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Ephesians 6:12
For we are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
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Ephesians 2:3
All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.
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John 8:44
For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.
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Ephesians 5:6
Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him.
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John 12:31
The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.
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1John 5:19
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1 Corinthians 6 11
Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
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Ephesians 4:22
throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception.
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1 John 2 15-1 John 2 17
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
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Colossians 3:6-7
Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world.
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2 Corinthians 4 4
Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
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Revelation 20:2
He seized the dragon— that old serpent, who is the devil, Satan— and bound him in chains for a thousand years.
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1 John 5 4
For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith.
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1 Peter 1 14
So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.
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1 John 3 10
So now we can tell who are children of God and who are children of the devil. Anyone who does not live righteously and does not love other believers does not belong to God.
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Psalms 17:14
By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.
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James 1:7
Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
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John 15:19
The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.
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1 Peter 4 3
You have had enough in the past of the evil things that godless people enjoy— their immorality and lust, their feasting and drunkenness and wild parties, and their terrible worship of idols.
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2 Timothy 4 10
Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.
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2 Peter 2 14
They commit adultery with their eyes, and their desire for sin is never satisfied. They lure unstable people into sin, and they are well trained in greed. They live under God’s curse.
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Job 1:7
“ Where have you come from?” the Lord asked Satan. Satan answered the Lord,“ I have been patrolling the earth, watching everything that’s going on.”
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Matthew 12:43-45
“ When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.Then it says,‘ I will return to the person I came from.’ So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order.Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation.”
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Luke 22:31
“ Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.
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John 7:7
The world can’t hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil.
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Colossians 1:21
This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.
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1John 4:4
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John 16:11
Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged.
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Luke 16:8
“ The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.
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Jeremiah 23:10
For the land is full of adultery, and it lies under a curse. The land itself is in mourning— its wilderness pastures are dried up. For they all do evil and abuse what power they have.
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John 14:30
“ I don’t have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me,
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1 Corinthians 5 10
But I wasn’t talking about unbelievers who indulge in sexual sin, or are greedy, or cheat people, or worship idols. You would have to leave this world to avoid people like that.
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Isaiah 57:4
Whom do you mock, making faces and sticking out your tongues? You children of sinners and liars!
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Matthew 11:19
The Son of Man, on the other hand, feasts and drinks, and you say,‘ He’s a glutton and a drunkard, and a friend of tax collectors and other sinners!’ But wisdom is shown to be right by its results.”
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Luke 22:2-3
The leading priests and teachers of religious law were plotting how to kill Jesus, but they were afraid of the people’s reaction.Then Satan entered into Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples,
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John 13:2
It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
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Luke 11:21-26
For when a strong man is fully armed and guards his palace, his possessions are safe—until someone even stronger attacks and overpowers him, strips him of his weapons, and carries off his belongings.“ Anyone who isn’t with me opposes me, and anyone who isn’t working with me is actually working against me.“ When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says,‘ I will return to the person I came from.’So it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and in order.Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before.”
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Acts 19:35
At last the mayor was able to quiet them down enough to speak.“ Citizens of Ephesus,” he said.“ Everyone knows that Ephesus is the official guardian of the temple of the great Artemis, whose image fell down to us from heaven.
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John 8:23
Jesus continued,“ You are from below; I am from above. You belong to this world; I do not.
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Acts 5:3
Then Peter said,“ Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself.
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James 4:4
You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.
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Galatians 1:4
Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.
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Isaiah 30:1
“ What sorrow awaits my rebellious children,” says the Lord.“ You make plans that are contrary to mine. You make alliances not directed by my Spirit, thus piling up your sins.
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Romans 12:2
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
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Job 31:7
If I have strayed from his pathway, or if my heart has lusted for what my eyes have seen, or if I am guilty of any other sin,
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John 13:27
When Judas had eaten the bread, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus told him,“ Hurry and do what you’re going to do.”
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Revelation 13:14
And with all the miracles he was allowed to perform on behalf of the first beast, he deceived all the people who belong to this world. He ordered the people to make a great statue of the first beast, who was fatally wounded and then came back to life.
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Job 1:19
Suddenly, a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and hit the house on all sides. The house collapsed, and all your children are dead. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
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Matthew 13:38
The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom. The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.
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1 John 3 8
But when people keep on sinning, it shows that they belong to the devil, who has been sinning since the beginning. But the Son of God came to destroy the works of the devil.
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Revelation 12:9
This great dragon— the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world— was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
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Job 1:16
While he was still speaking, another messenger arrived with this news:“ The fire of God has fallen from heaven and burned up your sheep and all the shepherds. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
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Revelation 16:17
Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air. And a mighty shout came from the throne in the Temple, saying,“ It is finished!”
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Revelation 13:8
And all the people who belong to this world worshiped the beast. They are the ones whose names were not written in the Book of Life that belongs to the Lamb who was slaughtered before the world was made.
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Hosea 10:9
The Lord says,“ O Israel, ever since Gibeah, there has been only sin and more sin! You have made no progress whatsoever. Was it not right that the wicked men of Gibeah were attacked?