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Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me." 1
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The seventy-two men came back in great joy. "Lord," they said, "even the demons obeyed us when we gave them a command in your name!"
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Jesus answered them, "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
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Listen! I have given you authority, so that you can walk on snakes and scorpions and overcome all the power of the Enemy, and nothing will hurt you. 2
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But don't be glad because the evil spirits obey you; rather be glad because your names are written in heaven."