Topic
Devil, The
79 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 3:1Torrey The author of the fall
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
- Genesis 3:6Torrey The author of the fall
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
- Genesis 3:14Torrey The author of the fall
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
- Genesis 3:15Torrey TRIUMPH OVER, BY CHRIST — Predicted
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
- Genesis 3:24Torrey The author of the fall
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
- 1 Samuel 16:14Torrey THE WICKED — Troubled by
¶ But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
- 1 Kings 22:21Torrey THE WICKED — Deceived by
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.
- 1 Kings 22:22Torrey THE WICKED — Deceived by
And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.
- 1 Chronicles 21:1Torrey SAINTS — Tempted by
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
- Job 1:6Torrey CHARACTER OF — Presumptuous
¶ Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
- Job 1:9Torrey CHARACTER OF — Malignant
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
- Job 1:12Torrey SAINTS — Afflicted by, only as God permits
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.
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- Job 2:4–7 Torrey SAINTS — Afflicted by, only as God permits
- Job 2:4 Torrey CHARACTER OF — Malignant
- Psalms 91:3 Torrey Compared to — A fowler
- Psalms 91:11 Torrey Perverts the Scripture
- Psalms 91:12 Torrey Perverts the Scripture
- Zechariah 3:1 Torrey Opposes God's work
- Matthew 4:3–10 Torrey Tempted Christ
- Matthew 4:5 Torrey CHARACTER OF — Presumptuous
- Matthew 4:6 Torrey Perverts the Scripture
- Matthew 4:11 Torrey TRIUMPH OVER, BY CHRIST — In resisting his temptations
- Matthew 10:1 Torrey TRIUMPH OVER, BY CHRIST — In empowering his disciples to cast out
- Matthew 13:4 Torrey Compared to — Fowls
- Matthew 13:19 Torrey Hinders the gospel
- Matthew 13:25 Torrey Compared to — A sower of tares
- Matthew 13:28 Torrey Compared to — A sower of tares
- Matthew 13:38 Torrey THE WICKED — Are the children of
- Matthew 25:41 Torrey THE WICKED — Punished, together with
- Mark 16:17 Torrey TRIUMPH OVER, BY CHRIST — In empowering his disciples to cast out
- Luke 8:29 Torrey CHARACTER OF — Fierce and cruel
- Luke 9:39 Torrey CHARACTER OF — Fierce and cruel
- Luke 9:42 Torrey CHARACTER OF — Fierce and cruel
- Luke 10:18 Torrey Cast out of heaven
- Luke 11:20 Torrey TRIUMPH OVER, BY CHRIST — In casting out the spirits of
- Luke 11:21 Torrey TRIUMPH OVER, BY CHRIST — Illustrated
- Luke 11:22 Torrey TRIUMPH OVER, BY CHRIST — Illustrated
- Luke 13:32 Torrey TRIUMPH OVER, BY CHRIST — In casting out the spirits of
- Luke 22:3 Torrey THE WICKED — Possessed by
- Luke 22:31 Torrey SAINTS — Sifted by
- John 8:44 Torrey THE WICKED — Do the lusts of
- John 10:12 Torrey Compared to — A wolf
- Acts 5:3 Torrey THE WICKED — Possessed by
- Acts 13:10 Torrey THE WICKED — Are the children of
- Romans 16:20 Torrey SAINTS — Shall finally triumph over
- 2 Corinthians 2:11 Torrey SAINTS — Should be watchful against
- 2 Corinthians 4:4 Torrey Hinders the gospel
- 2 Corinthians 11:3 Torrey CHARACTER OF — Subtle
- 2 Corinthians 11:14 Torrey Assumes the form of an angel of light
- Ephesians 2:2 Torrey THE WICKED — Possessed by
- Ephesians 6:11–16 Torrey SAINTS — Should be armed against
- Ephesians 6:11 Torrey CHARACTER OF — Deceitful
- Ephesians 6:12 Torrey CHARACTER OF — Powerful
- Colossians 2:15 Torrey TRIUMPH OVER, BY CHRIST — Completed by his death
- 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Torrey Opposes God's work
- 1 Thessalonians 3:5 Torrey SAINTS — Tempted by
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Torrey Works lying wonders
- 1 Timothy 3:6 Torrey CHARACTER OF — Proud
- 1 Timothy 3:7 Torrey THE WICKED — Ensnared by
- 1 Timothy 5:15 Torrey THE WICKED — Turn aside after
- 2 Timothy 2:26 Torrey THE WICKED — Ensnared by
- 2 Timothy 4:1 Torrey The Apostasy is of
- Hebrews 2:14 Torrey TRIUMPH OVER, BY CHRIST — Completed by his death
- James 4:7 Torrey SAINTS — Should resist
- 1 Peter 5:8 Torrey CHARACTER OF — Fierce and cruel
- 1 Peter 5:9 Torrey SAINTS — Should resist
- 2 Peter 2:4 Torrey Sinned against God
- 1 John 2:13 Torrey SAINTS — Overcome
- 1 John 3:8 Torrey Sinned against God
- 1 John 3:10 Torrey THE WICKED — Are the children of
- Jude 1:6 Torrey Cast down to hell
- Revelation 12:9 Torrey Compared to — A serpent
- Revelation 12:10 Torrey SAINTS — Overcome
- Revelation 12:11 Torrey SAINTS — Overcome
- Revelation 16:14 Torrey Works lying wonders
- Revelation 20:2 Torrey Compared to — A serpent
- Revelation 20:7 Torrey THE WICKED — Deceived by
- Revelation 20:8 Torrey THE WICKED — Deceived by
- Revelation 20:10 Torrey Shall be condemned at the judgment
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 92 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Sinned against God 2Pe 2:4; 1Jo 3:8
- Cast out of heaven Lu 10:18
- Cast down to hell 2Pe 2:4; Jude 1:6
- The author of the fall Ge 3:1,6,14,24
- Tempted Christ Mt 4:3-10
- Perverts the Scripture Mt 4:6; Ps 91:11,12
- Opposes God's work Zec 3:1; 1Th 2:18
- Hinders the gospel Mt 13:19; 2Co 4:4
- Works lying wonders 2Th 2:9; Re 16:14
- Assumes the form of an angel of light 2Co 11:14
- THE WICKED
- SAINTS
- TRIUMPH OVER, BY CHRIST
- CHARACTER OF
- The Apostasy is of 2Th 2:9; 2Ti 4:1
- Shall be condemned at the judgment Jude 1:6; Re 20:10
- Everlasting fire is prepared for Mt 25:41
- Compared to
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.