1 Peter 5:8
Keep a clear head. Stay awake. The devil, your opponent, roams about like a lion that roars, hunting for someone to swallow up.
Treated in 18 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- The Key in My Hand ·
The Devices of Satan cites 1 Peter 5:8
…Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8)? In “Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan, we read that Pilgrim was approaching the Palace…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Third Stage cites 1 Pet. 5:8
…you off with your irons. He also told them, If he that goeth about like a roaring lion, 1 Pet. 5:8, comes by, you will certainly become a prey to his teeth. With that they looked upon him…
- The Key Teachings of C. S. Lewis ·
Letters from Below cites 1 PETER 5:8
…your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. 1 PETER 5:8 In the summer of 1940, sitting in church, Lewis had an idea for a book. It would be a…
- The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith ·
The Devil cites 1 Pet. 5:8
…taught that there was a Devil. It would be easy to show from the teachings of Peter (1 Pet. 5:8, 9; Acts 5:3) and from the teachings of John (John 13:2) and from the teachings of Paul…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Stand: Spiritual Warfare and Victory cites 1 Peter 5:8
…to one's own desire (James 1:14, ASV). Peter describes the devil as an adversary (1 Peter 5:8, ASV). Hebrews speaks of fatherly discipline (Hebrews 12:5-11, ASV). Wisdom asks which…
- Feasting at the table ·
Stand Firm cites 1 Peter 5:8
…minds and believe. Peter describes him as a ‘roaring lion’ seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8) – those roars that affect our emotions and frighten us into cowardice in the battle.…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Normal Christian Life cites 1 Peter 5:8
…your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8, ASV). James instructs Christians how to respond when tempted, not if temptation becomes…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Ninth Stage cites 1 Pet. 5:8
…if need be, will come to their aid himself, and his voice is as the roaring of a lion. 1 Pet. 5:8. I myself have been engaged as this Little-Faith was, and I found it a terrible thing.…
- The Pilgrim's Progress ·
The Fifth Stage cites 1 Pet. 5:8
…The lion also came on apace, and Mr. Great-Heart addressed himself to give him battle. 1 Pet. 5:8,9. But when he saw that it was determined that resistance should be made, he also drew…
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 14 — In the Creation of the World, and All Things in It, the True God Distinguished by Certain Marks from Fictitious Gods cites 1 Pet. 5:8
…about seeking whom he may devour; whom resist steadfast in the faith,” (Eph. 4:27; 1 Pet. 5:8). Paul acknowledges that he was not exempt from this species of contest when he says…
- The Key Teachings of John Bunyan ·
The Hill Difficulty cites 1 PETER 5:8–9
…lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith. 1 PETER 5:8–9 Bunyan adds in brackets that the lions were chained, but Christian did not see the…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites 1 Pet 5: 8
…idle; he is a busy bishop in his diocese; he ‘walketh about seeking whom he may devour.’ 1 Pet 5: 8. Now, is it not a reasonable request to take as much care for saving your souls as the…
- The Key Teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria ·
Not Against Flesh and Blood cites 1 PETER 5:8–9
…lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith. 1 PETER 5:8–9 This is deeply practical. The best defence against the enemy is not an obsession with him…
- The Key Teachings of Martin Luther ·
The Old Evil Foe cites 1 PETER 5:8–9
…lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith. 1 PETER 5:8–9 Modern readers are often embarrassed by how much Luther talks about the devil. He sees…
- Holiness ·
The Fight cites 1 Peter v. 8
…strong man armed will never be kept out of our hearts without a daily battle. (Job i. 7; 1 Peter v. 8; John viii. 44; Luke xxii. 31; Ephes. vi. 11.) Some men may think these statements too…
- Old Paths ·
Repentance cites 1 Pet. v. 8
…food. And I remember the “roaring lion that walketh about, seeking whom he may devour.” (1 Pet. v. 8.) Will he give up a man, and let him repent, without a struggle? Never, never, never! Man…
- Old Paths ·
Christ’s Power to Save cites 1 Pet. v. 8
…of this world, is ever “walking about as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.” (1 Pet. v. 8.) But Christ lives; and, blessed be God, while Christ lives Satan shall not be able to…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites 1 Peter 5:8-9
…and prayer. Scriptures to revisit Ephesians 6:10-20; Colossians 2:15; Romans 8:31-39; 1 Peter 5:8-9; James 4:7-8. Reflection 1. Do you tend to over-spiritualize problems or under-recognize…