²⁷ and do not give the devil a foothold.^(A)

⁷ Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil,^(A) and he will flee from you.

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,^(A) standing firm in the faith,^(B) because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.^(C)