The Return of the Seventy-Two
17 1The seventy-two returned with joy, saying, āLord,
2even the demons are subject to us in your name! ā
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And he said to them,
3āI saw Satan
4fall like lightning from heaven.
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Behold, I have given you authority
5to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of
6the enemy, and
7nothing shall hurt you.
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8Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that
9your names are written in heaven. ā