48 Bible Verses about The Devil
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"You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a man-slayer from the very beginning; and he has no standing place in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he utters a lie, he speaks from his nature, for he is a liar and the father of lying.
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil; for every one who does not work righteousness is not a child of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.
"The enemy who sows the weeds is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age. The reapers are the angels.
In reply Jesus said to them. "Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? And yet even of you one is an enemy."
I have handed over such a man to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, that his spirit may be saved, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and showed all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them,
So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread."
and they may come to their senses again, and escape the snare of the devil, as they are restored to life by God to do his will.
You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and also the cup of demons; you cannot be partakers in the Lord's table and in the table of demons.
For that reason I would fain have visited you??, Paul, again and again??ut Satan hindered me.
for your sakes, that I may not be overreached by Satan, for I am not ignorant of his devices.
"Begone, Satan!" answered Jesus, for it is written, "Thou must worship the Lord thy God, and Him only must thou serve."
Many of them kept saying. "He has a demon and is mad! Why do you listen to him?"
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
And when the thousand years have been completed, Satan will be loosed out of his prison,
We are not to be like Cain, who belonged to the Evil One, and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? It was because his own deeds were evil, and his brother's, righteous.
He must not be a recent convert, lest he be blinded with pride, and incur the doom of the devil.
"I shall not talk with you much more, for the Prince of this world is coming.
"So if Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then will his kingdom stand?
Put on all the panoply of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil.
"To you will I give all this authority and this glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
Then Jesus rebuked the evil spirit, and it came out of him; and the boy was cured from that very hour.
But he turned and said to Peter. "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me, because you are not intent on what pleases God, but what pleases men."
Then Jesus was led up into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.
And the man in whom the evil spirit was sprang on two of them, overpowered them and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.
So then ever be subject to God, Ever resist the devil and he will flee from you.
and the devil who had been deceiving them was hurled into the lake of fire and brimstone, where lie also the beast and the false prophet. And they will be tortured day and night, forever and ever.
But some of them said, "It is by Beelzebub, the prince of demons, that he cast out demons."
So the spirits begged him, saying, "Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them."
Then the devil took him up into the Holy City and stood him on the parapet of the temple,
even he whose coming is according to the energy of Satan, in every power and sign and lying wonder,
So while supper was proceeding, and the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray him,
Then he brought him to Jerusalem, and caused him to stand upon the Temple roof, and said to him. "If you really are the Son of God throw yourself down here;
Then the Seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord even the demons are subject to us in your name."
Such wisdom is not that which is descending from on high, but is earthly, sensual, demonlike.
I know where you dwell, where the throne of Satan is; and yet you are holding fast my name, and you have not denied my faith, even in the days of Antipas, my witness, my faithful one, who was slain among you, where Satan has his dwelling.
And the devil led him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the inhabited earth in an instant of time, and the devil said to him.
and the demons began entreating him. "If you are driving us out," they said, "send us into the herd of swine."
in which you passed your lives after the way of this world, under the sway of the Prince of the Powers of the Air, the spirit who is now working among the sons of disobedience.
The demons came out of the man, and entered into the swine; the herd rushed violently down over the cliff into the lake.
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Names » Of satan » The Devil
Pride » Characteristic of » The Devil
He must not be a recent convert, lest he be blinded with pride, and incur the doom of the devil.
Salvation » Is deliverance from » The Devil
Principalities and powers he disarmed, and openly displayed them as his trophies, when he triumphed over them in the cross.
Therefore, since the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also similarly partook of the same, in order that through death he might render powerless him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And might deliver those who through fear of death had been subject to life-long bondage.
Satan » The Devil
He gripped the dragon, that old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
Then Jesus was led up into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.
"To you will I give all this authority and this glory; for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.
Slander » Characteristic of » The Devil
And I heard a great voice in heaven, which said: "Now it is come! the salvation and the power, The kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ! For the accuser of our brethren is thrown down, Who accused them before our God, day and night.
The Devil » Character of » Fierce and cruel
Be temperate, be vigilant; because your enemy, the devil, is prowling about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
But while he was yet coming the demon dashed him down, and cruelly convulsed him. Then Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and cured the boy, and gave him back to his father.
For Jesus was already commanding the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For many times it had seized him and held him, and they again and again kept him under guard, and put him in chains and fetters. But he would break his bonds asunder, as he was driven by the demon in to the desert.
"and behold a spirit seizes hold of him, and rudely he shouts out, It convulses him till he foams; indeed it will hardly leave off bruising him sorely.
The Devil » The wicked » Are the children of
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil; for every one who does not work righteousness is not a child of God, nor is he who does not love his brother.
