# Satan, devil, evil one

## Facts:

Although the devil is a spirit being that God created, he rebelled against God and became God’s enemy. The devil is also called “Satan” and “the evil one.”

* The devil hates God and all that God created because he wants to take the place of God and be worshiped as God.
* Satan tempts people to rebel against God.
* God sent his Son, Jesus, to rescue people from Satan’s control.
* The name “Satan” means “adversary” or “enemy.”
* The word “devil” means “accuser.”

## Translation Suggestions:

* The word “devil” could also be translated as “the accuser” or “the evil one” or “the king of evil spirits” or “the chief evil spirit.”
* “Satan” could be translated as “Opponent” or “Adversary” or some other name that shows that he is the devil.
* These terms should be translated differently from demon and evil spirit.
* Consider how these terms are translated in a local or national language.

(See: [How to Translate Unknowns](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-unknown))

(Translation suggestions: [How to Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [demon](../kt/demon.md), [evil](../kt/evil.md), [kingdom of God](../kt/kingdomofgod.md), [tempt](../kt/tempt.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 John 3:8](rc://en/tn/help/1jn/03/08)
* [1 Thessalonians 2:17-20](rc://en/tn/help/1th/02/17)
* [1 Timothy 5:15](rc://en/tn/help/1ti/05/15)
* [Acts 13:10](rc://en/tn/help/act/13/10)
* [Job 1:8](rc://en/tn/help/job/01/08)
* [Mark 8:33](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/08/33)
* [Zechariah 3:1](rc://en/tn/help/zec/03/01)

## Examples from the Bible stories:

* __[21:1](rc://en/tn/help/obs/21/01)__ The snake who deceived Eve was __Satan__. The promise meant that the Messiah who would come would defeat __Satan__ completely.
* __[25:6](rc://en/tn/help/obs/25/06)__ Then __Satan__ showed Jesus all the kingdoms of the world and all their glory and said, “I will give you all this if you bow down and worship me.”
* __[25:8](rc://en/tn/help/obs/25/08)__ Jesus did not give in to __Satan’s__ temptations, so __Satan__ left him.
* __[33:6](rc://en/tn/help/obs/33/06)__ So Jesus explained, “The seed is the word of God. The path is a person who hears God’s word, but does not understand it, and the __devil__ takes the word from him.”
* __[38:7](rc://en/tn/help/obs/38/07)__ After Judas took the bread, __Satan__ entered into him.
* __[48:4](rc://en/tn/help/obs/48/04)__ God promised that one of Eve’s descendants would crush __Satan’s__ head, and __Satan__ would wound his heel. This meant that __Satan__ would kill the Messiah, but God would raise him to life again, and then the Messiah will crush the power of __Satan__ forever.
* __[49:15](rc://en/tn/help/obs/49/15)__ God has taken you out of __Satan’s__ kingdom of darkness and put you into God’s kingdom of light.
* __[50:9](rc://en/tn/help/obs/50/09)__ “The weeds represent the people who belong to the __evil one__. The enemy who planted the weeds represents the __devil__.”
* __[50:10](rc://en/tn/help/obs/50/10)__ “When the world ends, the angels will gather together all the people who belong to the __devil__ and throw them into a raging fire, where they will cry and grind their teeth in terrible suffering.”
* __[50:15](rc://en/tn/help/obs/50/15)__ When Jesus returns, he will completely destroy __Satan__ and his kingdom. He will throw __Satan__ into hell where he will burn forever, along with everyone who chose to follow him rather than to obey God.

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H7700, H7854, H8163, G1139, G1140, G1141, G1142, G1228, G4190, G4566, G4567