(NIV)
But God was very angry when he went, and the angel of the
Lord stood in the road to oppose him. Balaam was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
But
God’s anger was
kindled because he
went,
and the
angel of the
Lord took his stand in the
way as his
adversary. Now
he was
riding on the
donkey, and
his two servants were
with him.
(NIV)
The angel of the
Lord asked him, ‘Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me.
And the
angel of the
Lord said to him, “
Why have you
struck your
donkey these three times?
Behold,
I have
come out to oppose you
because your
way is
perverse before me.
(NIV)
But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and said, ‘Send the man back, that he may return to the place you assigned him. He must not go with us into battle, or he will turn against us during the fighting. How better could he regain his master’s favour than by taking the heads of our own men?
But the
commanders of the
Philistines were
angry with him. And the
commanders of the
Philistines said to him, “
Send the man back, that he may
return to the
place to
which you have
assigned him. He shall
not go down with us to
battle,
lest in the
battle he
become an
adversary to us. For how could
this fellow reconcile himself
to his
lord? Would it
not be with the
heads of
the men here?
(NIV)
David replied, ‘What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? What right do you have to interfere? Should anyone be put to death in Israel today? Don’t I know that today I am king over Israel?’
But
David said,
“
What have I to do with you, you
sons of
Zeruiah,
that you should this
day be as an
adversary to me? Shall
anyone be
put to death in
Israel this
day?
For do I
not know that I am this
day king over Israel?”
(NIV)
But now the
Lord my God has given me rest on every side, and there is no adversary or disaster.
But
now the
Lord my
God has given me
rest on every
side. There is
neither adversary nor misfortune.
(NIV)
Then the
Lord raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom.
And the
Lord raised up an
adversary against
Solomon,
Hadad the
Edomite. He was of the
royal house in
Edom.
(NIV)
And God raised up against Solomon another adversary, Rezon son of Eliada, who had fled from his master, Hadadezer king of Zobah.
God also
raised up as an
adversary to him,
Rezon the
son of
Eliada,
who had
fled from
his master Hadadezer king of
Zobah.
(NIV)
Rezon was Israel’s adversary as long as Solomon lived, adding to the trouble caused by Hadad. So Rezon ruled in Aram and was hostile towards Israel.
He
was an
adversary of
Israel all the
days of
Solomon, doing
harm as
Hadad did. And he
loathed Israel and
reigned over Syria.
(NIV)
Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
Then
Satan stood against Israel and
incited David to
number Israel.
(NIV)
One day the angels came to present themselves before the
Lord, and Satan also came with them.
Now there
was a
day when the
sons of
God came to
present themselves before the
Lord, and
Satan also
came among them.
(NIV)
The
Lord said to Satan, ‘Where have you come from?’
Satan answered the
Lord, ‘From roaming throughout the earth, going to and fro on it.’
The
Lord said to Satan, “
From where have you
come?”
Satan answered the
Lord and
said, “
From going to and
fro on the
earth, and from
walking up and down on
it.”
(NIV)
Then the
Lord said to Satan, ‘Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.’
And the
Lord said to Satan, “Have you
considered my
servant Job, that there is
none like him on the
earth,
a
blameless and
upright man, who
fears God and turns
away from
evil?”
(NIV)
‘Does Job fear God for nothing?’ Satan replied.
Then
Satan answered the
Lord and
said, “Does
Job fear God for no
reason?
(NIV)
The
Lord said to Satan, ‘Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.’
Then Satan went out from the presence of the
Lord.
And the
Lord said to Satan, “
Behold,
all that he has is in your
hand.
Only against him do
not stretch out your
hand.” So
Satan went out from the
presence of the
Lord.
(NIV)
On another day the angels came to present themselves before the
Lord, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him.
Again there
was a
day when the
sons of
God came to
present themselves before the
Lord, and
Satan also came
among them to
present himself before the
Lord.
(NIV)
And the
Lord said to Satan, ‘Where have you come from?’
Satan answered the
Lord, ‘From roaming throughout the earth, going to and fro on it.’
And the
Lord said to Satan, “
From where have you
come?”
Satan answered the
Lord and
said, “
From going to and
fro on the
earth, and from
walking up and down on
it.”
(NIV)
Then the
Lord said to Satan, ‘Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.’
And the
Lord said to Satan, “Have you
considered my
servant Job,
that there is
none like him on the
earth, a
blameless and
upright man, who
fears God and turns
away from
evil? He
still holds
fast his
integrity, although you
incited me against him to
destroy him
without reason.”
(NIV)
‘Skin for skin!’ Satan replied. ‘A man will give all he has for his own life.
Then
Satan answered the
Lord and
said, “
Skin for
skin! All
that a
man has he will
give for
his life.
(NIV)
The
Lord said to Satan, ‘Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.’
And the
Lord said to Satan, “
Behold, he is in your
hand;
only spare his
life.”
(NIV)
So Satan went out from the presence of the
Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
So
Satan went out from the
presence of the
Lord and struck
Job with
loathsome sores from the
sole of his
foot to the crown of
his head.
(NIV)
Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;
let an accuser stand at his right hand.
