57 Bible Verses about Satan

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Job 1:7

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

1 Corinthians 5:5

to deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

Revelation 12:12

Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.

Job 1:12

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

John 13:27

And after the sop, then entered Satan into him. Jesus therefore saith unto him, What thou doest, do quickly.

2 Corinthians 12:7

And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.

Revelation 2:9

I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they art not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Matthew 4:8

Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

Matthew 4:9

and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Job 1:6

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

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Adversary » Satan » Defeat of, by Christ

Luke 4:13

And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.

John 12:30-31

Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes. Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

Adversary » Satan » Facts concerning

Genesis 3:14

And Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Job 1:6

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

More verses: Revelation 20:7

Falsehood » Instances of » Satan » In his false pretensions to jesus

Matthew 4:8-9

Again, the devil taketh him unto an exceeding high mountain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; and he said unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Luke 4:6-7

And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship before me, it shall all be thine.

Falsehood » Instances of » Satan » In impugning job's motives for being righteous

Job 1:9-10

Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

Job 2:4-5

And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Falsehood » Instances of » Satan » In deceiving eve

Genesis 3:4-5

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

Prince of this world » Satan » Called the prince of this world

Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Tempts men

2 Peter 2:18

For, uttering great swelling words of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Watchfulness against sin and temptation

Satan » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Cast out of men, (evil spirits)

Acts 5:16

And there also came together the multitudes from the cities round about Jerusalem, bring sick folk, and them that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

Acts 16:18

And this she did for many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, turned and said to the spirit, I charge thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour.

Acts 19:12

insomuch that unto the sick were carried away from his body handkerchiefs or aprons, and the evil spirits went out.

Matthew 15:28

Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it done unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Worship of

Revelation 9:20

And the rest of mankind, who were not killed with these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, and of wood; which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk:

2 Chronicles 11:15

and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he had made.

Leviticus 17:7

And they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices unto the he-goats, after which they play the harlot. This shall be a statute forever unto them throughout their generations.

Deuteronomy 32:17

They sacrificed unto demons, which were no God, To gods that they knew not, To new gods that came up of late, Which your fathers dreaded not.

Psalm 106:37

Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,

Satan » Confess Christ » Defeat of, by Christ

Luke 4:13

And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.

John 12:30-31

Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes. Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Instigating men to sin

John 13:2

And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's'son , to betray him,

2 Corinthians 12:7

And by reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted overmuch, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I should not be exalted overmuch.

Satan » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Humbled

Genesis 3:14

And Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Zechariah 3:2

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke thee, O Satan; yea, Jehovah that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

Revelation 20:3

and cast him into the abyss, and shut it , and sealed it over him, that he should deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years should be finished: after this he must be loosed for a little time.

Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Tempted Christ

Luke 22:28

But ye are they that have continued with me in my temptations;

Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Resistance to

Ephesians 4:26-27

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: neither give place to the devil.

Satan » The prince » Satan

Job 1:6

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

More verses: John 13:27

Satan » Confess Christ » Children of

Acts 13:10

and said, O full of all guile and all villany, thou son of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

Satan » With the context of

Matthew 13:30

Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.

Matthew 12:29

Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man ? and then he will spoil his house.

Luke 11:21-22

When the strong man fully armed guardeth his own court, his goods are in peace: but when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him his whole armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.

Satan » Power of » Called the prince of this world

Satan » Adversary » Power of » Inspires lying wonders

Satan » Indwelling limited in power » His time is short

Revelation 12:12

Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe for the earth and for the sea: because the devil is gone down unto you, having great wrath, knowing that he hath but a short time.

Revelation 13:5

and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months.

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Tempting to disobedience

Genesis 3:4-5

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Preying upon men

Satan » Beelzebul

Satan » The Devil

Luke 4:6

And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Over severest afflictions

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Tempting Christ

Satan » Indwelling limited in power » May be overcome by divine grace

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Over evil influences of men

Psalm 44:5

Through thee will we push down our adversaries: Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.

Malachi 4:3

And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I make, saith Jehovah of hosts.

Satan » The prince » Of this world

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Ruining the soul and body

Luke 13:16

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?

