Thematic Bible: Serpent
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Dragon » Serpent
"When Pharaoh says to you, 'Do a miracle,' and you say to Aaron, 'Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,' it will become a snake."
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Names » Of satan » Serpent
The serpent said to the woman, "Surely you will not die,
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Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Serpent
By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
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Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
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Serpent » Satan » Defeat of, by Christ
And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring's heel."
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So when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him until a more opportune time.
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Jesus said, "This voice has not come for my benefit but for yours. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.
I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,
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and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth and wipe out by the manifestation of his arrival.
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Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in their humanity, so that through death he could destroy the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),
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The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was revealed: to destroy the works of the devil.
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And the devil who deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are too, and they will be tormented there day and night forever and ever.
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Serpent » Satan » Facts concerning
They have as king over them the angel of the abyss, whose name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon.
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The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all the wild beasts and all the living creatures of the field! On your belly you will crawl and dust you will eat all the days of your life.
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Now the day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord -- and Satan also arrived among them.
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And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
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He seized the dragon -- the ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan -- and tied him up for a thousand years.
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Now when the thousand years are finished, Satan will be released from his prison
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Serpent » Power of » Instigating men to sin
The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, that he should betray Jesus.
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But Peter said, "Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back for yourself part of the proceeds from the sale of the land?
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even because of the extraordinary character of the revelations. Therefore, so that I would not become arrogant, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to trouble me -- so that I would not become arrogant.
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in which you formerly lived according to this world's present path, according to the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the ruler of the spirit that is now energizing the sons of disobedience,
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For we wanted to come to you (I, Paul, in fact tried again and again) but Satan thwarted us.
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Serpent » Power of » Humbled
The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all the wild beasts and all the living creatures of the field! On your belly you will crawl and dust you will eat all the days of your life.
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The Lord said to Satan, "May the Lord rebuke you, Satan! May the Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Isn't this man like a burning stick snatched from the fire?"
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So he said to them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
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So that huge dragon -- the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world -- was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.
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The angel then threw him into the abyss and locked and sealed it so that he could not deceive the nations until the one thousand years were finished. (After these things he must be released for a brief period of time.)
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Serpent » Venom of
Do not look on the wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly. Afterward it bites like a snake, and stings like a viper.
Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,
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Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper's venom is behind their lips. (Selah)
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They will be starved by famine, eaten by plague, and bitterly stung; I will send the teeth of wild animals against them, along with the poison of creatures that crawl in the dust.
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Their wine is snakes' poison, the deadly venom of cobras.
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He sucks the poison of serpents; the fangs of a viper kill him.
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However, Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm. But they were expecting that he was going to swell up or suddenly drop dead. So after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
Serpent » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
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Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger. Do not give the devil an opportunity.
Clothe yourselves with the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
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So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.
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Serpent » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Called the prince of this world
I will not speak with you much longer, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,
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Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.
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and concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.
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Serpent » Power of » Tempting to disobedience
The serpent said to the woman, "Surely you will not die, for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know good and evil."
An adversary opposed Israel, inciting David to count how many warriors Israel had.
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Serpent » The charming of
The Lord says, "Yes indeed, I am sending an enemy against you that will be like poisonous snakes which cannot be charmed away. And they will inflict fatal wounds on you."
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Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear, that does not respond to the magicians, or to a skilled snake-charmer.
If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.
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Serpent » Power of » Preying upon men
Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
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Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.
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Serpent » Fiery (poisonous), sent as a plague upon the israelites
So the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people, and they bit the people; many people of Israel died. Then 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 would take away the snakes from us." So Moses prayed for the people.
and who brought you through the great, fearful desert of venomous serpents and scorpions, an arid place with no water. He made water flow from a flint rock and
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And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by snakes.
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Serpent » Feeds upon the dust
The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all the wild beasts and all the living creatures of the field! On your belly you will crawl and dust you will eat all the days of your life.
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They will lick the dust like a snake, like serpents crawling on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds to the Lord our God; they will be terrified of you.
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A wolf and a lamb will graze together; a lion, like an ox, will eat straw, and a snake's food will be dirt. They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain," says the Lord.
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Serpent » Subtlety of
Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"
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"I am sending you out like sheep surrounded by wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
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One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.
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Serpent » Power of » Tempting Christ
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
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The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread."
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Serpent » Figurative
This is a message about the animals in the Negev: Through a land of distress and danger, inhabited by lionesses and roaring lions, by snakes and darting adders, they transport their wealth on the backs of donkeys, their riches on the humps of camels, to a nation that cannot help them.
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Don't be so happy, all you Philistines, just because the club that beat you has been broken! For a viper will grow out of the serpent's root, and its fruit will be a darting adder.
