Parallel Verses
John Wesley New Testament
for your adversary the devil, walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour:
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Holman Bible
Be serious!
International Standard Version
Be clear-minded and alert. Your opponent, the Devil, is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
A Conservative Version
Be sober, be vigilant. Your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about seeking whom to devour.
American Standard Version
Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour,
Amplified
Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.
An Understandable Version
Be sensible and alert; your enemy the devil is prowling around like a roaring [i.e., hungry] lion looking for someone to [kill and] eat.
Anderson New Testament
Be sober, be watchful: for your adversary, the devil, like a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour.
Bible in Basic English
Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;
Common New Testament
Be sober, be alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Be temperate, be vigilant: for your adversary the Devil goes about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Darby Translation
Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Be sober, be vigilant: your adversary, the devil, is walking about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour:
Godbey New Testament
Be sober, watch. The devil is walking round like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour:
Goodspeed New Testament
Be calm and watchful. Your opponent the devil is prowling about like a roaring lion, wanting to devour you.
Julia Smith Translation
Be abstemious, watch; for your adversary the accuser, as a roaring lion, walks around, seeking whom he might swallow down:
King James 2000
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Be sober; be on the alert. Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
Modern King James verseion
Be sensible and vigilant, because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking someone he may devour;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be sober, and watch. For your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Moffatt New Testament
Keep cool, keep awake. Your enemy the devil prowls like a roaring lion, looking out for someone to devour.
Montgomery New Testament
Be temperate, be vigilant; because your enemy, the devil, is prowling about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
NET Bible
Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
New Heart English Bible
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Noyes New Testament
Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour;
Sawyer New Testament
Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the devil goes about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour;
The Emphasized Bible
Be sober! be watchful! Your slanderous adversary, as a roaring lion, is walking about - seeking to devour:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Be sober, be vigilant; for your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, prowleth around, seeking whom he may devour:
Twentieth Century New Testament
Exercise self-control, be watchful. Your adversary, the Devil, like a roaring lion, is prowling about, eager to devour you.
Webster
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Weymouth New Testament
Curb every passion, and be on the alert. Your great accuser, the Devil, is going about like a roaring lion to see whom he can devour.
Williams New Testament
Be calm and alert. Your opponent the devil is always prowling about like a roaring lion, trying to devour you.
World English Bible
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Worrell New Testament
Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, is going about, seeking whom he may devour;
Worsley New Testament
Be sober, be vigilant; for your adversary the devil, like a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Youngs Literal Translation
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
Themes
Activity » Evil » General references to
Adversary » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
Adversary » Power of » Preying upon men
Devil/devils » What satan does
Devil/devils » Resisting the devil
the Earth » Satan goes to and fro in
Evil » Activity » General references to
satanic Invasion » Of all who will give him entrance
Lions » Illustrative » Of the devil
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Watchfulness against sin and temptation
Satan » Tempts men vanquished by men » Resistance to
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Preying upon men
Satanic » Invasion » Of all who will give him entrance
Satan's » Work » Preying upon men
Serpent » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
Serpent » Power of » Preying upon men
Suffering » Who shall suffer persecution
Temptation » Saints should » Watch against
Tempter » The arch deceiver attempts to ruin men » Duty of resisting
Tempter » Power of » Preying upon men
The Devil » Character of » Fierce and cruel
The Devil » Compared to » A roaring lion
Titles and names of the devil » Adversary
War » Figurative » Is against » The Devil
War » Figurative » To be carried on » With watchfulness
War » Figurative » To be carried on » With sobriety
Warfare of saints » Is against » The Devil
Warfare of saints » To be carried on » With watchfulness
Warfare of saints » To be carried on » With sobriety
Watchfulness » For the coming of Christ, reasons for » Against sin and temptation
Watchfulness » Motives to » Incessant assaults of the devil
Interlinear
Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 Peter 5:8
Devotionals containing 1 Peter 5:8
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 Peter 5:8
Prayers for 1 Peter 5:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Instructions For Christians
7 Watch: be vigilant: 8 for your adversary the devil, walketh about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist, stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Names
Cross References
Ephesians 6:11
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
James 4:7
Submit yourselves, therefore, to God: resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
1 Peter 1:13
Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be watchful and hope perfectly for the grace that is brought you by the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Revelation 12:9
And the great dragon was cast out, the antient serpent, who is called the devil and satan, who deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out unto the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Luke 22:31
And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to have you, that he might sift you as wheat.
John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and your will is, to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth; for there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own; for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Ephesians 4:27
Neither give place to the devil.
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the preaching might be fully known, even that all nations might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.
1 John 3:8-10
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning: to this end the son of God was manifested, to destroy the works of the devil.
Luke 21:36
Watch ye therefore and pray always, that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things which will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Romans 13:11-13
And do this, knowing the season, that it is high time now to awake out of sleep; for salvation is nearer to us now, then when we first believed.
1 Thessalonians 5:6-8
Therefore let us not sleep as the others, but let us awake and keep awake.
Revelation 12:12
Therefore rejoice ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them: Wo to the earth and the sea; for the devil is come down to you, having great wrath; because he knoweth he hath but a little time.
Revelation 20:10
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where both the wild beast and the false prophet are: and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
Matthew 4:1
Then was Jesus led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the devil.
Matthew 4:11
Then the devil leaveth him, and behold angels came and waited upon him.
Matthew 13:39
The enemy that sowed them is the devil: the harvest is the end of the world; the reapers are the angels.
Matthew 24:42
Watch therefore; for ye know not what hour your Lord cometh.
Matthew 24:48-50
But if that evil servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming:
Matthew 25:41
Then shall he say also to them on his left-hand, Depart from me, ye cursed into the everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels.
Luke 12:45-46
But if that servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming, and shall begin to beat the men servants and maidens, and to eat, and drink, and be drunken:
Luke 21:34
But take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overloaded with gluttony, and drunkenness, and the cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
1 Timothy 2:9
Likewise that women adorn themselves in decent apparel, with modesty and sobriety, not with curled hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly raiment,
1 Timothy 2:15
Yet she shall be saved in child-bearing, if they continue in faith, and love, and holiness, with sobriety.
1 Timothy 3:2
A bishop therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, prudent, of good behaviour, hospitable, apt to teach;
1 Timothy 3:11
In like manner their wives must be serious, not slanderers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
Titus 1:8
But a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, prudent, just, holy, temperate, Holding fast the faithful word,
Titus 2:2
serious, prudent, sound in faith, love, patience:
Titus 2:4
That they instruct the young women to be wise, to love their husbands,
Titus 2:6
The young men likewise exhort to be discreet, In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works,
Titus 2:12
Teaching us, that, having renounced ungodliness and all wordly desires, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present world,
1 Peter 4:7
But the end of all things is at hand; be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
Revelation 20:2
And he laid hold on the dragon, the old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,