But if he says, ‘I have no pleasure in you,’ behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him.”
James 4:7 - English Standard Version 2016 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Matoleo zaidiKing 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 have no pleasure in you,’ behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him.”
Do not now be stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.
And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
Rebuke the beasts that dwell among the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples. Trample underfoot 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.”
that you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. You shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and you shall be wet with the dew of heaven, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, till you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.
and you shall be driven from among men, and your dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. And you shall be made to eat grass like an ox, and seven periods of time shall pass over you, until you know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will.”
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.
for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.”
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live?
Be subject for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme,
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him. And he said, “It is the Lord. Let him do what seems good to him.”