Jesus and his disciples were at supper. The Devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, the thought of betraying Jesus.

Choose some corrupt judge to try my enemy, and let one of his own enemies accuse him.

Then it goes out and brings along seven other spirits even worse than itself, and they come and live there. So when it is all over, that person is in worse shape than at the beginning. This is what will happen to the evil people of this day."

There was a large herd of pigs near by, feeding on a hillside. So the demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he let them.

They went out of the man and into the pigs. The whole herd rushed down the side of the cliff into the lake and was drowned.

Then Satan entered into Judas, called Iscariot, who was one of the twelve disciples.

Peter said to him, "Ananias, why did you let Satan take control of you and make you lie to the Holy Spirit by keeping part of the money you received for the property?

At noon Elijah started making fun of them: "Pray louder! He is a god! Maybe he is day-dreaming or relieving himself, or perhaps he's gone off on a trip! Or maybe he's sleeping, and you've got to wake him up!"

They can't wait to do something bad. They're always ready to kill.

One fate comes to all alike, and this is as wrong as anything that happens in this world. As long as people live, their minds are full of evil and madness, and suddenly they die.

rushing into the desert. When she is in heat, who can control her? No male that wants her has to trouble himself; she is always available in mating season.

Israel, don't wear your feet out, or let your throat become dry from chasing after other gods. But you say, 'No! I can't turn back. I have loved foreign gods and will go after them.' "

he asked Arioch why the king had issued such a harsh order. So Arioch told Daniel what had happened.

The girl hurried back at once to the king and demanded, "I want you to give me here and now the head of John the Baptist on a plate!"

If we are tempted by such trials, we must not say, "This temptation comes from God." For God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

Then our evil desires conceive and give birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.