ThenJesussaidto him, "Go,Satan!For it is written,YOU SHALL WORSHIPTHE LORDYOUR GOD,AND SERVEHIM ONLY.'"
Then Satanstoodup againstIsraeland movedDavidto numberIsrael.
Then the LORDsaidto Satan,"Behold,allthat he has is in your power,onlydo not putforthyour handon him." So Satandepartedfrom the presenceof the LORD.
Now there was a daywhen the sonsof Godcameto presentthemselves beforethe LORD,and Satanalsocameamongthem.
Again there was a daywhen the sonsof Godcameto presentthemselves beforethe LORD,and Satanalsocameamongthem to presenthimself beforethe LORD.
Appointa wickedmanoverhim, And let an accuserstandat his righthand.
"But you shall servethe LORDyour God,and He will blessyour breadand your water;and I will removesicknessfrom your midst.
And you will defileyour gravenimagesoverlaidwith silver,and your moltenimagesplatedwith gold.You will scatterthem as an impurething,[and] sayto them, "Be gone!"
But He turnedand saidto Peter,"GetbehindMe, Satan!You are a stumbling blockto Me; for you are not setting your mindon God'sinterests, but man's."
And He was in the wildernessfortydaysbeing temptedby Satan;and He was with the wild beasts,and the angelswere ministeringto Him.
And He saidto them, "I was watchingSatanfallfrom heavenlikelightning.
"IfSatanalsois dividedagainsthimself,howwill his kingdomstand?For you saythat I castout demonsby Beelzebul.
"And this woman,a daughterof Abrahamas she is, whomSatanhas boundfor eighteenlongyears,shouldshe not have been releasedfrom thisbondon the Sabbathday?"
And Satanenteredinto Judaswho was calledIscariot,belongingto the numberof the twelve.
"Simon,Simon,behold,Satanhasdemanded[permission] to siftyou likewheat;
Jesusansweredhim, "It is written,YOU SHALL WORSHIPTHE LORDYOUR GODAND SERVEHIM ONLY.'"
Afterthe morsel,Satanthenenteredinto him. ThereforeJesussaidto him, "Whatyou do,doquickly."
to opentheir eyesso that they may turnfrom darknessto lightand from the dominionof Satanto God,that they may receiveforgivenessof sinsand an inheritanceamongthosewho have been sanctifiedby faithin Me.'
But Petersaid,"Ananias,whyhas Satanfilledyour heartto lieto the HolySpiritand to keep back[some] of the priceof the land?
[I have decided] to deliversuch a oneto Satanfor the destructionof his flesh,sothat his spiritmay be savedin the dayof the LordJesus.
Stopdeprivingone another,exceptby agreementfor a time,sothat you may devote yourselvesto prayer,and cometogetheragainsothat Satanwill not temptyou becauseof your lack of self-control.
Nowonder,for evenSatandisguiseshimself as an angelof light.
Because of the surpassing greatnessof the revelations,for this reason,to keepme from exaltingmyself, there was givenme a thornin the flesh,a messengerof Satanto tormentme-- to keepme from exaltingmyself!
sothat noadvantage would be takenof us by Satan,for we are not ignorantof his schemes.
"You shall fearthe LORDyour God;you shall serveHim and clingto Him, and you shall swearby His name.
Submitthereforeto God.Resistthe deviland he will fleefrom you.
"Now,therefore, fearthe LORDand serveHim in sincerityand truth;and putawaythe godswhichyour fathersservedbeyondthe Riverand in Egypt,and servethe LORD.
But resisthim, firmin [your] faith,knowingthat the sameexperiencesof sufferingare being accomplishedby your brethrenwho are in the world.
Then Samuelspoketo allthe houseof Israel,saying,"Ifyou returnto the LORDwith allyour heart,removethe foreigngodsand the Ashtarothfrom amongyou and directyour heartsto the LORDand serveHim alone;and He will deliveryou from the handof the Philistines."
