Luke 10:18

Contemporary English Version 1995

Jesus told them: I saw Satan fall from heaven like a flash of lightning.

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You, the bright morning star, have fallen from the sky! You brought down other nations; now you are brought down.

When the fifth angel blew his trumpet, I saw a star fall from the sky to earth. It was given the key to the tunnel that leads down to the deep pit.

And they are wrong about the judgment, because God has already judged the ruler of this world.

This world's people are now being judged, and the ruler of this world is already being thrown out!

Anyone who keeps on sinning belongs to the devil. He has sinned from the beginning, but the Son of God came to destroy all that he has done.

We are people of flesh and blood. This is why Jesus became one of us. He died to destroy the devil, who had power over death.

He chained the dragon for 1,000 years. It is that old snake, who is also known as the devil and Satan.

Jesus answered, “Go away Satan! The Scriptures say: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”