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1 Peter 5:8-9
New International Version
1 Peter 5:8-9
New International Version
8 Be alert and of sober mind.(A) Your enemy the devil prowls around(B) like a roaring lion(C) looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him,(D) standing firm in the faith,(E) because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.(F)
1 Peter 5:8-9
New American Standard Bible
1 Peter 5:8-9
New American Standard Bible
8 (A)Be of sober spirit, (B)be on the alert. Your adversary, (C)the devil, prowls around like a roaring (D)lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 [a](E)So resist him, (F)firm in your faith, knowing that (G)the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your [b]brothers and sisters who are in the world.
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- 1 Peter 5:9 Lit Whom resist
- 1 Peter 5:9 Lit fellowship
1 Peter 5:8-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
1 Peter 5:8-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
8 Be sober and vigilant. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion looking for [someone] to devour.(A) 9 Resist him, steadfast in faith, knowing that your fellow believers throughout the world undergo the same sufferings.
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1 Peter 5:8-9
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Peter 5:8-9
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
8 Discipline yourselves, keep alert.[a] Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, steadfast in your faith, for you know that your brothers and sisters[b] in all the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
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- 1 Peter 5:8 Or be vigilant
- 1 Peter 5:9 Gk your brotherhood
1 Peter 5:8-9
Good News Translation
1 Peter 5:8-9
Good News Translation
8 Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 Be firm in your faith and resist him, because you know that other believers in all the world are going through the same kind of sufferings.
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