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And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpentb, called the Devilc, and Satane, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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Gen. 3:1,4• ¹And the serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field which Jehovah Elohim had made. And it said to the woman, Is it even so, that God has said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
⁴And the serpent said to the woman, Ye will not certainly die; (Gen. 3:1,4)

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John 8:44• ⁴⁴Ye are of the devil, as your father, and ye desire to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks falsehood, he speaks of what is his own; for he is a liar and its father: (John 8:44)

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Zech. 3:1• ¹And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. (Zech. 3:1)

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the great.

Rev. 12:3,7• ³And another sign was seen in the heaven: and behold, a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven diadems;
⁷And there was war in the heaven: Michael and his angels went to war with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels; (Rev. 12:3,7)

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Luke 10:18• ¹⁸And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning falling out of heaven. (Luke 10:18)

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John 12:31• ³¹Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out: (John 12:31)

that.

Rev. 12:14‑15• ¹⁴And there were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the desert into her place, where she is nourished there a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
¹⁵And the serpent cast out of his mouth behind the woman water as a river, that he might make her be as one carried away by a river. (Rev. 12:14‑15)

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Rev. 20:2• ²And he laid hold of the dragon, the ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, (Rev. 20:2)

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Gen. 3:1,4,13• ¹And the serpent was more crafty than any animal of the field which Jehovah Elohim had made. And it said to the woman, Is it even so, that God has said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
⁴And the serpent said to the woman, Ye will not certainly die;
¹³And Jehovah Elohim said to the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate. (Gen. 3:1,4,13)

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Isa. 27:1• ¹In that day Jehovah, with his sore and great and strong sword, will visit leviathan the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea. (Isa. 27:1)

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Isa. 65:25• ²⁵The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah. (Isa. 65:25)

the Devil.

Rev. 9:20• ²⁰And the rest of men who were not killed with these plagues repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the golden and silver and brazen and stone and wooden idols, which can neither see nor hear nor walk. (Rev. 9:20)

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Rev. 16:14• ¹⁴for they are the spirits of demons, doing signs; which go out to the kings of the whole habitable world to gather them together to the war of that great day of God the Almighty. (Rev. 16:14)

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Rev. 18:2• ²And he cried with a strong voice, saying, Great Babylon has fallen, has fallen, and has become the habitation of demons, and a hold of every unclean spirit, and a hold of every unclean and hated bird; (Rev. 18:2)

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Matt. 4:1,5,8• ¹Then Jesus was carried up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted of the devil:
⁵Then the devil takes him to the holy city, and sets him upon the edge of the temple,
⁸Again the devil takes him to a very high mountain, and shews him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory, (Matt. 4:1,5,8)

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Matt. 13:39• ³⁹and the enemy who has sowed it is the devil; and the harvest is the completion of the age, and the harvestmen are angels. (Matt. 13:39)

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Luke 8:12• ¹²But those by the wayside are those who hear; then comes the devil and takes away the word from their heart that they may not believe and be saved. (Luke 8:12)

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John 8:44• ⁴⁴Ye are of the devil, as your father, and ye desire to do the lusts of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks falsehood, he speaks of what is his own; for he is a liar and its father: (John 8:44)

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1 Tim. 3:6‑7• ⁶not a novice, that he may not, being inflated, fall into the fault of the devil.
⁷But it is necessary that he should have also a good testimony from those without, that he may fall not into reproach and the snare of the devil. (1 Tim. 3:6‑7)

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Heb. 2:14• ¹⁴Since therefore the children partake of blood and flesh, he also, in like manner, took part in the same, that through death he might annul him who has the might of death, that is, the devil; (Heb. 2:14)

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1 John 3:8‑10• ⁸He that practises sin is of the devil; for from the beginning the devil sins. To this end the Son of God has been manifested, that he might undo the works of the devil.
⁹Whoever has been begotten of God does not practise sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
¹⁰In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the devil. Whoever does not practise righteousness is not of God, and he who does not love his brother. (1 John 3:8‑10)

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Jude 9• ⁹But Michael the archangel, when disputing with the devil he reasoned about the body of Moses, did not dare to bring a railing judgment against him, but said, The Lord rebuke thee. (Jude 9)

and Satan.

Rev. 2:9,13,24• ⁹I know thy tribulation and thy poverty; but thou art rich; and the railing of those who say that they themselves are Jews, and are not, but a synagogue of Satan.
¹³I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness was, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.
²⁴But to you I say, the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have not this doctrine, who have not known the depths of Satan, as they say, I do not cast upon you any other burden; (Rev. 2:9,13,24)

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Rev. 3:9• ⁹Behold, I make them of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews, and are not, but lie; behold, I will cause that they shall come and shall do homage before thy feet, and shall know that *I* have loved thee. (Rev. 3:9)

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1 Chron. 21:1• ¹And Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to number Israel. (1 Chron. 21:1)

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Job 1:6‑12• ⁶And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah; and Satan came also among them.
⁷And Jehovah said to Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
⁸And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil?
⁹And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
¹⁰Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? Thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is spread abroad in the land.
¹¹But put forth thy hand now and touch all that he hath, and see if he will not curse thee to thy face!
¹²And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah. (Job 1:6‑12)

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Job 2:1• ¹And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah. (Job 2:1)

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Psa. 109:6• ⁶Set a wicked man over him, and let the adversary stand at his right hand; (Psa. 109:6)

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Zech. 3:1‑2• ¹And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of Jehovah, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
²And Jehovah said unto Satan, Jehovah rebuke thee, O Satan! Yea, Jehovah that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee! Is not this a brand plucked out of the fire? (Zech. 3:1‑2)

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Matt. 4:10• ¹⁰Then says Jesus to him, Get thee away, Satan, for it is written, Thou shalt do homage to the Lord thy God, and him alone shalt thou serve. (Matt. 4:10)

