James 4:7

New English Translation

So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:26

However, if he should say, ‘I do not take pleasure in you,’ then he will deal with me in a way that he considers appropriate.”

2 Chronicles 30:8

Now, don’t be stubborn like your fathers! Submit to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger.

Job 1:21

He said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. May the name of the Lord be blessed!”

Psalm 66:3

Say to God: “How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.

Psalm 68:30

Sound your battle cry against the wild beast of the reeds, and the nations that assemble like a herd of calves led by bulls! They humble themselves and offer gold and silver as tribute. God scatters the nations that like to do battle.

Jeremiah 13:18

The Lord told me, “Tell the king and the queen mother, ‘Surrender your thrones, for your glorious crowns will be removed from your heads.

Daniel 4:25

You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and you will become damp with the dew of the sky. Seven periods of time will pass by for you, before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.

Daniel 4:32

You will be driven from human society, and you will live with the wild animals. You will be fed grass like oxen, and seven periods of time will pass by for you before you understand that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms and gives them to whomever he wishes.”

Matthew 11:29

Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Acts 26:19

“Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,

Acts 9:6

But stand up and enter the city and you will be told what you must do.”

Romans 10:3

For ignoring the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking instead to establish their own righteousness, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

Romans 14:11

For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.”

Ephesians 4:27

Do not give the devil an opportunity.

Ephesians 5:21

and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Ephesians 6:13

For this reason, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to stand your ground on the evil day, and having done everything, to stand.

Hebrews 12:9

Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?

1 Peter 2:13

Be subject to every human institution for the Lord’s sake, whether to a king as supreme

1 Peter 5:6

And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand

1 Samuel 3:18

So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli said, “The Lord will do what he pleases.”