Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. {captives: Heb. captivity}

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. {he: or, it}

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated {us} into the kingdom of his dear Son: {his...: Gr. the Son of his love}

And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

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

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath {is} in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD. {power: Heb. hand}

For when they speak great swelling {words} of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, {through much} wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. {clean: or, for a little, or, a while, as some read}

To open their eyes, {and} to turn {them} from darkness to light, and {from} the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.

And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.

But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, {and} there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:

Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

Therefore will I divide him {a portion} with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and {into} many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back {part} of the price of the land? {to lie to: or, to deceive}

And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he {is} in thine hand; but save his life. {but: or, only}

And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's {son}, to betray him;

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak {this} to your shame.

{Even him}, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired {to have} you, that he may sift {you} as wheat:

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. {he: or, it}

Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, {and} from the noisome pestilence.

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, {and} them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

To open their eyes, {and} to turn {them} from darkness to light, and {from} the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.

In the transgression of an evil man {there is} a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so {are} the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and {into} many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou {art} my strength.

They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

And when he hath found {it}, he layeth {it} on his shoulders, rejoicing.

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.

So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they would. {as they...: Heb. according to their will}

Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out {any of} these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.