and do not give the devil a foothold.
Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land?
Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
