54 Bible Verses about The Devil
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You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.
In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.
And he who put them in the earth is Satan; and the getting in of the grain is the end of the world; and those who get it in are the angels.
And the Lord said to the Satan, See, I give all he has into your hands, only do not put a finger on the man himself. And the Satan went out from before the Lord.
Then Jesus said, Did I not make a selection of you, the twelve, and one of you is a son of the Evil One?
That this man is to be handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may have forgiveness in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them;
And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread.
And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.
It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.
For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming.
So that Satan may not get the better of us: for we are not without knowledge of his designs.
Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.
And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?
And the God of peace will be crushing Satan under your feet before long. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
You have the belief that God is one, and you do well: the evil spirits have the same belief, shaking with fear.
Not being of the Evil One like Cain, who put his brother to death. And why did he put him to death? Because his works were evil and his brother's works were good.
Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
After this I will not say much to you, because the ruler of this world comes: and he has no power over me;
And if Satan sends out Satan, he makes war against himself; how then will he keep his kingdom?
Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.
And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.
And Jesus gave orders to the unclean spirit, and it went out of him: and the boy was made well from that hour.
But he, turning to Peter, said, Get out of my way, Satan: you are a danger to me because your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.
Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.
And the man in whom the evil spirit was, jumping on them, was stronger than the two of them, and overcame them, so that they went running from that house, wounded and without their clothing.
For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.
And the Evil One who put them in error was sent down into the sea of ever-burning fire, where the beast and the false prophet are, and their punishment will go on day and night for ever and ever.
But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.
Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him,
Even the one whose coming is marked by the working of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
So while a meal was going on, the Evil One having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to be false to him,
And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,
And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.
And the seventy came back with joy, saying, Lord, even the evil spirits are under our power in your name.
This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.
For their thoughts were bitter against you: they had an evil design in their minds, which they were not able to put into effect.
I have knowledge that your living-place is where Satan has his seat: and you are true to my name, and were not turned away from your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my true witness, who was put to death among you, where Satan has his place.
And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.
In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;
And the evil spirits came out of the man and went into the pigs: and the herd went rushing down a sharp slope into the water and came to destruction.
And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.
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Names » Of satan » The Devil
Pride » Characteristic of » The Devil
Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
Salvation » Is deliverance from » The Devil
Having made himself free from the rule of authorities and powers, he put them openly to shame, glorying over them in it.
And because the children are flesh and blood, he took a body himself and became like them; so that by his death he might put an end to him who had the power of death, that is to say, the Evil One; And let those who all their lives were in chains because of their fear of death, go free.
Satan » The Devil
And he took the dragon, the old snake, which is the Evil One and Satan, and put chains on him for a thousand years,
Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.
For forty days, being tested by the Evil One. And he had no food in those days; and when they came to an end, he was in need of food.
And the Evil One said, I will give you authority over all these, and the glory of them, for it has been given to me, and I give it to anyone at my pleasure.
Slander » Characteristic of » The Devil
And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down.
The Devil » Character of » Fierce and cruel
Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;
And while he was coming, he was pushed violently down and twisted by the evil spirit. But Jesus gave sharp orders to the unclean spirit, and made the boy well, and gave him back to his father.
For he gave an order to the evil spirit to come out of the man. For frequently it would take a grip of him: and he was kept under control, and prisoned with chains; but parting the chains in two, he would be sent by the driving of the evil spirit into waste places.
And see, a spirit takes him, and suddenly he gives a cry, twisted in pain and streaming at the lips, and when it goes away from him at last, he is marked as from blows.
The Devil » The wicked » Are the children of
In this way it is clear who are the children of God and who are the children of the Evil One; anyone who does not do righteousness or who has no love for his brother, is not a child of God.
And the field is the world; and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom; and the evil seeds are the sons of the Evil One;
O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord?
The Devil » Saints » Tempted by
Now Satan, designing evil against Israel, put into David's mind the impulse to take the number of Israel.
For this reason, when I was no longer able to keep quiet, I sent to get news of your faith, fearing that you might be tested by the Evil One and that our work might come to nothing.
The Devil » Works lying wonders
Even the one whose coming is marked by the working of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
For they are evil spirits, working signs; who go out even to the kings of all the earth, to get them together to the war of the great day of God, the Ruler of all.
The Devil » Character of » Deceitful
And it is no wonder; for even Satan himself is able to take the form of an angel of light.
Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One.
