Wisdom 2:24
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24 But by the envy[a] of the devil, death entered the world,
and they who are allied with him experience it.(A)
Ben Sira 25:14
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14 Any suffering, but not suffering from one’s foes!
Any vengeance, but not the vengeance of one’s enemies!
Isaiah 14:14
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14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;
I will be like the Most High!”(A)
John 8:44
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44 You belong to your father the devil and you willingly carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies.(A)
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2 Corinthians 11:3
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3 But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve[a] by his cunning, your thoughts may be corrupted from a sincere [and pure] commitment to Christ.(A)
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- 11:3 As the serpent deceived Eve: before Christ can return for the community Paul fears a repetition of the primal drama of seduction. Corruption of minds is satanic activity (see 2 Cor 2:11; 4:4). Satanic imagery recurs in 2 Cor 11:13–15, 20; 12:7b, 16–17; see notes on these passages.
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