11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

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11 in order that Satan(A) might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.(B)

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Be [a]sober, be [b]vigilant; [c]because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

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  1. 1 Peter 5:8 self-controlled
  2. 1 Peter 5:8 watchful
  3. 1 Peter 5:8 NU, M omit because

Be alert and of sober mind.(A) Your enemy the devil prowls around(B) like a roaring lion(C) looking for someone to devour.

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11 (A)Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [a]wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against (B)principalities, against powers, against (C)the rulers of [b]the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

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  1. Ephesians 6:11 schemings
  2. Ephesians 6:12 NU this darkness,

11 Put on the full armor of God,(A) so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,(B) but against the rulers, against the authorities,(C) against the powers(D) of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.(E)

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But I fear, lest somehow, as (A)the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds (B)may be corrupted from the [a]simplicity that is in Christ.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 11:3 NU adds and purity

But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning,(A) your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

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Jesus Predicts Peter’s Denial(A)

31 [a]And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon! Indeed, (B)Satan has asked for you, that he may (C)sift you as wheat.

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  1. Luke 22:31 NU omits And the Lord said

31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked(A) to sift all of you as wheat.(B)

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whose minds (A)the god of this age (B)has blinded, who do not believe, lest (C)the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, (D)who is the image of God, should shine on them.

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The god(A) of this age(B) has blinded(C) the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,(D) who is the image of God.(E)

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So (A)the great dragon was cast out, (B)that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, (C)who deceives the whole world; (D)he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, (E)“Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, (F)who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. 11 And (G)they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, (H)and they did not love their lives to the death.

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The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent(A) called the devil,(B) or Satan,(C) who leads the whole world astray.(D) He was hurled to the earth,(E) and his angels with him.

10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven(F) say:

“Now have come the salvation(G) and the power
    and the kingdom of our God,
    and the authority of his Messiah.
For the accuser of our brothers and sisters,(H)
    who accuses them before our God day and night,
    has been hurled down.
11 They triumphed over(I) him
    by the blood of the Lamb(J)
    and by the word of their testimony;(K)
they did not love their lives so much
    as to shrink from death.(L)

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10 Then Jesus said to him, [a]“Away with you, Satan! For it is written, (A)‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’

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  1. Matthew 4:10 M Get behind Me

10 Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan!(A) For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.’[a](B)

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  1. Matthew 4:10 Deut. 6:13

14 And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into (A)an angel of light.

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14 And no wonder, for Satan(A) himself masquerades as an angel of light.

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(A)Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that (B)Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

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Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time,(A) so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan(B) will not tempt you(C) because of your lack of self-control.

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Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, (A)a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he (B)holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, (C)to [a]destroy him without cause.”

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  1. Job 2:3 Lit. consume

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.(A) And he still maintains his integrity,(B) though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”(C)

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The Census of Israel and Judah(A)

21 Now (B)Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to [a]number Israel. So David said to Joab and to the leaders of the people, “Go, number Israel from Beersheba to Dan, (C)and bring the number of them to me that I may know it.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 21:1 take a census of

David Counts the Fighting Men(A)

21 Satan(B) rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census(C) of Israel. So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count(D) the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then report back to me so that I may know how many there are.”

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25 (A)in humility correcting those who are in opposition, (B)if God perhaps will grant them repentance, (C)so that they may know the truth,

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25 Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth,(A)

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