- the dragon:
- "Andª she being²° with² childª¹¹ cried,ª° travailing in birth,ª° andª painedª° to be delivered.ª°" {Rev 12:2} + "And he said,ª° When ye do the office of a midwifeª° to¹ the Hebrew women,ª and seeª° [them] upon¹ the stools;ª if¹ it¹ [be] a son,ª then ye shall killª° him: but if¹ it¹ [be] a daughter,ª then she shall live.ª°" {Exd 1:16} + "Whenª Herodª the¹ kingª had heardª° [these things], he was troubled,ª° andª allª Jerusalemª withª him.ª ... Thenª Herod,ª when he sawª° thatª he was mockedª° ofª the¹ wise men,ª was exceeding² wroth,ª°¹ andª sent forth,ª° and¹ slewª° allª the¹ childrenª that¹ were inª Bethlehem,ª andª inª allª the¹ coastsª thereof,ª fromª two years oldª andª under,ª accordingª to the¹ timeª whichª he had diligently enquiredª° ofª the¹ wise men.ª" {Mtt 2:3-16} + "Yeª areª° ofª [your] fatherª the¹ devil,ª andª the¹ lustsª of yourª fatherª ye willª° do.ª° Heª wasª° a murdererª fromª the beginning,ª andª abodeª°° notª inª the¹ truth,ª becauseª there isª° noª truthª inª him.ª Whenª he speakethª° a lie,ª he speakethª° ofª his own:ª forª he isª° a liar,ª andª the¹ fatherª of it.ª" {Jhn 8:44} + "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}
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