Appoint a
wicked man against him;
let an
accuser stand at his right hand.
(NIV)
Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the
Lord, and Satan standing at his right side to accuse him.
Then he
showed me
Joshua the
high priest standing before the
angel of the
Lord, and
Satan standing at his
right hand to
accuse him.
(NIV)
The
Lord said to Satan, ‘The
Lord rebuke you, Satan! The
Lord, who has chosen Jerusalem, rebuke you! Is not this man a burning stick snatched from the fire?’
And the
Lord said to Satan,
“The
Lord rebuke you, O
Satan! The
Lord who has
chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is
not this a
brand plucked from the
fire?”
(NIV)
Jesus said to him,
‘Away from me, Satan! For it is written: “Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.”’Then Jesus said to
him,
“Be gone, Satan! For it is written, “‘You shall worship the Lord your Godand him only shall you serve.’”
(NIV)
If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
(ESV)
And if Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?
(NIV)
Jesus turned and said to Peter,
‘Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling-block to me; you do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.’But he
turned and
said to
Peter,
“Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
(NIV)
and he was in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.
And he
was in the
wilderness forty days, being
tempted by Satan.
And he
was with the
wild animals,
and the
angels were
ministering to
him.
(NIV)
So Jesus called them over to him and began to speak to them in parables:
‘How can Satan drive out Satan? And he
called them to
him and
said to
them in parables,
“How can Satan cast out Satan?
(NIV)
And if Satan opposes himself and is divided, he cannot stand; his end has come.
(ESV)
And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.
(NIV)
Some people are like seed along the path, where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
(ESV)
And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.
(NIV)
But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter.
‘Get behind me, Satan!’ he said.
‘You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.’ But turning and seeing his disciples, he
rebuked Peter and
said,
“Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
(NIV)
He replied,
‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.And he
said to
them,
“I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
(NIV)
If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.
(ESV)
And if Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.
(NIV)
Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?’
(ESV)
And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?”
(NIV)
Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve.
Then Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, who
was of the
number of the
twelve.
(NIV)
‘Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat.
(ESV)
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat,
(NIV)
As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him.
So Jesus told him,
‘What you are about to do, do quickly.’Then after he had taken the
morsel,
Satan entered into him.
Jesus said to
him,
“What you are going to do, do quickly.”
(NIV)
Then Peter said, ‘Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?
But Peter said, “
Ananias,
why has
Satan filled your heart to
lie to the
Holy Spirit and to
keep back for yourself part
of the
proceeds of the
land?
(NIV)
to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.”
(ESV)
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
(NIV)
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.
The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
The God of
peace will
soon crush Satan under your feet.
The
grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you.
(NIV)
hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, , so that his spirit may be saved on the day of the Lord.
you are to
deliver this man to
Satan for the
destruction of the
flesh, so
that his
spirit may be
saved in the
day of the
Lord.
(NIV)
Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Do
not deprive one another,
except perhaps
by agreement for a limited
time,
that you may
devote yourselves to
prayer;
but then
come together again,
so that
Satan may
not tempt you because of
your lack of
self-control.
(NIV)
in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
so that we would
not be
outwitted by Satan;
for we are
not ignorant of
his designs.
(NIV)
And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
And no wonder,
for even
Satan disguises himself as an
angel of
light.
(NIV)
or because of these surpassingly great revelations. Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
So to keep me
from becoming conceited because of the
surpassing greatness of the
revelations, a
thorn was
given me in the
flesh,
a
messenger of
Satan to harass me, to keep me
from becoming conceited.
(NIV)
For we wanted to come to you – certainly I, Paul, did, again and again – but Satan blocked our way.
because we
wanted to
come to you—
I,
Paul,
again and again—
but Satan hindered us.
(NIV)
The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie,
The coming of the lawless one
is by the
activity of
Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,
(NIV)
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
among
whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander,
whom I have
handed over to
Satan that they may
learn not to
blaspheme.
(NIV)
Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.
For some have
already strayed after Satan.
(NIV)
I know your afflictions and your poverty – yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
(ESV)
“‘I know your tribulation and your poverty ( but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
(NIV)
I know where you live – where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city – where Satan lives.
(ESV)
“‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.
(NIV)
Now I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, to you who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned Satan’s so-called deep secrets, “I will not impose any other burden on you,
(ESV)
But to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold this teaching, who have not learned what some call the deep things of Satan, to you I say, I do not lay on you any other burden.
(NIV)
I will make those who are of the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews though they are not, but are liars – I will make them come and fall down at your feet and acknowledge that I have loved you.
(ESV)
Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.
(NIV)
The great dragon was hurled down – that ancient snake called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
And the
great dragon was
thrown down,
that
ancient serpent, who is
called the
devil and Satan,
the deceiver of the
whole world— he was
thrown down to the
earth,
and his angels were
thrown down with him.
(NIV)
He seized the dragon, that ancient snake, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
And he
seized the
dragon, that
ancient serpent,
who is the
devil and Satan,
and bound him for a
thousand years,
(NIV)
When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison
And when the
thousand years are
ended,
Satan will be
released from his prison
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