Thematic Bible: What the devil is

You belong to your father the devil, and you are [always] wanting to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the [very] beginning [Note: This is probably a reference to Satan's influence on Adam, Eve and Cain in the Garden of Eden] and does not stand for the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he only speaks what is part of his nature, because he is a liar and the father of [all] liars. 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

He then left the crowds and went into the house. [While there] His disciples came to Him, and said, "Explain to us [the meaning of] the parable of the weeds in the field." And He answered them, "The person who planted the good seed is the Son of man, and the field [represents] the world. The good seed [represents] the children who belong to the kingdom, and the weeds [represent] the children who belong to the evil one [i.e., the devil]. read more.
The enemy who scattered the weed seeds is the devil; the harvest time is the end of the world; and the harvesters are angels.