But if he says, ‘I take no pleasure in you,’ here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him.”
James 4:7 - New Revised Standard Version Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you. American Standard Version (1901) Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Common English Bible Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil, and he will run away from you. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, be subject to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Be subject therefore to God, but resist the devil, and he will fly from you. |
But if he says, ‘I take no pleasure in you,’ here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him.”
Do not now be stiff-necked as your ancestors were, but yield yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve the Lord your God, so that his fierce anger may turn away from you.
He said, “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Because of your great power, your enemies cringe before you.
Rebuke the wild animals that live among the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample under foot those who lust after tribute; scatter the peoples who delight in war.
Say to the king and the queen mother; “Take a lowly seat, for your beautiful crown has come down from your head.”
You shall be driven away from human society, and your dwelling shall be with the wild animals. You shall be made to eat grass like oxen, you shall be bathed with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you, until you have learned that the Most High has sovereignty over the kingdom of mortals, and gives it to whom he will.
You shall be driven away from human society, and your dwelling shall be with the animals of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like oxen, and seven times shall pass over you, until you have learned that the Most High has sovereignty over the kingdom of mortals and gives it to whom he will.”
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
“After that, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do.”
For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they have not submitted to God's righteousness.
For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.”
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Moreover, we had human parents to discipline us, and we respected them. Should we not be even more willing to be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
For the Lord's sake accept the authority of every human institution, whether of the emperor as supreme,
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time.
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. Then he said, “It is the Lord; let him do what seems good to him.”