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1 Peter 5:7-9
Lexham English Bible
1 Peter 5:7-9
Lexham English Bible
7 casting all your cares on him, because he cares[a] for you.
8 Be sober; be on the alert. Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him[b], steadfast in your[c] faith, because you[d] know the same kinds of sufferings are being accomplished by your community of believers in the world.
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- 1 Peter 5:7 Literally “it is a care to him”
- 1 Peter 5:9 Literally “to whom resist”
- 1 Peter 5:9 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- 1 Peter 5:9 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“know”) which is understood as causal
1 Peter 5:7-9
New International Version
1 Peter 5:7-9
New International Version
7 Cast all your anxiety on him(A) because he cares for you.(B)
8 Be alert and of sober mind.(C) Your enemy the devil prowls around(D) like a roaring lion(E) looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him,(F) standing firm in the faith,(G) because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.(H)
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