Matthew 13:19

13:19 When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one ¹  comes and snatches what was sown in his heart; ²  this is the seed sown along the path.

Matthew 15:19

15:19 For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.

John 8:44

8:44 You people ³  are from ⁴  your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. ⁵  He ⁶  was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, ⁷  because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, ⁸  he speaks according to his own nature, ⁹  because he is a liar and the father of lies. ¹⁰ 

Ephesians 4:25

4:25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, ¹¹  for we are members of one another.

Colossians 3:9

3:9 Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices

James 5:12

5:12 And above all, my brothers and sisters, ¹²  do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

[13:19]  ¹ sn Interestingly, the synoptic parallels each use a different word for Satan here: Mark 4:15 has “Satan,” while Luke 8:12 has “the devil.” This illustrates the fluidity of the gospel tradition in often using synonyms at the same point of the parallel tradition.

[13:19]  ² sn The word of Jesus has the potential to save if it germinates in a person’s heart, something the devil is very much against.

[8:44]  ³ tn The word “people” is supplied in the translation to clarify that the Greek pronoun and verb are plural.

[8:44]  ⁴ tn Many translations read “You are of your father the devil” (KJV, ASV, RSV, NASB) or “You belong to your father, the devil” (NIV), but the Greek preposition ἐκ (ek) emphasizes the idea of source or origin. Jesus said his opponents were the devil’s very offspring (a statement which would certainly infuriate them).

[8:44]  ⁵ tn Grk “the desires of your father you want to do.”

[8:44]  ⁶ tn Grk “That one” (referring to the devil).

[8:44]  ⁷ tn Grk “he does not stand in the truth” (in the sense of maintaining, upholding, or accepting the validity of it).

[8:44]  ⁸ tn Grk “Whenever he speaks the lie.”

[8:44]  ⁹ tn Grk “he speaks from his own.”

[8:44]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “because he is a liar and the father of it.”

[4:25]  ¹¹ sn A quotation from Zech 8:16.

[5:12]  ¹² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.