1 Peter 5:9
whom resist, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
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Luke 22:32But I prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and thou, when thou hast turned, strengthen thy brethren.
Acts 14:22confirming the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much affliction enter into the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 4:27neither give place to the Devil.
Ephesians 6:16in addition to all, having taken on the shield of faith, in which ye will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
1 Thessalonians 2:15who both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us forth, and please not God, and are contrary to all men;
1 Timothy 6:12Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, unto which thou wast called, and didst make the good profession before many witnesses.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 5:9-10
Sobriety and Vigilance Enjoined. ( a. d. 66.) 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. Here the apostle does three things:— I. He shows them their danger from an enemy more cruel and restless than even the worst of men, whom he describes, 1. By his characters and names. (1.) He is an adversary: " That… Read the whole commentary →