And the LORD said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has [is] in your power; only do not lay a hand on his [person."] So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

When I fixed My limit for it, And set bars and doors;

When I said, 'This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!'

You who still the noise of the seas, The noise of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples.

For He had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. For it had often seized him, and he was kept under guard, bound with chains and shackles; and he broke the bonds and was driven by the demon into the wilderness.

And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.

Then the demons went out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd ran violently down the steep place into the lake and drowned.

And the Lord said, "Simon, Simon! Indeed, Satan has asked for you, that he may sift [you] as wheat.

"But I have prayed for you, that your faith should not fail; and when you have returned to [Me,] strengthen your brethren."

No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God [is] faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear [it.]

"Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw [some] of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

He laid hold of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is [the] Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years;

Now when the thousand years have expired, Satan will be released from his prison