Job 2:6
So the Lord said to Satan, “Very well, you have the power to do whatever you want to him, but don't kill him.”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
In Context
5But reach out and hurt his bones and his flesh, and he will definitely curse you to your face.”
Cross References
2 Chronicles 18:21‘I will go and be a lying spirit and make all his prophets tell lies,’ the spirit replied. ‘That will work,’ the Lord responded. ‘Go and do it.’
Job 1:12The Lord told Satan, “Very well, you have the power to do whatever you want to everything he has, but don't hurt him physically.” Then Satan left the Lord's presence.
Psalms 65:7You calm the raging seas and crashing waves, you silence the noisy shouts of the nations.
Luke 12:23Life is about more than food, and the body is about more than wearing clothes.
1 Corinthians 10:13You won't experience any greater temptation than anyone else, and God is trustworthy. He won't allow you to be tempted more than you can bear, and when you are tempted, he will provide for you a way out so you can stay strong.
Revelation 20:1I saw an angel descending from heaven, holding the key of the Abyss and a large chain in his hand.
Matthew Henry on Job 2:2-7
Satan Again Permitted to Afflict Job. ( b. c. 1520.) 1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord , and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord . 2 And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord , and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright… Read the whole commentary →