9 Bible Verses about Satan Opposing God's Word

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Matthew 13:3-4

And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, he, the sower, went forth to sow. And in his sowing some truly fell by the way, and the flying things came and swallowed them down.

Luke 8:4-6

And a great crowd being together, and coming to him in the city, he spake by a parable: The sower went out to sow his seed; and in his sowing, some truly fell by the way, and was trodden down, and the fowls of heaven devoured it. And other fell upon a rock; and having brought forth, was dried up, for it had no moisture.

Matthew 13:24-39

Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens was made like a man sowing good seed in his field: And in men's sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares in the midst of the wheat, and went away. And when the grass sprouted up and made fruit, then appeared the tares also.read more.
And the servants of the master of the house having come, said to him, Lord, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field whence therefore has it tares? And he said to them, A man, an enemy, has done this: and his servants said to him, Wilt thou therefore we, having departed, should gather them And he said, No; lest gathering the tares, ye root up the wheat together with them. Suffer both to grow together till harvest; and in time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; and gather the wheat into my barn. Another parable set he before them, saying, The kingdom of the heavens is like a kernel of mustard, which a man taking, sowed in his field: Which truly is less than all seeds; but when it has grown, it is greater than vegetables, and becomes a tree, so that the flying things of heaven come and lodge in its young shoots. Another parable spake he to them; The kingdom of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of wheaten flour, till the whole was leavened. All these things spake Jesus in parables to the crowds; and without a parable spake he not to them. So that that spoken by the prophet might be filled up; saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will declare things having been hid from the foundation of the world. Then Jesus having dismissed the crowds, went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the tares of the field. And he having answered, said to them, He sowing the good seed is the Son of man: And the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; And the enemy having sowed them is the devil; and the harvest is the end of time; and the reapers are the messengers.

Acts 13:8-10

And Elymas the magician withstood them, (for so was his name interpreted,) seeking to turn the proconsul from the faith. And Saul, (also Paul,) filled with the Holy Spirit, and looking intently upon him, said, O, full of deceit, and all dexterity, son of the devil, enemy of all justice, Wilt thou cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?

Matthew 27:40

And saying, He loosing the temple, and building in three days, save thyself: if thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross.

Matthew 4:1-11

Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the desert to be tried by the devil. And having fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry. And the tempter having come to him, said, If thou art the Son of God, say that these stones should become bread.read more.
And he having answered, said, It has been written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word going forth through the mouth of God. Then the devil takes him into the holy city, and sets him upon the small wing of the temple; And says to him, If thou art the Son of God cast thyself down; for it has been written, That to his messengers he will command concerning thee; and in the hands shall they lift thee up, lest that perhaps thou strike thy foot against a stone. Jesus said to him, Again has it been written, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil takes him into a very high mount, and shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory; And he says to him, All these will I give to thee, if, falling down, thou wouldst worship me. Then says Jesus to him, Retire, Satan; for it has been written, The Lord thy God shalt thou worship, and him alone shalt thou serve. Then the devil lets him go, and behold, the messengers came up, and they served him.

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