Or how can one enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house.

When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are at peace.

But when one stronger than he comes upon him and overcomes him, he takes from him all his armor in which he trusted, and divides his spoils.

And after the morsel, Satan entered him. Then Jesus said to him, What you do, do quickly.

in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,

You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

That which was sown on stony places, this is he who hears the Word and immediately receives it with joy;

And that which was sown among the thorns is he who hears the Word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the Word, and he becomes unfruitful.

But My people would not heed My voice, and Israel would have none of Me.

So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, to walk in their own counsels.

For they have prepared their heart like an oven, while they lie in wait. Their baker sleeps all night; in the morning it burns like a flaming fire.

This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the moneybag; and he used to take what was put in it.

And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him,

But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.

But Peter said, Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds of the land for yourself?

And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

But Peter said to him, Your money perish with you, because you thought that the gift of God could be purchased with money!

Repent therefore of this your wickedness, and pray God if perhaps the thought of your heart may be forgiven you.

For there need to also be heresies among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.

The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders,

And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie,

he is proud, understanding nothing, but is sick with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, slander, evil conjecture,

useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.

But those who purpose to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts which plunge people into ruin and destruction.

For the love of money is a root of all evils, for which some being greedy, have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that not all of them are of us.

For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were set forth to this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny the only Lord God, even our Lord Jesus Christ.

But I want to remind you, though you once knew this, that the Lord, having saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe.

And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled at the beast.

So they did homage to the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they did homage to the beast, saying, Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?

And all who dwell on the earth will do homage to him, whose names have not been written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

If anyone has an ear, let him hear.