New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Peter

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Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Be of sober to be sober, to abstain from wine V-AMA-2P H3525 Νήψατε nēpsate
[spirit], be on the alert. to be awake, to watch V-AMA-2P H1127 γρηγορήσατε grēgorēsate
Your adversary, an opponent, adversary N-NMS H476 ἀντίδικος antidikos
the devil, slanderous, accusing falsely Adj-NMS H1228 διάβολος diabolos
prowls around to walk V-PIA-3S H4043 περιπατεῖ peripatei
like as, like as, even as, when, since, as long as Adv H5613 ὡς ōs
a roaring to roar, howl V-PPM/P-NMS H5612 ὠρυόμενος ōruomenos
lion, a lion N-NMS H3023 λέων leōn
seeking to seek V-PPA-NMS H2212 ζητῶν zētōn
someone a certain one, someone, anyone H5100    
to devour. to drink down V-ANA H2666 καταπιεῖν katapiein

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
King James Bible Be of sober spirit, sober, be on the alert. Your adversary, vigilant; because your adversary the devil, prowls around like as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking someone to devour.whom he may devour:
Berean Bible Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. sober-minded; watch. Your adversary, adversary the devil, devil prowls around like about as a roaring lion, lion seeking someone whom to devour.devour,
Hebrew Greek English Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.