The Devil » Opposes God's work
For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming.
And he let me see Joshua, the high priest, in his place before the angel of the Lord, and the Satan at his right hand ready to take up a cause against him.
The Devil » The wicked » Possessed by
But Peter said, Ananias, why has the Evil One put it into your heart to be false to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;
The Devil » The apostacy is of
But the Spirit says clearly that in later times some will be turned away from the faith, giving their minds to spirits of deceit, and the teachings of evil spirits,
Even the one whose coming is marked by the working of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
The Devil » Saints » Overcome
I am writing to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the Evil One. I have sent a letter to you, children, because you have knowledge of the Father.
And a great voice in heaven came to my ears, saying, Now is come the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ: because he who says evil against our brothers before our God day and night is forced down. And they overcame him through the blood of the Lamb and the word of their witness; and loving not their lives they freely gave themselves up to death.
The Devil » Hinders the gospel
When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.
The Devil » The author of the fall » Ge 3:1
The Devil » Character of » Subtle
Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden?
But I have a fear, that in some way, as Eve was tricked by the deceit of the snake, your minds may be turned away from their simple and holy love for Christ.
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Completed by his death
And because the children are flesh and blood, he took a body himself and became like them; so that by his death he might put an end to him who had the power of death, that is to say, the Evil One;
Having made himself free from the rule of authorities and powers, he put them openly to shame, glorying over them in it.
The Devil » Character of » Powerful
In which you were living in the past, after the ways of this present world, doing the pleasure of the lord of the power of the air, the spirit who is now working in those who go against the purpose of God;
For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens.
The Devil » The wicked » Ensnared by
And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.
And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.
The Devil » Compared to » A sower of tares
And he said, Someone has done this in hate. And the servants say to him, Is it your pleasure that we go and take them up?
But while men were sleeping, one who had hate for him came and put evil seeds among the grain, and went away.
The Devil » Perverts the scripture
If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
For he will give you into the care of his angels to keep you wherever you go. In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
The Devil » Shall be condemned at the judgment
And the Evil One who put them in error was sent down into the sea of ever-burning fire, where the beast and the false prophet are, and their punishment will go on day and night for ever and ever.
And the angels who did not keep to their kingdom but went out from the place which was theirs, he has put in eternal chains and in dark night till the great day of the judging.
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In empowering his disciples to cast out
And he got together his twelve disciples and gave them the power of driving out unclean spirits, and of making well all sorts of disease and pain.
And these signs will be with those who have faith: in my name they will send out evil spirits; and they will make use of new languages;
The Devil » Sinned against God
The sinner is a child of the Evil One; for the Evil One has been a sinner from the first. And the Son of God was seen on earth so that he might put an end to the works of the Evil One.
For if God did not have pity for the angels who did evil, but sent them down into hell, to be kept in chains of eternal night till they were judged;
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In casting out the spirits of
And he said, Go and say to that fox, I send out evil spirits and do works of mercy today and tomorrow, and on the third day my work will be complete.
But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
The Devil » Character of » Presumptuous
And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.
Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
The Devil » Saints » Should resist
For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.
Do not give way to him but be strong in your faith, in the knowledge that your brothers who are in the world undergo the same troubles.
The Devil » Cast down to hell
For if God did not have pity for the angels who did evil, but sent them down into hell, to be kept in chains of eternal night till they were judged;
And the angels who did not keep to their kingdom but went out from the place which was theirs, he has put in eternal chains and in dark night till the great day of the judging.
The Devil » Saints » Afflicted by, only as God permits
And the Lord said to the Satan, See, I give all he has into your hands, only do not put a finger on the man himself. And the Satan went out from before the Lord.
And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life. But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face. And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life. read more.
And the Satan went out from before the Lord, and sent on Job an evil disease covering his skin from his feet to the top of his head.
The Devil » Assumes the form of an angel of light
And it is no wonder; for even Satan himself is able to take the form of an angel of light.
The Devil » Saints » Should be watchful against
So that Satan may not get the better of us: for we are not without knowledge of his designs.
The Devil » The wicked » Blinded by
Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them.
The Devil » Saints » Should be armed against
Take up God's instruments of war, so that you may be able to keep your position against all the deceits of the Evil One. For our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against authorities and powers, against the world-rulers of this dark night, against the spirits of evil in the heavens. For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place. read more.
Take your place, then, having your body clothed with the true word, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness; Be ready with the good news of peace as shoes on your feet; And most of all, using faith as a cover to keep off all the flaming arrows of the Evil One.
