James 4:7

Plain English Version

So listen to God, and follow him, and do what he says. Fight back against the devil, the boss over the bad spirits. Whenever he tries to get you to go wrong, just tell him to be quiet, and don’t listen to him. Then he will leave you, and he will run away from you.

Cross References

Matthew 11:29

Be my follower and work for me. Listen to the things I teach you, and you will feel good inside yourselves, like your spirit is resting. You see, I am not a big tough boss. I will be easy on you.

Acts 26:19

Paul kept on talking to them. He said, “It happened like that, Big Boss Agrippa. Jesus talked to me from heaven, and I did everything he told me to do.

Acts 9:6

But get up and go into the city. Somebody there will tell you what to do.”

Romans 14:11

We can read this in God’s book, “God says that this will happen, for sure. Everybody will get down on their knees in front of him to give him respect. And everybody will say that God is really good. They will say that he is the only great God.”

Ephesians 4:27

Don’t make it easy for the devil, the boss over the bad spirits, to get you to go wrong.

Ephesians 5:21

Each of you has to think about what other Christians want, and agree with them, because you really respect Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 6:13

So you have to use all the special gear that God gives you, so that you can stand up to those bad spirits whenever they come at you, and they will not win. And at the end of the fight, you will still be standing strong.

1 Peter 2:13

Our leader, Jesus, wants you to listen to your community leaders and government leaders, and do what they say. You have to do that for the biggest government boss,

1 Peter 5:6

God is great and powerful, so remember that you are not important at all. Wait for him, and at the right time, he will get everybody to respect you.

1 Samuel 3:18

So Samuel told him the whole story, right to the end. Eli said, “Truly he is the great God. He can do whatever he wants.”