The Return of the Seventy-Two
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Then w the seventy returned with joy, saying, "Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name."
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And He said to them, x "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
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"Behold, y I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
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"Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because z your names are written in heaven."
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Cross References
Luke 10:1
After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.
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Cross References
John 12:31
Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
Revelation 9:1
Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit.
Revelation 12:8
But they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer.
Revelation 12:9
So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
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Cross References
Psalms 91:13
You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.
Mark 16:18
"they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
Acts 28:5
But he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
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Cross References
Exodus 32:32
"Yet now, if You will forgive their sin - but i...
Exodus 32:33
And the LORD said to Moses, "Whoever has sinned...
Psalms 69:28
Let them be blotted out of the book of the livi...
Isaiah 4:3
And it shall come to pass that he who is left i...
Daniel 12:1
At that time Michael shall stand up, The great ...
Philippians 4:3
And I urge you also, true companion, help these...
Hebrews 12:23
To the general assembly and church of the first...
Revelation 13:8
All who dwell on the earth will worship him, wh...
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