1 Peter 5:8
1 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 5
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”1 Peter 5:8
What Does 1 Peter 5:8 Mean?
1 Peter 5:8 is found in the book of 1 Peter, chapter 5, verse 8 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Spiritual Warfare, Temptation, and Self-Control.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Peter 5:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Ephesians 6:11“Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”James 4:7“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”Ephesians 4:27“Neither give place to the devil.”Job 2:2“And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”1 Corinthians 10:13“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”1 Peter 1:13“Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;”1 Peter 4:7“But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.”1 Corinthians 16:13“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”1 John 3:8“He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.”1 Thessalonians 5:6“Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.”Luke 21:36“Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”Luke 22:31“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:”Ephesians 6:16“Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.”Romans 13:11“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.”2 Corinthians 2:11“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.”Titus 2:12“Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”John 8:44“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”Matthew 13:39“The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.”Revelation 12:12“Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.”Revelation 12:9“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.”
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