John 12:31
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31 Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out.(A)
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2 Corinthians 4:4
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4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing clearly the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.(A)
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1 John 3:8
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8 Everyone who commits sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the works of the devil.(A)
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1 John 5:19
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19 We know that we are God’s children and that the whole world lies under the power of the evil one.(A)
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Ephesians 6:12
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12 for our[a] struggle is not against blood and flesh but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present[b] darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.[c](A)
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John 14:30
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30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me,(A)
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Revelation 20:2-3
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2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years(A) 3 and threw him into the pit and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be let out for a little while.(B)
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Hebrews 2:14
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14 Since, therefore, the children share flesh and blood, he himself likewise shared the same things, so that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,(A)
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Colossians 2:15
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15 He disarmed[a] the rulers and authorities and made a public example of them, triumphing over them in it.(A)
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- 2.15 Or divested himself of
John 16:8-11
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8 And when he comes, he will prove the world wrong about[a] sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 about sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, and you will see me no longer; 11 about judgment, because the ruler of this world has been condemned.(A)
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- 16.8 Or convict the world of
Revelation 12:9-11
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9 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.(A)
10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven proclaiming,
“Now have come the salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God
and the authority of his Messiah,[a]
for the accuser of our brothers and sisters has been thrown down,
who accuses them day and night before our God.(B)
11 But they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb
and by the word of their testimony,
for they did not cling to life even in the face of death.(C)
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- 12.10 Gk Christ
1 John 4:4
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4 Little children, you are from God and have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
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Ephesians 2:1-2
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From Death to Life
2 You were dead through the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world,[a] following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient.[b](A)
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Matthew 12:28
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28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.(A)
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Genesis 3:15
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15 I will put enmity between you and the woman
and between your offspring and hers;
he will strike your head,
and you will strike his heel.”(A)
Acts 26:18
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18 to open their eyes so that they may turn 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.’(A)
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Luke 10:17-19
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The Return of the Seventy-Two
17 The seventy-two[a] returned with joy, saying, “Lord, in your name even the demons submit to us!”(A) 18 He said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.(B) 19 Indeed, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing will hurt you.(C)
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- 10.17 Other ancient authorities read seventy
John 5:22-27
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22 The Father judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,(A) 23 so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.(B) 24 Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and does not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.(C)
25 “Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and is now here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.(D) 26 For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself, 27 and he has given him authority to execute judgment because he is the Son of Man.(E)
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Isaiah 49:24
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24 Can the prey be taken from the mighty
or the captives of a tyrant[a] be rescued?
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- 49.24 Q ms Syr Vg: MT of a righteous person
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