8Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.


In Context

5 Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.

7 Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.

9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

10 And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.

1st Peter 5:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:8Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour: