1 Peter 5:8

Good News Translation

Be alert, be on watch! Your enemy, the Devil, roams around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

Cross References

Esther 7:6

Esther answered, “Our enemy, our persecutor, is this evil man Haman!” Haman faced the king and queen with terror.

Job 2:2

The Lord asked him, “Where have you been?” Satan answered, “I have been walking here and there, roaming around the earth.”

Psalm 104:21

The young lions roar while they hunt, looking for the food that God provides.

Psalm 109:6

Choose some corrupt judge to try my enemy, and let one of his own enemies accuse him.

Proverbs 19:12

The king's anger is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like welcome rain.

Proverbs 20:2

Fear an angry king as you would a growling lion; making him angry is suicide.

Proverbs 28:15

Poor people are helpless against a wicked ruler; he is as dangerous as a growling lion or a prowling bear.

Isaiah 50:8

for God is near, and he will prove me innocent. Does anyone dare bring charges against me? Let us go to court together! Let him bring his accusation!

Jeremiah 2:15

They have roared at him like lions; they have made his land a desert, and his towns lie in ruins, completely abandoned.

Jeremiah 51:38

The Babylonians all roar like lions and growl like lion cubs.

Ezekiel 19:7

He wrecked forts, he ruined towns. The people of the land were terrified every time he roared.

Ezekiel 22:25

The leaders are like lions roaring over the animals they have killed. They kill the people, take all the money and property they can get, and by their murders leave many widows.

Daniel 6:24

Then the king gave orders to arrest all those who had accused Daniel, and he had them thrown, together with their wives and children, into the pit filled with lions. Before they even reached the bottom of the pit, the lions pounced on them and broke all their bones.

Hosea 11:10

“My people will follow me when I roar like a lion at their enemies. They will hurry to me from the west.

Hosea 13:8

I will attack you like a bear that has lost her cubs, and I will tear you open. Like a lion I will devour you on the spot, and will tear you to pieces like a wild animal.

Joel 3:16

The Lord roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem; earth and sky tremble. But he will defend his people.

Amos 1:2

Amos said, “The Lord roars from Mount Zion; his voice thunders from Jerusalem. The pastures dry up, and the grass on Mount Carmel turns brown.”

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the forest unless he has found a victim? Does a young lion growl in his den unless he has caught something?

Amos 3:8

When a lion roars, who can keep from being afraid? When the Sovereign Lord speaks, who can keep from proclaiming his message?

Zechariah 11:3

The rulers cry out in grief; their glory is gone! Listen to the roaring of the lions; their forest home along the Jordan is destroyed!

Zechariah 3:1

In another vision the Lord showed me the High Priest Joshua standing before the angel of the Lord. And there beside Joshua stood Satan, ready to bring an accusation against him.

Matthew 13:39

and the enemy who sowed the weeds is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvest workers are angels.

Matthew 24:42

Watch out, then, because you do not know what day your Lord will come.

Matthew 25:41

“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Away from me, you that are under God's curse! Away to the eternal fire which has been prepared for the Devil and his angels!

Matthew 4:1

Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil.

Matthew 4:11

Then the Devil left Jesus; and angels came and helped him.

Mark 4:15

Some people are like the seeds that fall along the path; as soon as they hear the message, Satan comes and takes it away.

Luke 21:34

“Be careful not to let yourselves become occupied with too much feasting and drinking and with the worries of this life, or that Day may suddenly catch you

Luke 21:36

Be on watch and pray always that you will have the strength to go safely through all those things that will happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Luke 22:31

“Simon, Simon! Listen! Satan has received permission to test all of you, to separate the good from the bad, as a farmer separates the wheat from the chaff.

John 8:44

You are the children of your father, the Devil, and you want to follow your father's desires. From the very beginning he was a murderer and has never been on the side of truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he is only doing what is natural to him, because he is a liar and the father of all lies.

2 Corinthians 2:11

in order to keep Satan from getting the upper hand over us; for we know what his plans are.

Ephesians 4:27

Don't give the Devil a chance.

Ephesians 6:11

Put on all the armor that God gives you, so that you will be able to stand up against the Devil's evil tricks.

1 Timothy 2:15

But a woman will be saved through having children, if she perseveres in faith and love and holiness, with modesty.

1 Timothy 2:9

I also want the women to be modest and sensible about their clothes and to dress properly; not with fancy hair styles or with gold ornaments or pearls or expensive dresses,

1 Timothy 3:11

Their wives also must be of good character and must not gossip; they must be sober and honest in everything.

1 Timothy 3:2

A church leader must be without fault; he must have only one wife, be sober, self-controlled, and orderly; he must welcome strangers in his home; he must be able to teach;

2 Timothy 4:17

But the Lord stayed with me and gave me strength, so that I was able to proclaim the full message for all the Gentiles to hear; and I was rescued from being sentenced to death.

Titus 1:8

He must be hospitable and love what is good. He must be self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

Titus 2:12

That grace instructs us to give up ungodly living and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this world,

Titus 2:2

Instruct the older men to be sober, sensible, and self-controlled; to be sound in their faith, love, and endurance.

Titus 2:4

in order to train the younger women to love their husbands and children,

Titus 2:6

In the same way urge the young men to be self-controlled.

James 4:7

So then, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil, and he will run away from you.

1 Peter 1:13

So then, have your minds ready for action. Keep alert and set your hope completely on the blessing which will be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is near. You must be self-controlled and alert, to be able to pray.

Revelation 12:10

Then I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, “Now God's salvation has come! Now God has shown his power as King! Now his Messiah has shown his authority! For the one who stood before our God and accused believers day and night has been thrown out of heaven.

Revelation 12:12

And so be glad, you heavens, and all you that live there! But how terrible for the earth and the sea! For the Devil has come down to you, and he is filled with rage, because he knows that he has only a little time left.”

Revelation 12:9

The huge dragon was thrown out—that ancient serpent, named the Devil, or Satan, that deceived the whole world. He was thrown down to earth, and all his angels with him.

Revelation 20:10

Then the Devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had already been thrown; and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.

Revelation 20:2

He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent—that is, the Devil, or Satan—and chained him up for a thousand years.

Judges 14:5

So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother. As they were going through the vineyards there, he heard a young lion roaring.