1 Peter 5:8–9
Be alert and resist, firm in faith; your brothers and sisters suffer the same
Study it word by word8Be sober, keep watch. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
9Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being accomplished in your brotherhood in the world.
In its context
6Humble yourselves then under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time,
7casting all your anxiety on him, because he cares about you.
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10And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in the Messiah, after you have suffered a little, will himself equip, make firm, strengthen, and establish you.
11To him be the power forever and ever. Amen.
Its words in the original
- νήψατεnēpsate· be sober, be alert
Be sober: keep a clear head and stay alert; free from the confusion of wine.
- γρηγορήσατεgrēgorēsate· keep awake, watch
Stay awake; keep watch, be alert.
- ἀντίδικοςantidikos· opponent, adversary
Opponent, adversary, especially the accuser in a lawsuit.
- διάβολοςdiabolos· devil
Devil: "the slanderer", the one who accuses and divides; the enemy of God and of people.
- λέωνleōn· lion
Lion.
- ὠρυόμενοςōryomenos· roar
Roar.
- περιπατεῖperipatei· walk
Walk; also live in a certain way.
- ζητῶνzētōn· seek
Look for, seek; try to.
- καταπιεῖνkatapiein· swallow, devour
Swallow, gulp down, devour; swallow up.
- ἀντίστητεantistēte· resist, oppose
Resist, oppose, stand against.
- στερεοὶstereoi· firm, solid
Firm, solid; steadfast.
- πίστειpistei· faith
Faith: firm trust in God; also faithfulness.
- εἰδότεςeidotes· know
Know, understand; also see.
- παθημάτωνpathēmatōn· suffering, passion
Suffering, what one has to endure; also a passion or desire.
- κόσμῳkosmōi· world
World: what God created; also humanity, and humanity living with its back turned to God.
- ἀδελφότητιadelphotēti· brotherhood
Brotherhood: the whole family of brothers and sisters in the faith.
- ἐπιτελεῖσθαιepiteleisthai· complete, finish
Complete, finish, carry something out.