The Joyful Return

17 The seventy returned with joy [and] said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in Your name.”

18 So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 Behold, I am giving[fn] you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. 20 Nevertheless, [do] not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but[fn] rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”