31And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
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Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them. …
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD. …
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21-38)We have here Christ’s discourse with his disciples after supper, much of which is new here; and in St. John’s gospel we shall find other additions. We should take example from him to entertain and edify our family and friends with such discourse at table as is good and to the use of edifying, which may minister grace to the hearers; but especially after we have been at the Lord’s table, by Christi…
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