The Devil
69 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
52 sections
- Assumes the Form of an Angel of Light
- Cast Down to Hell
- Cast out of Heaven
- Character of Cowardly
- Character of Deceitful
- Character of Fierce and Cruel
- Character of Malignant
- Character of Powerful
- Character of Presumptuous
- Character of Proud
- Character of Subtle
- Character of Wicked
- Compared to a Fowler
- Compared to a Roaring Lion
- Compared to a Serpent
- Compared to a Sower of Tares
- Compared to a Wolf
- Compared to Fowls
- Everlasting Fire is Prepared For
- Hinders the Gospel
- Opposes God's Work
- Perverts the Scripture
- Saints: Afflicted By, Only As God Permits
- Saints: Overcome
- Saints: Shall Finally Triumph Over
- Saints: should be Armed Against
- Saints: should be Watchful Against
- Saints: should Resist
- Saints: Sifted By
- Saints: Tempted By
- Shall be Condemned at the Judgment
- Sinned Against God
- Tempted Christ
- The Apostasy is of
- The Author of the Fall
- The Wicked are the Children of
- The Wicked: Blinded By
- The Wicked: Deceived By
- The Wicked: do the Lusts of
- The Wicked: Ensnared By
- The Wicked: Possessed By
- The Wicked: Punished, Together With
- The Wicked: Troubled By
- The Wicked: Turn Aside After
- Triumph Over, by Christ in Casting out the Spirits of
- Triumph Over, by Christ in Destroying the Works of
- Triumph Over, by Christ in Empowering his Disciples to Cast Out
- Triumph Over, by Christ in Resisting his Temptations
- Triumph Over, by Christ: Completed by his Death
- Triumph Over, by Christ: Illustrated
- Triumph Over, by Christ: Predicted
- Works Lying Wonders
Assumes the Form of an Angel of Light
- 2 Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
Cast Down to Hell
- 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
- Jude 6 And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling— these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
Cast out of Heaven
- Luke 10:18 So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
Character of Cowardly
- James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Character of Deceitful
- 2 Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
- Ephesians 6:11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Character of Fierce and Cruel
- Luke 8:29 For Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and been driven by the demon into solitary places.
- Luke 9:39 A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
- Luke 9:42 Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
- 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Character of Malignant
Character of Powerful
- Ephesians 2:2 in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
- Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Character of Presumptuous
- Job 1:6 One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
- Matthew 4:5–6 Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple. …
Character of Proud
- 1 Timothy 3:6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
Character of Subtle
- Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
Character of Wicked
- 1 John 2:13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
Compared to a Fowler
- Psalm 91:3 Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
Compared to a Roaring Lion
- 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Compared to a Serpent
- Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was hurled down — that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
- Revelation 20:2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
Compared to a Sower of Tares
- Matthew 13:25 But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
- Matthew 13:28 ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
Compared to a Wolf
- John 10:12 The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
Compared to Fowls
- Matthew 13:4 And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
Everlasting Fire is Prepared For
- Matthew 25:41 Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
Hinders the Gospel
- Matthew 13:19 When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
- 2 Corinthians 4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
Opposes God's Work
- Zechariah 3:1 Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:18 For we wanted to come to you — indeed I, Paul, tried again and again — but Satan obstructed us.
Perverts the Scripture
- Matthew 4:6 “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
- Psalm 91:11–12 For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. …
Saints: Afflicted By, Only As God Permits
Saints: Overcome
- 1 John 2:13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
- Revelation 12:10–11 And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down — he who accuses them day and …
Saints: Shall Finally Triumph Over
- Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Saints: should be Armed Against
- Ephesians 6:11–16 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. …
Saints: should be Watchful Against
- 2 Corinthians 2:11 in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
Saints: should Resist
- James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- 1 Peter 5:9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
Saints: Sifted By
- Luke 22:31 Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.
Saints: Tempted By
- 1 Chronicles 21:1 Then Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census of Israel.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.
Shall be Condemned at the Judgment
- Jude 6 And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling— these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day.
- Revelation 20:10 And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, into which the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown. There they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.
Sinned Against God
- 2 Peter 2:4 For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
- 1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
Tempted Christ
- Matthew 4:3–10 The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” …
The Apostasy is of
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
- 2 Timothy 4:1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appearing and His kingdom:
The Author of the Fall
- Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”
- Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
- Genesis 3:14 So the LORD God said to the serpent: “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life.
- Genesis 3:24 So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
The Wicked are the Children of
- Matthew 13:38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
- Acts 13:10 and said, “O child of the devil and enemy of all righteousness, you are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery! Will you never stop perverting the straight ways of the Lord?
- 1 John 3:10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
The Wicked: Blinded By
- 2 Corinthians 4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
The Wicked: Deceived By
- 1 Kings 22:21–22 Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD. …
- Revelation 20:7–8 When the thousand years are complete, Satan will be released from his prison, …
The Wicked: do the Lusts of
- John 8:44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, …
The Wicked: Ensnared By
- 1 Timothy 3:7 Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
- 2 Timothy 2:26 Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
The Wicked: Possessed By
- Luke 22:3 Then Satan entered Judas Iscariot, who was one of the Twelve.
- Acts 5:3 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?
- Ephesians 2:2 in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
The Wicked: Punished, Together With
- Matthew 25:41 Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
The Wicked: Troubled By
- 1 Samuel 16:14 Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.
The Wicked: Turn Aside After
- 1 Timothy 5:15 For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.
Triumph Over, by Christ in Casting out the Spirits of
- Luke 11:20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
- Luke 13:32 But Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox, ‘Look, I will keep driving out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third day I will reach My goal.’
Triumph Over, by Christ in Destroying the Works of
- 1 John 3:8 The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
Triumph Over, by Christ in Empowering his Disciples to Cast Out
- Matthew 10:1 And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
- Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
Triumph Over, by Christ in Resisting his Temptations
- Matthew 4:11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
Triumph Over, by Christ: Completed by his Death
- Colossians 2:15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
- Hebrews 2:14 Now since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity, so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death, that is, the devil,
Triumph Over, by Christ: Illustrated
- Luke 11:21–22 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure. …
Triumph Over, by Christ: Predicted
- Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Works Lying Wonders
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
- Revelation 16:14 These are demonic spirits that perform signs and go out to all the kings of the earth, to assemble them for battle on the great day of God the Almighty.
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.