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- "And the LORDª Godª saidª° unto the woman,ª What¹ [is] this¹ [that] thou hast done?ª° And the womanª said,ª° The serpentª beguiled¹ me,²° and I did eat.ª° ... And unto Adamª he said,ª° Because¹ thou hast hearkenedª° unto the voiceª of thy wife,ª and hast eatenª° of¹ the tree,ª of whichª I commanded¹ thee,²° saying,ª° Thou shalt not¹ eatª° of¹ it: cursedª° [is] the groundª for thy sake;¹ in sorrowª shalt thou eatª° [of] it allª the daysª of thy life;ª" {Gen 3:13-17} + "And there came forthª° a spirit,ª and stoodª° beforeª the LORD,ª and said,ª° I¹ will persuadeª° him. ... And the LORDª saidª° unto¹ him, Wherewith?¹ And he said,ª° I will go forth,ª° and I will be¹ a lyingª spiritª in the mouthª of all¹ his prophets.ª And he said,ª° Thou shalt persuadeª° [him], and prevailª° also:¹ go forth,ª° and doª° so.¹" {1Kg 22:21-22} + "And Satanª stood upª° against¹ Israel,ª and provokedª°¹ Davidª to numberª°¹ Israel.ª ... And Joabª answered,ª° The LORDª make his peopleª an hundredª timesª so many moreª° as theyª [be]: but, my lordª the king,ª [are] they not¹ all¹ my lord'sª servants?ª why¹ then doth my lordª requireª° this thing?¹ why¹ will he be¹ a cause of trespassª to Israel?ª" {1Ch 21:1-3} + "Andª when the¹ tempterª° cameª° to him,ª he said,ª° Ifª thou beª° the Son² of¹ God,ª commandª° thatª theseª stonesª be madeª° bread.ª ... Thenª the¹ devilª leavethª° him,ª and,ª behold,ª° angelsª cameª° andª ministeredª° unto him.ª" {Mtt 4:3-11} + "When any² one¹ hearethª° the¹ wordª of the¹ kingdom,ª andª understandethª° [it] not,ª then comethª° the¹ wickedª [one], andª catcheth awayª° that which² was sownª° inª hisª heart.ª Thisª isª° he which received seedª° byª the¹ way side.ª" {Mtt 13:19} + "Thenª enteredª° Satanª intoª Judasª surnamedª° Iscariot,ª beingª° ofª the¹ numberª of the¹ twelve.ª" {Lke 22:3} + "Andª supperª being ended,ª° the¹ devilª having nowª putª° intoª the¹ heartª of Judasª Iscariot,ª Simon'sª [son], toª betrayª° him;ª" {Jhn 13:2} + "Andª afterª the¹ sopª² Satanª enteredª° intoª him.ª Thenª saidª° Jesusª unto him,ª Thatª thou doest,ª° doª° quickly.ª" {Jhn 13:27} + "Put onª° the¹ whole armourª of God,ª that² yeª may be ableª° to standª° againstª the¹ wilesª of the¹ devil.ª ... Aboveª all,ª takingª° the¹ shieldª of faith,ª wherewithªª ye shall be ableª° to quenchª° allª the¹ fieryª° dartsª of the¹ wicked.ª" {Eph 6:11-16} + "Submit¹ yourselves²° thereforeª to God.ª Resistª° the¹ devil,ª andª he will fleeª° fromª you.ª" {Jms 4:7} + "Be sober,ª° be vigilant;ª° becauseª yourª adversaryª the devil,ª asª a roaringª° lion,ª walketh about,ª° seekingª° whomª he may devour:ª°" {1Pe 5:8} + "Andª the¹ greatª dragonª was cast out,ª° that oldª serpent,ª calledª° the Devil,ª andª Satan,ª which² deceivethª° the¹ wholeª world:ª he was cast outª° intoª the¹ earth,ª andª his²¹ angelsª were cast outª° withª him.ª ... Andª theyª overcameª° himª byª the¹ bloodª of the¹ Lamb,ª andª byª the¹ wordª of their²¹ testimony;ª andª they lovedª° notª their²¹ livesª untoª the death.ª" {Rev 12:9-11}
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