1 Peter 5:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Peter 5:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Νήψατε
nḗphō
G3525
to be sober
γρηγορήσατε
grēgoreúō
G1127
to watch
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ἀντίδικος
antídikos
G476
opponent
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
διάβολος
diábolos
G1228
slanderous
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
λέων
léōn
G3023
lion
ὠρυόμενος
ōrýomai
G5612
to roar
περιπατεῖ
peripatéō
G4043
to walk
ζητῶν
zētéō
G2212
to seek
τίνα
tís
G5101
who
καταπιεῖν
katapínō
G2666
to swallow up
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
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King James Version Public Domain
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, is walking around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
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