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Luke 13:16• ¹⁶And this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? (Luke 13:16)

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Luke 22:3,31• ³And Satan entered into Judas, who was surnamed Iscariote, being of the number of the twelve.
³¹And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to have you, to sift you as wheat; (Luke 22:3,31)

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Acts 5:3• ³But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldest lie to the Holy Spirit, and put aside for thyself a part of the price of the estate? (Acts 5:3)

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Acts 26:18• ¹⁸to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me. (Acts 26:18)

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Rom. 16:20• ²⁰But the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (Rom. 16:20)

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2 Cor. 2:11• ¹¹that we might not have Satan get an advantage against us, for we are not ignorant of *his* thoughts. (2 Cor. 2:11)

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2 Cor. 11:14• ¹⁴And it is not wonderful, for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light. (2 Cor. 11:14)

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2 Cor. 12:7• ⁷And that I might not be exalted by the exceeding greatness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn for the flesh, a messenger of Satan that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted. (2 Cor. 12:7)

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2 Thess. 2:9• ⁹whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood, (2 Thess. 2:9)

deceiveth.

Rev. 13:14• ¹⁴And it deceives those that dwell upon the earth by reason of the signs which it was given to it to work before the beast, saying to those that dwell upon the earth to make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived. (Rev. 13:14)

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Rev. 18:23• ²³and light of lamp shall shine no more at all in thee, and voice of bridegroom and bride shall be heard no more at all in thee; for thy merchants were the great ones of the earth; for by thy sorcery have all the nations been deceived. (Rev. 18:23)

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Rev. 19:20• ²⁰And the beast was taken, and the false prophet that was with him, who wrought the signs before him by which he deceived them that received the mark of the beast, and those that worship his image. Alive were both cast into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone; (Rev. 19:20)

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Rev. 20:3,8,10• ³and cast him into the abyss, and shut it and sealed it over him, that he should not any more deceive the nations until the thousand years were completed; after these things he must be loosed for a little time.
⁸and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war, whose number is as the sand of the sea.
¹⁰And the devil who deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are both the beast and the false prophet; and they shall be tormented day and night for the ages of ages. (Rev. 20:3,8,10)

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Matt. 24:24• ²⁴For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. (Matt. 24:24)

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Rom. 16:18• ¹⁸For such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly, and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting. (Rom. 16:18)

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2 Cor. 11:3• ³But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craft, so your thoughts should be corrupted from simplicity as to the Christ. (2 Cor. 11:3)

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Eph. 4:14• ¹⁴in order that we may be no longer babes, tossed and carried about by every wind of *that* teaching which is in the sleight of men, in unprincipled cunning with a view to systematized error; (Eph. 4:14)

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2 Thess. 2:3,9‑11• ³Let not any one deceive you in any manner, because it will not be unless the apostasy have first come, and the man of sin have been revealed, the son of perdition;
⁹whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,
¹⁰and in all deceit of unrighteousness to them that perish, because they have not received the love of the truth that they might be saved.
¹¹And for this reason God sends to them a working of error, that they should believe what is false, (2 Thess. 2:3,9‑11)

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1 Tim. 2:14• ¹⁴and Adam was not deceived; but the woman, having been deceived, was in transgression. (1 Tim. 2:14)

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2 Tim. 3:13• ¹³But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray. (2 Tim. 3:13)

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1 John 5:19• ¹⁹We know that we are of God, and the whole world lies in the wicked one. (1 John 5:19)

he was.

Rev. 9:1• ¹And the fifth angel sounded his trumpet: and I saw a star out of the heaven fallen to the earth; and there was given to it the key of the pit of the abyss. (Rev. 9:1)

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Ezek. 28:16• ¹⁶By the abundance of thy traffic they filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned; therefore have I cast thee as profane from the mountain of God, and have destroyed thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. (Ezek. 28:16)

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Luke 10:18• ¹⁸And he said to them, I beheld Satan as lightning falling out of heaven. (Luke 10:18)

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John 12:31• ³¹Now is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out: (John 12:31)

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Job 1:7• ⁷And Jehovah said to Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. (Job 1:7)

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Job 2:2• ²And Jehovah said to Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. (Job 2:2)

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Isa. 14:12• ¹²How art thou fallen from heaven, Lucifer, son of the morning! Thou art cut down to the ground, that didst prostrate the nations! (Isa. 14:12)

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Isa. 65:25• ²⁵The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the ox; and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith Jehovah. (Isa. 65:25)

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John 14:30• ³⁰I will no longer speak much with you, for the ruler of the world comes, and in me he has nothing; (John 14:30)

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John 16:11• ¹¹of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. (John 16:11)

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2 Cor. 4:4• ⁴in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine forth for them. (2 Cor. 4:4)

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1 Peter 5:8• ⁸Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour. (1 Peter 5:8)

• Of course, Satan cannot draw near into the immediate presence of God, into that light wherein God dwells, which none can approach unto; but he can draw near enough to accuse God's people before God Himself. The heavenly places here mean the heavens in general, and not merely what is called the third or highest heaven. As far as the lower heavens extend, Satan has access; there can be no doubt that he is prince of the power of the air. (“Lectures on Revelation 12” by W. Kelly)

• All through the present time the accuser has a place in heaven, but at the predicted epoch he is cast out, and his place is not found any more there. (“Lectures on Revelation 12” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, he who is called Devil and Satand, he who deceives the whole habitable world, he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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Lit. "the Satan" ("adversary"). see Job. 1.6.

W. Kelly Translation

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Anda the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, that is called the Devil and Satan, that deceiveth the whole habitable world: he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast with him.

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The revision of verse 9 in the main is now accurately rendered by the Revisers, and so yet more plainly verse 10.

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)