The Enemy

Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

…so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’

But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;

Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,