Berean Standard Bible
“Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.”
Right after inviting his readers to cast their anxieties on God, Peter calls them to alertness. The next verse tells them to resist the devil, standing firm in the faith, knowing that believers throughout the world are enduring the same kinds of suffering.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
World English Bible (WEB)
Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
King James Version (KJV)
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
American Standard Version (ASV)
Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour,
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Be serious and keep watch; the Evil One, who is against you, goes about like a lion with open mouth in search of food;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, does walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Sed templados, y velad; porque vuestro adversario el diablo, cual león rugiente, anda alrededor buscando á quien devore:
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Tengan cuidado y estén siempre alertas, pues su enemigo, el diablo, anda como león rugiente buscando a quién devorar.
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