Bible Verses About Resisting the Enemy

The Bible describes the enemy as one who seeks to steal, kill, and destroy, but God equips His people to stand firm. These passages highlight the reality of spiritual opposition and the greater power of God’s protection, reminding us to rely on His strength in every battle.

Bible Verses About Resisting the Enemy

Matthew 4:1 – “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”

James 4:7 – “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

1 Peter 5:8 – “Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

John 8:44 – “You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”

Ephesians 6:11 – “Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”

2 Corinthians 11:14 – “And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.”

Revelation 20:10 – “And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.”

Luke 10:18 – “He replied, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.'”

1 John 3:8 – “The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.”

Revelation 12:9 – “The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.”

Job 1:7 – “The Lord said to Satan, ‘Where have you come from?’ Satan answered the Lord, ‘From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.'”

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.'”

Revelation 12:12 – “Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them! But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows that his time is short.”

Luke 4:13 – “When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.”

1 Timothy 3:6 – “He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil.”

Revelation 20:2 – “He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.”

John 12:31 – “Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out.”

Mark 1:13 – “and he was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and angels attended him.”

1 John 5:19 – “We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.”

Matthew 13:39 – “and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.”

Acts 10:38 – “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.”

2 Corinthians 2:11 – “in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.”

Revelation 2:10 – “Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.”

Acts 5:3 – “Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?”

John 13:2 – “The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.”

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