Luke 10:19

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¹⁷ The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

¹⁸ So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.

²⁰ Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

²¹ At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.
KJV: Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
WEB: Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.
ASV: Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.
DARBY: Behold, I give you the power of treading upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall in anywise injure you.
BLB: Behold, I have given you⁺ the authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and on all the power of the enemy, and nothing will injure you⁺.

ÅB: Se, jeg har gitt dere makt til å trede på slanger og skorpioner og over alt fiendens velde, og ingen ting skal skade dere;
OTB: Jeg har gitt dere myndighet til å tråkke på slanger og skorpioner og til å overvinne all fiendens makt; ingenting skal skade dere.
B1930: Se, jeg har gitt eder makt til å trede på slanger og skorpioner og over alt fiendens velde, og ingen ting skal skade eder;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 91:13
You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.
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Mark 16:18
they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.”
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Romans 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
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Acts 28:5
But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
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Revelation 11:5
If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed.
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Luke 21:17–18
And you will be hated by everyone because of My name.
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Ezekiel 2:6
But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.
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Romans 8:31–39
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
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