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A wolf and a lamb will graze together; a lion, like an ox, will eat straw, and a snake's food will be dirt. They will no longer injure or destroy on my entire royal mountain," says the Lord.
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Serpent » Power of » Ruining the soul and body
Then shouldn't this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?"
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As the boy was approaching, the demon threw him to the ground and shook him with convulsions. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
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Serpent » Power of » Slandering saints
Then Satan answered the Lord, "Is it for nothing that Job fears God? Have you not made a hedge around him and his household and all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land.
But extend your hand and strike everything he has, and he will no doubt curse you to your face!"
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Serpent » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Appearing as an angel of light
And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.
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Serpent » Satan appears to eve in the form of
But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his treachery, your minds may be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
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Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?" The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit from the trees of the orchard; but concerning the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the orchard God said, 'You must not eat from it, and you must not touch it, or else you will die.'" read more.
The serpent said to the woman, "Surely you will not die, for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know good and evil." When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the orchard at the breezy time of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard. But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?" The man replied, "I heard you moving about in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid." And the Lord God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?" The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it." So the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman replied, "The serpent tricked me, and I ate." The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all the wild beasts and all the living creatures of the field! On your belly you will crawl and dust you will eat all the days of your life. And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring's heel."
The serpent said to the woman, "Surely you will not die, for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know good and evil." When the woman saw that the tree produced fruit that was good for food, was attractive to the eye, and was desirable for making one wise, she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of it to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God moving about in the orchard at the breezy time of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the orchard. But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, "Where are you?" The man replied, "I heard you moving about in the orchard, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid." And the Lord God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?" The man said, "The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it." So the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" And the woman replied, "The serpent tricked me, and I ate." The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all the wild beasts and all the living creatures of the field! On your belly you will crawl and dust you will eat all the days of your life. And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring's heel."
Serpent » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Cunning plans
so that we may not be exploited by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).
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Serpent » The apostles given power over
they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well."
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However, Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no harm.
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Serpent » Curse upon
May Dan be a snake beside the road, a viper by the path, that bites the heels of the horse so that its rider falls backward.
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The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all the wild beasts and all the living creatures of the field! On your belly you will crawl and dust you will eat all the days of your life. And I will put hostility between you and the woman and between your offspring and her offspring; her offspring will attack your head, and you will attack her offspring's heel."
Serpent » Power of » Sowing the tares
The field is the world and the good seed are the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Serpent » Power of » Removing the good seed
When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; this is the seed sown along the path.
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Serpent » Power of » Opposing the righteous
Next I saw Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
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Serpent » The staff of moses transformed into
The Lord said, "Throw it to the ground." So he threw it to the ground, and it became a snake, and Moses ran from it.
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Go to Pharaoh in the morning when he goes out to the water. Position yourself to meet him by the edge of the Nile, and take in your hand the staff that was turned into a snake.
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Serpent » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Wresting the scriptures
and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down. For it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you' and 'with their hands they will lift you up, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"
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Serpent » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » By lying promises
for God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will open and you will be like divine beings who know good and evil."
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Serpent » Power of » The malignant work of
Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Is it really true that God said, 'You must not eat from any tree of the orchard'?"
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Serpent » Power of » Lying
You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
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Serpent » The wound of, miraculously healed by looking upon the bronze snake, erected by moses
The Lord said to Moses, "Make a poisonous snake and set it on a pole. When anyone who is bitten looks at it, he will live." So Moses made a bronze snake and put it on a pole, so that if a snake had bitten someone, when he looked at the bronze snake he lived.
Serpent » The seventy disciples (the best mss have "seventy-two") endued with power over
Look, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions and on the full force of the enemy, and nothing will hurt you.
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Serpent » Mentioned in solomon's riddle
the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship in the sea, and the way of a man with a woman.
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Serpent » Power of » Inflicting disease
So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and he afflicted Job with a malignant ulcer from the sole of his feet to the top of his head.
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Serpent » Constriction of
For the power of the horses resides in their mouths and in their tails, because their tails are like snakes, having heads that inflict injuries.
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Serpent » Unfit for food
Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
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Serpent » Sea serpent
Even if they were to hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I would hunt them down and take them from there. Even if they tried to hide from me at the bottom of the sea, from there I would command the Sea Serpent to bite them.
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Stars » Serpent
By his breath the skies became fair; his hand pierced the fleeing serpent.
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Titles and names of the devil » Serpent
But I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his treachery, your minds may be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
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To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your labor pains; with pain you will give birth to children. You will want to control your husband, but he will dominate you."
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The serpent said to the woman, "Surely you will not die,
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