1 Peter 5:8

Contemporary English Version 1995

Be on your guard and stay awake. Your enemy, the devil, is like a roaring lion, sneaking around to find someone to attack.

Cross References

Ephesians 6:11

Put on all the armor that God gives, so you can defend yourself against the devil's tricks.

James 4:7

Surrender to God! Resist the devil, and he will run from you.

Job 2:2

and the Lord asked, “Satan, where have you been?” Satan replied, “I have been going all over the earth.”

Ephesians 4:27

and don't give the devil a chance.

1 Peter 1:13

Be alert and think straight. Put all your hope in how God will treat you with undeserved grace when Jesus Christ appears.

1 Peter 4:7

Everything will soon come to an end. So be serious and be sensible enough to pray.

Luke 21:36

Watch out and keep praying that you can escape all that is going to happen and that the Son of Man will be pleased with you.

Luke 22:31

Jesus said, “Simon, listen to me! Satan has demanded the right to test each one of you, as a farmer does when he separates wheat from the husks.

Titus 2:12

He taught us to give up our wicked ways and our worldly desires and to live decent and honest lives in this world.

Revelation 12:12

“The heavens should rejoice, together with everyone who lives there. But pity the earth and the sea, because the devil was thrown down to the earth. He knows his time is short, and he is very angry.”

John 8:44

Your father is the devil, and you do exactly what he wants. He has always been a murderer and a liar. There is nothing truthful about him. He speaks on his own, and everything he says is a lie. Not only is he a liar himself, but he is also the father of all lies.

Matthew 13:39

and the one who scattered them is the devil. The harvest is the end of time, and angels are the ones who bring in the harvest.

Revelation 12:9

and were thrown down to the earth. Yes, that old snake and his angels were thrown out of heaven! That snake, who fools everyone on earth, is known as the devil and Satan.

Matthew 24:42

So be on your guard! You don't know when your Lord will come.

Revelation 20:10

Then the devil who fooled them will be thrown into the lake of fire and burning sulfur. He will be there with the beast and the false prophet, and they will be in pain day and night forever and ever.

Luke 21:34

Don't spend all of your time thinking about eating or drinking or worrying about life. If you do, the final day will suddenly catch you

Zechariah 3:1

I was given another vision. This time Joshua the high priest was standing in front of the Lord's angel. And there was Satan, standing at Joshua's right side, ready to accuse him.

Titus 1:8

Instead, they must be friendly to strangers and enjoy doing good things. They must also be sensible, fair, pure, and self-controlled.

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stood beside me. He gave me the strength to tell his full message, so that all Gentiles would hear it. And I was kept safe from hungry lions.

Amos 3:8

Everyone is terrified when a lion roars— and ordinary people become prophets when the Lord God speaks.

Titus 2:6

Tell the young men to have self-control in everything.

Titus 2:2

Tell the older men to have self-control and to be serious and sensible. Their faith, love, and patience must never fail.

Hosea 11:10

I, the Lord, will roar like a lion, and my children will return, trembling from the west.

Isaiah 50:8

My protector is nearby; no one can stand here to accuse me of wrong.

Proverbs 20:2

An angry ruler is like a roaring lion— make either one angry, and you are dead.

Psalm 104:21

Lions roar as they hunt for the food you provide.

1 Timothy 2:15

But women will be saved by having children, if they stay faithful, loving, holy, and modest.

Revelation 20:2

He chained the dragon for 1,000 years. It is that old snake, who is also known as the devil and Satan.

Titus 2:4

so the younger women will be loving wives and mothers.

1 Timothy 3:11

Women must also be serious. They must not gossip or be heavy drinkers, and they must be faithful in everything they do.

Joel 3:16

From the heart of Jerusalem the Lord roars like a lion, shaking the earth and sky. But the Lord is a fortress, a place of safety for his people Israel.

1 Timothy 2:9

I would like for women to wear modest and sensible clothes. They should not have fancy hairdos, or wear expensive clothes, or put on jewelry made of gold or pearls.

Matthew 4:1

The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert, so that the devil could test him.

Hosea 13:8

and rip you apart like a bear robbed of her cubs. I will gnaw on your bones, as though I were a lion or some other wild animal.

1 Timothy 3:2

That's why officials must have a good reputation and be faithful in marriage. They must be self-controlled, sensible, well-behaved, friendly to strangers, and able to teach.

Matthew 25:41

Then the king will say to those on his left, “Get away from me! You are under God's curse. Go into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels!

Matthew 4:11

Then the devil left Jesus, and angels came to help him.

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the forest unless it has caught a victim? Does it growl in its den unless it is eating?

Daniel 6:24

And the king ordered the men who had brought charges against Daniel to be thrown into the pit, together with their wives and children. But before they even reached the bottom, the lions ripped them to pieces.

Ezekiel 22:25

Their leaders are like roaring lions, tearing apart their victims. They put people to death, then steal everything of value. Husbands are killed, and many women are left as widows.

Proverbs 19:12

An angry king roars like a lion, but when a king is pleased, it's like dew on the crops.

Esther 7:6

Esther replied, “That evil Haman is the one out to get us!” Haman was terrified, as he looked at the king and the queen.

Judges 14:5

As Samson and his parents reached the vineyards near Timnah, a fierce young lion suddenly roared and attacked Samson.

Zechariah 11:3

Listen! Shepherds are crying. Their glorious pastures have been ruined. Listen! Lions are roaring. The forests of the Jordan Valley are no more to be found.

Ezekiel 19:7

He destroyed fortresses and ruined towns; his mighty roar terrified everyone.

Jeremiah 51:38

The Babylonians roar and growl like young lions.

Jeremiah 2:15

Enemies roared like lions and destroyed your land; towns lie burned and empty.

Psalm 109:6

My enemies said, “Find some worthless fools to accuse him of a crime.

Amos 1:2

and I said: When the Lord roars from Jerusalem, pasturelands and Mount Carmel dry up and turn brown.

Proverbs 28:15

A ruler who mistreats the poor is like a roaring lion or a bear hunting for food.

Mark 4:15

The seeds that fell along the road are the people who hear the message. But Satan soon comes and snatches it away from them.

2 Corinthians 2:11

I have done this to keep Satan from getting the better of us. We all know what goes on in his mind.

Revelation 12:10

Then I heard a voice from heaven shout, “Our God has shown his saving power, and his kingdom has come! God's own Chosen One has shown his authority. Satan accused our people in the presence of God day and night. Now he has been thrown out!