1 Peter 5:9
Whom resist stedfast in the fayth, knowyng that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the worlde.
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Luke 22:32But I haue prayed for thee, that thy fayth fayle not: And when thou art couerted, strength thy brethren.
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 →