7 Bible Verses about Accusation, Satan's Role

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Zechariah 3:1-2

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 the LORD said unto Satan, 'The LORD reprove thee, thou Satan; yea, the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem, reprove thee. Is not this a brand taken out of the fire?'

Job 2:1-6

It happened also upon a time, that when the servants of God came and stood before the LORD, Satan also came among them, and stood before him. And the LORD said unto Satan, "From whence comest thou?" Satan answered and said, "I have gone about the land, and walked through it." Then said the LORD unto Satan, "Hast thou not considered my servant Job, how that he is an innocent and virtuous man such one as feareth God, and escheweth evil, and that there is none like him in the land? But thou movedst me against him, to punish him: yet is it in vain, for he continueth still in his godliness."read more.
Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Skin for skin? Yea, a man will give all that ever he hath, for his life. But lay thine hand upon him, touch him once upon the bone and flesh, and, I hold, he shall curse thee to thy face." Then said the LORD unto Satan, "Lo, there hast thou him in thy power, but spare his life."

Matthew 27:40

and saying, "Thou that destroyest the temple of God, and buildest it in three days: save thyself. If thou be the son of God, come down from the cross."

Genesis 3:1-4

But the serpent was subtler than all the beasts of the field which the LORD God had made; and said unto the woman, "Ah sir, that God hath said, ye shall not eat of all manner trees in the garden." And the woman said unto the serpent, "Of the fruit of the trees in the garden we may eat, but of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, said God, see that ye eat not, and see that ye touch it not: lest ye die."read more.
Then said the serpent unto the woman, "Tush, ye shall not die:

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