fish, will [instead] give him a snake? Verse ConceptsRepulsive FoodFish

Amos 9:3

“Though they hide on the summit of [Mount] Carmel,
I will track them down and take them from there;
And though they hide from My sight on the floor of the sea,
From there I shall command the serpent and it will bite them.
 Verse ConceptsCommands, in OTBitingdepthHuntingSeaSnakesExpanse Of The SeaGod Searching For PeopleHiding From GodSnakebitesGod's Ordershiding

Job 26:13

“By His breath the heavens are cleared;
His hand has pierced the [swiftly] fleeing serpent.
 Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodConstellationsHand Of GodSerpentsPower Of Holy Spirit, Shown InDivine Work Of The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit In CreationThe Holy Spirit Giving LifeGod Dispensing WindPower Over SnakesEvil Fleeing

2 Corinthians 11:3
But I am afraid that, even as the serpent beguiled Eve by his cunning, your minds may be corrupted and led away from the simplicity of [your sincere and] pure devotion to Christ. Verse ConceptsEveCharmBeing DeceivedDeceivers, Of ChristiansSatan, As DeceiverSatan, As The Enemy Of GodSeductionSerpentsShrewdnessSin, Causes OfSnakesSpiritual Warfare, Enemies InTemptation, Universality OfWomenFall Of ManSatan, Character OfSingleness Of HeartCausing People To TurnThe Ancient SerpentPure PeopleThe Devil Tempting PeopleSimplicityWorry And StressPurityDeceptiondevotion

Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said,
“I will greatly multiply
Your pain in childbirth;
In pain you will give birth to children;
Yet your desire and longing will be for your husband,
And he will rule [with authority] over you and be responsible for you.” Verse ConceptsAbusive HusbandsCondemnation, Examples OfEveBeing A HusbandBeing A Women Of GodBeing A WomenBodyChild BearingdesiresHusbands Headship, Basis OfChildbirthMarriage, Purpose OfMothers, Examples OfPregnancyPunishment, Nature OfSexualityWivesWives, Duties OfLabour PainsWomen Doing WrongPhysical PainAuthority Of PeoplePleasurablenessSexual DesireTrust In Relationshipsriskwomanhoodchildbearing

Genesis 3:4
But the serpent said to the woman, “You certainly will not die! Verse ConceptsSatanticDoubting God's WordBeing DeceivedSatan, Titles ForFalse Teachers, Examples OfLying, Examples OfNames And Titles For SatanSatan, Work OfNot DyingContradictingDeath AvertedFirst DeathAdam and eveThe DevilNASBPositive ThinkingDeceptionResisting Temptation

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