Luke 9:42

And as he was yet a coming, the demon dashed him down, and tare him grievously. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Slandering saints

Job 1:9-10

Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

Job 1:11

But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

Satan » Adversary » Power of » Blinds the minds of unbelievers

2 Corinthians 4:3-4

And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish: in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not dawn upon them .

Satan » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Appearing as an angel of light

Satan » Indwelling limited in power » A limit to his temptations

Satan » The prince » The serpent

Genesis 3:14

And Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Satan » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Cunning plans

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Sowing the tares

Matthew 13:38-39

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 that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels.

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Over all satanic powers

Revelation 15:2

And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire; and them that come off victorious from the beast, and from his image, and from the number of his name, standing by the sea of glass, having harps of God.

Satan » The prince » The tempter

Satan » Adversary » Power of » Contends with the saints

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Removing the good seed

Matthew 13:19

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one , and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Opposing the righteous

Zechariah 3:1

And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.

Satan » That old serpent

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » The malignant work of

Satan » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Wresting the scriptures

Matthew 4:6

and saith unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Satan » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » By lying promises

Genesis 3:5

for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.

Satan » The prince » The wicked one

Matthew 13:19

When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the evil one , and snatcheth away that which hath been sown in his heart. This is he that was sown by the way side.

Satan » The synagogue of

Revelation 2:9

I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they art not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Revelation 3:9

Behold, I give of the synagogue of Satan, of them that say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Over malign spiritual forces

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Over worldly allurements

Satan » Adversary » Power of » Sinners under the dominion of

Satan » Kingdom of, to be destroyed

2 Samuel 23:6-7

But the ungodly shall be all of them as thorns to be thrust away, Because they cannot be taken with the hand; But the man that toucheth them Must be armed with iron and the staff of a spear: And they shall be utterly burned with fire in their place.

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Lying

Satan » Indwelling limited in power » Knows when he is defeated

Satan » Lying spirit

1 Kings 22:22

And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also: go forth, and do so.

Satan » Evil spirit

Satan » Adversary » Power of » Permitted to afflict the righteous

Job 1:12

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

Satan » Adversary » Power of » Claims authority over the world

Luke 4:6

And the devil said unto him, To thee will I give all this authority, and the glory of them: for it hath been delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it.

Satan » Indwelling limited in power » In the affliction of the saints

Job 1:12

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

Satan » The prince » Of demons

Satan » The prince » Ruler of the darkness of this world

Satan » The prince » Unclean spirit

Matthew 12:43

But the unclean spirit, when he is gone out of the man, passeth through waterless places, seeking rest, and findeth it not.

Satan » The accuser of our brethren

Satan » The father of all lies

Satan » Gates of hell (hades)

Satan » The power of darkness

Satan » Our common enemy

Satan » The murderer

Satan » The liar

Satan » Belial

Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Inflicting disease

Satan » The prince » The spirit that works in all disobedient people

Satan » The prince » Of the power of the air

Satan » The prince » The God of this world

Satan » Called abaddon (hebrew: destroyer)

Satan » Apollyon (greek: destroyer)

Satan » The adversary

Satan » The angel of the bottomless pit

Satan » Great red dragon

Serpent » Satan » Defeat of, by Christ

Luke 4:13

And when the devil had completed every temptation, he departed from him for a season.

John 12:30-31

Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes. Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out.

Serpent » Satan » Facts concerning

Genesis 3:14

And Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Job 1:6

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

More verses: Revelation 20:7

Titles and names of the devil » Satan

Job 1:6

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

Topics on Satan

Accusation, Satan's Role

Zechariah 3:1-2

And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary.

Binding Of Satan

Revelation 20:1-3

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand.

Destruction Of Satan's Works

Zephaniah 1:4

And I will stretch out my hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarim with the priests;

Satan, As Deceiver

Genesis 3:4-5

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

Satan, As Tempter

Genesis 3:1-5

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which Jehovah God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?

Satan, Character Of

Job 1:6

Now it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan also came among them.

Satan, Compared With Animals

Psalm 91:3

For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.

Satan, Limitations Of

Job 1:12

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

Satan, Origin Of

Isaiah 14:12-20

How art thou fallen from heaven, O day-star, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, that didst lay low the nations!

Satan, Power Of

Job 1:12

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

Satan, Resistance To

Job 1:12

And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.

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