811 Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You’re not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It’s the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won’t last forever. Learnthe meaning and application of 1 Peter 5:8, a verse that warns the Christian to be sober, vigilant, and firm in the faith, because the devil is prowling around like a Besober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: GOD'S WORD® Translation. Keep your mind clear, and be alert. Your opponent the Themeaning is determined by the corresponding τοῦ ποιμνίου . and supported by the use of προσεκληρώθησαν were made an additional portion in Acts 17:4. So it is said of God’s servant that He κληρονομήσει πολλούς . 1 Peter 5:8. νήψατε γρηγορήσατε , cf. 1 Peter 1:13, 1 Peter 4:7 1Peter 5:1-8King James Version. 5 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: 2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready Note1 Peter 5:9a (printed below) as well as James 4:7-8 (printed below) Resist him by standing firm in the faith, knowing that the same ordeals of suffering are being placed upon your brothers throughout the world. (1 Peter 5:9) Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (8) Come near to God and he will come near to 67ag. Thedevil can be and should be resisted. Resist (antistēte means “withstand,” used also in James 4:7, cf. antidikos, “enemy” in 1 Peter 5:8). It is a term of defense rather than attack. Christians may stand firm against Satan only if they depend wholly on Christ, standing firm in the faith (cf. v. 12; Col. 2:5). Peter also encouraged Note1 Peter 5:9a (printed below) as well as James 4:7-8 (printed below) Resist him by standing firm in the faith, knowing that the same ordeals of suffering are being placed upon your brothers throughout the world. (1 Peter 5:9) Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. (8) Come near to God and he will come near to 1Peter 5:8. ESV Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. NIV Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. NASB Be of 1And now, a word to you who are elders in the churches. I, too, am an elder and a witness to the sufferings of Christ. And I, too, will share in his glory when he is revealed to the whole world. As a fellow elder, I appeal to you: 2 Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you Absorbthe Verse of the Day every day. Bible Book List. Font Size. 1 Peter 5:8. KJ21. Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. ASV. Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: AMP. 2Peter 1:5-8. 5 In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly

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