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2 When the seventy returned with joy, saying,
Lord, even the devils are subject to us through
your name. And Jesus said unto them, I saw
Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I
give you the power to tread on serpents and
scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy:
and nothing shall hurt you by any means.

Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the
spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice,
because your names are written in heaven. 3
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking
whom he may devour: whom resist steadfast in
the faith, knowing that the same afflictions

are in your brethren in the world.

4 Little children, let no one deceive you: he that
practices righteousness is righteous. He that

practices sin is of the devil, for the devil sinned
from the beginning. For this purpose, the Son
of God was manifested that he would destroy
the works of the devil. Whoever is born of God
does not practice sin, for his seed remains in
him, and he cannot continue to sin because he
is born of God. In this, the children of God are

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