1 Peter 5:8
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
What it says
Believers must stay sober and alert because the devil prowls like a roaring lion seeking to devour.
What it is doing
This verse introduces the need for spiritual vigilance.
In context
5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, 6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. 7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.