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What does the Bible say about father of all lies?

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The Bible teaches that Satan is the father of lies, the deceiver who opposes God’s truth and seeks to lead people into sin and death. In John 8:44, Jesus says the devil has been a murderer and liar from the beginning, speaking from his own corrupt nature. Revelation 12:9 identifies him as the deceiver of the whole world, and 2 Corinthians 11:14 warns that he can disguise himself as an angel of light. Yet Christ is the true and final answer to deception, for He is the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). God calls His people to reject falsehood, trust His Word, and find refuge in Christ, who will finally judge all evil and uphold truth (Revelation 21:8).

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  • John 8:44

    You are of your Father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn't stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:14

    And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.

  • Revelation 21:8

    But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

  • John 14:6

    Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

  • Proverbs 22:6

    Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.

  • Revelation 12:9

    The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

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