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1 Peter 5:8-10 KJV
1 Peter · chapter 5 · verses 8–10
8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.1 Peter 5:8-10 · King James Version
1 Peter 5:8-10 in context
6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
10But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.
11To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
12By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
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Cross references
- Ephesians 6:11
- James 4:7
- Ephesians 4:27
- Job 2:2
- 1 Peter 1:13
- 1 Peter 4:7
- 1 John 3:8-10
- 1 Thessalonians 5:6-8
- Acts 14:22
- Ephesians 6:11-13
- 1 Peter 2:21
- 1 Corinthians 10:13
Key words (Strong's)
- accomplishedepiteleōto bring to an end, accomplish, perfect, execute, complete, to take upon one s self, to…G2005 →
- afflictionspathēmathat which one suffers or has suffered, externally, a suffering, misfortune, calamity…G3804 →
- adversaryantidikosopponent, an opponent in a suit of law, an adversary, enemyG476 →
- vigilantgrēgoreōto watch, metaph. give strict attention to, be cautious, active, to take heed lest…G1127 →
- stedfaststereosstrong, firm, immovable, solid, hard, rigid, in a bad sense, cruel, stiff, stubborn…G4731 →
- sufferedpaschōto be affected or have been affected, to feel, have a sensible experience, to undergo, in…G3958 →
- stablishstērizōto make stable, place firmly, set fast, fix, to strengthen, make firm, to render…G4741 →
- seekingzēteōto seek in order to find, to seek a thing, to seek [in order to find out] by thinking…G2212 →
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Here the apostle does three things: - I. He shows them their danger from an enemy more cruel and restless than even the worst of men, whom he describes, 1. By his characters and names. (1.) He is an adversary: "That adversary of yours;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-9