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1 Peter

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Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Be sober, to be sober, to abstain from wine V-AMA-2P H3525 Νήψατε nepho (nay'-fo)
be vigilant; to be awake, to watch V-AMA-2P H1127 γρηγορήσατε gregoreuo (gray-gor-yoo'-o)
adversary an opponent, adversary N-NMS H476 ἀντίδικος antidikos (an-tid'-ee-kos)
the devil, slanderous, accusing falsely Adj-NMS H1228 διάβολος diabolos (dee-ab'-ol-os)
walketh about, to walk V-PIA-3S H4043 περιπατεῖ peripateo (per-ee-pat-eh'-o)
as as, like as, even as, when, since, as long as Adv H5613 ὡς hos (hoce)
a roaring to roar, howl V-PPM/P-NMS H5612 ὠρυόμενος oruomai (o-roo'-om-ahee)
lion, a lion N-NMS H3023 λέων leon (leh-ohn')
seeking to seek V-PPA-NMS H2212 ζητῶν zeteo (dzay-teh'-o)
he may devour: to drink down V-ANA H2666 καταπιεῖν katapino (kat-ap-ee'-no)

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