1 Peter 5:8
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
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Peter's warning to 'be sober, be vigilant' against the devil 'as a roaring lion, walking about, seeking whom he may devour' employs a vivid predatory image familiar from Psalm 22:13, where the psalmist surrounded by enemies cries out to the absent God. The epithet 'your adversary' (antidikos, a legal term for an opponent in court) frames the devil as a prosecuting accuser — consistent with his role in Job 1–2 and Zechariah 3:1. The imperative pair 'sober/vigilant' (nēpsate/grēgorēsate) is common in early Christian paraenesis (1 Thessalonians 5:6; 1 Peter 4:7), reflecting communities under persecution for whom spiritual and physical alertness were simultaneously required. The verse contextualizes suffering not primarily as divine punishment but as satanic assault to be resisted through steadfast faith (verse 9).
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Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;
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