The Devil » Character of » Malignant
And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.
The Devil » The wicked » Deceived by
Then a spirit came forward and took his place before the Lord and said, I will get him to do it by a trick. And the Lord said, How? And he said, I will go out and be a spirit of deceit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Your trick will have its effect on him: go out and do so.
The Devil » The wicked » Turn aside after
The Devil » The wicked » Troubled by
Now the spirit of the Lord had gone from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord was troubling him.
The Devil » Tempted Christ
And the Evil One came and said to him, If you are the Son of God, give the word for these stones to become bread. But he made answer and said, It is in the Writings, Bread is not man's only need, but every word which comes out of the mouth of God. Then the Evil One took him to the holy town; and he put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, read more.
If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down; for it is in the Writings, He will give his angels care over you; and, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone. Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test. Again, the Evil One took him up to a very high mountain, and let him see all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them; And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship. Then said Jesus to him, Away, Satan: for it is in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God and be his servant only.
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Illustrated
When the strong man armed keeps watch over his house, then his goods are safe: But when one who is stronger makes an attack on him and overcomes him, he takes away his instruments of war, in which he had put his faith, and makes division of his goods.
The Devil » Character of » Proud
Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
The Devil » The wicked » Punished, together with
Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels:
The Devil » Everlasting fire is prepared for
Then will he say to those on the left, Go from me, you cursed ones, into the eternal fire which is ready for the Evil One and his angels:
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In resisting his temptations
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » Predicted
And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
The Devil » Compared to » Fowls
And while he did so, some seeds were dropped by the wayside, and the birds came and took them for food:
The Devil » Saints » Shall finally triumph over
And the God of peace will be crushing Satan under your feet before long. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
The Devil » Character of » Wicked
I am writing to you, fathers, because you have knowledge of him who was from the first. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the Evil One. I have sent a letter to you, children, because you have knowledge of the Father.
The Devil » Compared to » A roaring lion
Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;
The Devil » Christ triumphing over » In destroying the works of
The sinner is a child of the Evil One; for the Evil One has been a sinner from the first. And the Son of God was seen on earth so that he might put an end to the works of the Evil One.
The Devil » Compared to » A wolf
He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:
The Devil » Saints » Sifted by
Simon, Simon, Satan has made a request to have you, so that he may put you to the test as grain is tested:
The Devil » Cast out of heaven
The Devil » Compared to
He will take you out of the bird-net, and keep you safe from wasting disease.
The Devil » Character of » Cowardly
For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.
The Devil » The wicked » Do the lusts of
You are the children of your father the Evil One and it is your pleasure to do his desires. From the first he was a taker of life; and he did not go in the true way because there is no true thing in him. When he says what is false, it is natural to him, for he is false and the father of what is false.
Truth » Of God » Is denied by » The Devil
And the snake said, Death will not certainly come to you: For God sees that on the day when you take of its fruit, your eyes will be open, and you will be as gods, having knowledge of good and evil.
the Truth of God » Is denied by » The Devil
And the snake said, Death will not certainly come to you: For God sees that on the day when you take of its fruit, your eyes will be open, and you will be as gods, having knowledge of good and evil.
War » Figurative » Is against » The Devil
Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;
And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.
So that Satan may not get the better of us: for we are not without knowledge of his designs.
And the dragon was angry with the woman and went away to make war on the rest of her seed, who keep the orders of God, and the witness of Jesus:
Warfare of saints » Is against » The Devil
Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;
And there will be war between you and the woman and between your seed and her seed: by him will your head be crushed and by you his foot will be wounded.
For this cause be ruled by God; but make war on the Evil One and he will be put to flight before you.
So that Satan may not get the better of us: for we are not without knowledge of his designs.
And the dragon was angry with the woman and went away to make war on the rest of her seed, who keep the orders of God, and the witness of Jesus:
Topics on The Devil
Children Of The Devil
Acts 13:10O you, who are full of false tricks and evil ways, a son of the Evil One, hating all righteousness, will you for ever be turning people from the right ways of the Lord?
The Devil Tempting People
2 Corinthians 11:3But I have a fear, that in some way, as Eve was tricked by the deceit of the snake, your minds may be turned away from their simple and holy love for Christ.
Worshipping The Devil
Matthew 4:9And he said to him, All these things will I give you, if you will go down on your face and give me worship.
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