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(A)Be of sober spirit, (B)be watchful. Your adversary, (C)the devil, prowls around like a roaring (D)lion, seeking someone to devour. [a](E)But resist him, (F)firm in the faith, knowing that (G)the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished among your [b]brethren who are in the world. 10 And after you have suffered (H)for a little while, the (I)God of all grace, who (J)called you to His (K)eternal glory in Christ, will Himself (L)restore, (M)strengthen, confirm, and ground you. 11 (N)To Him be might forever and ever. Amen.

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  1. 1 Peter 5:9 Lit Whom resist
  2. 1 Peter 5:9 Or brotherhood

Have sound judgment. Be alert. Your adversary,[a] the Devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Resist him by being firm in the faith. You know that the same kinds of sufferings are being laid on your brotherhood[b] all over the world.

10 After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who called you into his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you. 11 To him be the glory and[c] the power forever and ever. Amen.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 5:8 Some witnesses to the text read Be alert because your enemy.
  2. 1 Peter 5:9 Or family of believers
  3. 1 Peter 5:11 A few witnesses to the text omit the glory and.