"the field is the world; the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; the weeds, the sons of the Evil One.
"O full of all craft and cunning, you son of the devil! You enemy of all goodness! Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?
The Devil » Saints » Tempted by
So, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that my labor had been in vain.
The Devil » Works lying wonders
even he whose coming is according to the energy of Satan, in every power and sign and lying wonder,
For these are the spirits of demons performing miracles, who go forth to the kings of the habitable earth, to gather them together for the battle of the great Day of God, the Almighty.
The Devil » Character of » Deceitful
Put on all the panoply of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil.
The Devil » Opposes God's work
For that reason I would fain have visited you??, Paul, again and again??ut Satan hindered me.
The Devil » The wicked » Possessed by
"Ananias," said Peter, "why has Satan so filled your heart that you are lying to the Holy Spirit, and keeping back part of the price of the land?
in which you passed your lives after the way of this world, under the sway of the Prince of the Powers of the Air, the spirit who is now working among the sons of disobedience.
The Devil » The apostacy is of
Now the Spirit distinctly declares that in latter days there will be some who will fall away from the faith, by listening to spirits of error, and to teachings of demons
even he whose coming is according to the energy of Satan, in every power and sign and lying wonder,
The Devil » Saints » Overcome
I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have fully overcome the Evil One. I have written to you, little children, because you have learned to know the father.
And I heard a great voice in heaven, which said: "Now it is come! the salvation and the power, The kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ! For the accuser of our brethren is thrown down, Who accused them before our God, day and night. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb, And by the word of their testimony; And they loved not their life, even unto death.
The Devil » Hinders the gospel
"Whenever any one hears the message of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.
Among them the god of this age has blinded the understanding of the unbelieving so that the sunshine of the gospel of God, should not dawn upon them.
The Devil » The author of the fall » Ge 3:1
The Devil » Character of » Subtle
But I fear lest, just as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your minds should be seduced from your single-mindedness and purity toward Christ.
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Completed by his death
Therefore, since the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also similarly partook of the same, in order that through death he might render powerless him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Principalities and powers he disarmed, and openly displayed them as his trophies, when he triumphed over them in the cross.
The Devil » Character of » Powerful
in which you passed your lives after the way of this world, under the sway of the Prince of the Powers of the Air, the spirit who is now working among the sons of disobedience.
For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the despotisms, the empires, the rulers of this present darkness, the spirit-hosts of evil in the heavenly realm.
The Devil » The wicked » Ensnared by
and they may come to their senses again, and escape the snare of the devil, as they are restored to life by God to do his will.
He should also have a good reputation among outsiders, lest he fall into reproach, and into a snare of the devil.
The Devil » Compared to » A sower of tares
"'It is an enemy who has done this,' he answered. "The slaves said to him, 'Do you want us to go and collect them?'
"but while men were asleep his enemy came and sowed tares among his wheat and went away.
The Devil » Perverts the scripture
and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."
The Devil » Shall be condemned at the judgment
and the devil who had been deceiving them was hurled into the lake of fire and brimstone, where lie also the beast and the false prophet. And they will be tortured day and night, forever and ever.
while the angels who did not keep their first domain but left their proper abode, are held by him in blank darkness, in everlasting chains, in preparation for the judgment of the Great Day.
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In empowering his disciples to cast out
And when he had called his twelve disciples to him, he gave them power over evil spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and infirmity.
Moreover these signs shall follow those who believe. They shall drive out demons in my name; they shall speak with new tongues in foreign languages;
The Devil » Sinned against God
He who is committing sin is of the devil, because from the beginning of the devil is sinning. It was for this cause that the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to chains of darkness, and reserved them for judgment;
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In casting out the spirits of
"Go, tell that fox," he answered, "'Lo, today and tomorrow I am continuing to cast out demons and perform cures, and on the third day I finish my course.'
"But if it is by the finger of God that I am casting out demons, then the kingdom of God is come upon you.
The Devil » Character of » Presumptuous
Then the devil took him up into the Holy City and stood him on the parapet of the temple, and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."
The Devil » Saints » Should resist
So then ever be subject to God, Ever resist the devil and he will flee from you.
Resist him, standing firm in the faith, knowing well that the same afflictions are being accomplished in your brothers that are in the world.
The Devil » Cast down to hell
For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them down to Tartarus, and committed them to chains of darkness, and reserved them for judgment;
while the angels who did not keep their first domain but left their proper abode, are held by him in blank darkness, in everlasting chains, in preparation for the judgment of the Great Day.
The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits
The Devil » Assumes the form of an angel of light
The Devil » Saints » Should be watchful against
for your sakes, that I may not be overreached by Satan, for I am not ignorant of his devices.
The Devil » The wicked » Blinded by
Among them the god of this age has blinded the understanding of the unbelieving so that the sunshine of the gospel of God, should not dawn upon them.
The Devil » Saints » Should be armed against
Put on all the panoply of God, so that you may be able to stand your ground against the stratagems of the devil. For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the despotisms, the empires, the rulers of this present darkness, the spirit-hosts of evil in the heavenly realm. Therefore take up the panoply of God, so that when the evil day comes you may be able to withstand them, and having overthrown them all, to stand your ground. read more.
Stand firm then, girt about with the belt of truth, and wearing the breastplate of righteousness, and having your feet shod with the stability of the gospel of peace. And take up to cover you the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming darts of the Evil One.
The Devil » Character of » Malignant
The Devil » The wicked » Deceived by
The Devil » The wicked » Turn aside after
The Devil » The wicked » Troubled by
The Devil » Tempted Christ
So the tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, bid these stones to become bread." Jesus answered him, "It is written, Not by bread alone shall man live, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." Then the devil took him up into the Holy City and stood him on the parapet of the temple, read more.
and said to him. "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, "He will give his angels charge over thee; Upon their hands they will bear thee up, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone." "It is written again," answered Jesus, "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." Then the devil took Jesus to a very high mountain, and showed all the kingdoms of the earth and the glory of them, and said to him, "All these will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me." "Begone, Satan!" answered Jesus, for it is written, "Thou must worship the Lord thy God, and Him only must thou serve."
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Illustrated
"When the strong man fully aroused keeps guard over his homestead, his property is undisturbed; "but when the stronger man attacks him, he takes away from the strong armor in which he was trusting and divides up the spoil.
The Devil » Character of » Proud
He must not be a recent convert, lest he be blinded with pride, and incur the doom of the devil.
The Devil » The wicked » Punished, together with
"Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
The Devil » Everlasting fire is prepared for
"Then he will say to those also at his left hand. 'Depart from me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In resisting his temptations
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Predicted
The Devil » Compared to » Fowls
The Devil » Saints » Shall finally triumph over
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
The Devil » Character of » Wicked
I am writing to you, fathers, because you have come to know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have fully overcome the Evil One. I have written to you, little children, because you have learned to know the father.
The Devil » Compared to » A roaring lion
Be temperate, be vigilant; because your enemy, the devil, is prowling about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In destroying the works of
He who is committing sin is of the devil, because from the beginning of the devil is sinning. It was for this cause that the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
The Devil » Compared to » A wolf
"The hired servant, since he is not a shepherd and does not own his sheep, leaves the sheep and flees when he sees a wolf coming??nd the wolf worries them and scatters them.
The Devil » Saints » Sifted by
"Simon, Simon," said the Lord, "behold, Satan has asked to have you all that he might sift you like wheat.
The Devil » Cast out of heaven
The Devil » Compared to
The Devil » Character of » Cowardly
So then ever be subject to God, Ever resist the devil and he will flee from you.
The Devil » The wicked » Do the lusts of
"You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a man-slayer from the very beginning; and he has no standing place in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he utters a lie, he speaks from his nature, for he is a liar and the father of lying.
Truth » Of God » Is denied by » The Devil
the Truth of God » Is denied by » The Devil
War » Figurative » Is against » The Devil
Be temperate, be vigilant; because your enemy, the devil, is prowling about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
So then ever be subject to God, Ever resist the devil and he will flee from you.
for your sakes, that I may not be overreached by Satan, for I am not ignorant of his devices.
And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went away to make war upon the rest of her children who keep the commandments of God, and hold fast the testimony of Jesus. And he stood upon the sand of the sea.
Warfare of saints » Is against » The Devil
Be temperate, be vigilant; because your enemy, the devil, is prowling about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
So then ever be subject to God, Ever resist the devil and he will flee from you.
for your sakes, that I may not be overreached by Satan, for I am not ignorant of his devices.
And the dragon was enraged at the woman, and went away to make war upon the rest of her children who keep the commandments of God, and hold fast the testimony of Jesus. And he stood upon the sand of the sea.
Topics on The Devil
Children Of The Devil
Acts 13:10"O full of all craft and cunning, you son of the devil! You enemy of all goodness! Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?
The Devil Tempting People
2 Corinthians 11:3But I fear lest, just as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your minds should be seduced from your single-mindedness and purity toward Christ.
Worshipping The Devil
Matthew 4:9and said to him, "All these will I give you, if you will fall down and worship me."
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