1 Peter 5:8 Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You’re not the only...

5:8 MSG

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The Message - Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You’re not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It’s the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good. He gets the last word; yes, he does.
新标点和合本 - 务要谨守，警醒。因为你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同吼叫的狮子，遍地游行，寻找可吞吃的人。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 务要谨慎，要警醒。因为你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同咆哮的狮子，走来走去，寻找可吞吃的人。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 务要谨慎，要警醒。因为你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同咆哮的狮子，走来走去，寻找可吞吃的人。
当代译本 - 你们务要谨慎、警醒，因为你们的仇敌魔鬼好像咆哮的狮子四处游走，寻找可以吞吃的人。
圣经新译本 - 你们要谨守、警醒。你们的仇敌魔鬼，好像吼叫的狮子走来走去，寻找可以吞吃的人；
中文标准译本 - 你们要谨慎，要警醒。你们的仇敌魔鬼就像咆哮的狮子走来走去，寻找可吞吃的人。
现代标点和合本 - 务要谨守、警醒，因为你们的仇敌魔鬼如同吼叫的狮子，遍地游行，寻找可吞吃的人。
和合本（拼音版） - 务要谨守、警醒，因为你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同吼叫的狮子，遍地游行，寻找可吞吃的人。
New International Version - Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
New International Reader's Version - Be watchful and control yourselves. Your enemy the devil is like a roaring lion. He prowls around looking for someone to swallow up.
English Standard Version - Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
New Living Translation - Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
Christian Standard Bible - Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.
New American Standard Bible - Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
New King James Version - Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Amplified Bible - Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.
American Standard Version - Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
King James Version - Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
New English Translation - Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
World English Bible - Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
新標點和合本 - 務要謹守，警醒。因為你們的仇敵魔鬼，如同吼叫的獅子，遍地遊行，尋找可吞吃的人。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 務要謹慎，要警醒。因為你們的仇敵魔鬼，如同咆哮的獅子，走來走去，尋找可吞吃的人。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 務要謹慎，要警醒。因為你們的仇敵魔鬼，如同咆哮的獅子，走來走去，尋找可吞吃的人。
當代譯本 - 你們務要謹慎、警醒，因為你們的仇敵魔鬼好像咆哮的獅子四處遊走，尋找可以吞吃的人。
聖經新譯本 - 你們要謹守、警醒。你們的仇敵魔鬼，好像吼叫的獅子走來走去，尋找可以吞吃的人；
呂振中譯本 - 你們要冷靜戒備着，儆醒着。告你們的對頭、魔鬼、如同咆哮的獅子走來走去，尋找可吞喫的人。
中文標準譯本 - 你們要謹慎，要警醒。你們的仇敵魔鬼就像咆哮的獅子走來走去，尋找可吞吃的人。
現代標點和合本 - 務要謹守、警醒，因為你們的仇敵魔鬼如同吼叫的獅子，遍地遊行，尋找可吞吃的人。
文理和合譯本 - 宜節制儆醒、爾敵乃魔、如吼獅徧行、覓可吞噬者、
文理委辦譯本 - 勤守儆醒、爾敵乃魔鬼、譬彼吼獅遍行、欲吞噬人、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 當謹守警醒、爾敵即魔、如吼獅遍行、覓可吞噬之人、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 爾等宜惺惺昭昭、恆自警惕、蓋與爾為敵之魔鬼、如吼獅猖獗、遍覓可吞之人。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Practiquen el dominio propio y manténganse alerta. Su enemigo el diablo ronda como león rugiente, buscando a quién devorar.
현대인의 성경 - 바짝 정신을 차리고 철저하게 경계하십시오. 여러분의 원수인 마귀가 울부짖는 사자처럼 삼킬 자를 찾아 돌아다니고 있습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Будьте бдительны и бодрствуйте. Ваш враг, дьявол, бродит вокруг, как рычащий лев, в поисках жертвы.
Восточный перевод - Будьте бдительны и бодрствуйте. Ваш враг, дьявол, бродит вокруг, как рычащий лев, в поисках жертвы.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Будьте бдительны и бодрствуйте. Ваш враг, Иблис, бродит вокруг, как рычащий лев, в поисках жертвы.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Будьте бдительны и бодрствуйте. Ваш враг, дьявол, бродит вокруг, как рычащий лев, в поисках жертвы.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Faites preuve de modération et soyez vigilants. Votre adversaire, le diable, rôde autour de vous comme un lion rugissant, qui cherche quelqu’un à dévorer.
リビングバイブル - 最大の敵である悪魔の攻撃に備えて、警戒しなさい。悪魔は、飢えてほえたけるライオンのように、引き裂くべき獲物を求めてうろつき回っているのです。
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Nova Versão Internacional - Estejam alertas e vigiem. O Diabo, o inimigo de vocês, anda ao redor como leão, rugindo e procurando a quem possa devorar.
Hoffnung für alle - Seid besonnen und wachsam! Denn der Teufel, euer Todfeind, läuft wie ein brüllender Löwe um euch herum. Er wartet nur darauf, dass er einen von euch verschlingen kann.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Hãy cẩn thận, canh phòng đối phó cuộc tiến công của ma quỷ, tên đại tử thù của anh chị em. Nó đi lảng vảng quanh anh chị em như sư tử gầm thét tìm mồi, chực vồ được người nào là xé xác ngay. Khi bị nó tiến công,
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Psalms 109:6 - Send the Evil One to accuse my accusing judge; dispatch Satan to prosecute him. When he’s judged, let the verdict be “Guilty,” and when he prays, let his prayer turn to sin. Give him a short life, and give his job to somebody else. Make orphans of his children, dress his wife in widow’s black; Turn his children into begging street urchins, evicted from their homes—homeless. May the bank foreclose and wipe him out, and strangers, like vultures, pick him clean. May there be no one around to help him out, no one willing to give his orphans a break. Chop down his family tree so that nobody even remembers his name. But erect a memorial to the sin of his father, and make sure his mother’s name is there, too— Their sins recorded forever before God, but they themselves sunk in oblivion. That’s all he deserves since he was never once kind, hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves. Since he loved cursing so much, let curses rain down; Since he had no taste for blessing, let blessings flee far from him. He dressed up in curses like a fine suit of clothes; he drank curses, took his baths in curses. So give him a gift—a costume of curses; he can wear curses every day of the week! That’s what they’ll get, those out to get me— an avalanche of just deserts from God.
Proverbs 19:12 - Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs; the good-natured are like fresh morning dew.
Amos 1:2 - The Message: God roars from Zion, shouts from Jerusalem! The thunderclap voice withers the pastures tended by shepherds, shrivels Mount Carmel’s proud peak.
Esther 7:6 - “An enemy. An adversary. This evil Haman,” said Esther. Haman was terror-stricken before the king and queen.
Matthew 24:48 - “But if that person only looks out for himself, and the minute the Master is away does what he pleases—abusing the help and throwing drunken parties for his friends—the Master is going to show up when he least expects it, and it won’t be pretty. He’ll end up in the dump with the hypocrites, out in the cold shivering, teeth chattering.”
Jeremiah 51:38 - “The Babylonians will be like lions and their cubs, ravenous, roaring for food. I’ll fix them a meal, all right—a banquet, in fact. They’ll drink themselves falling-down drunk. Dead drunk, they’ll sleep—and sleep, and sleep . . .  and they’ll never wake up.” God’s Decree. “I’ll haul these ‘lions’ off to the slaughterhouse like the lambs, rams, and goats, never to be heard of again. * * *
Matthew 4:11 - The Test was over. The Devil left. And in his place, angels! Angels came and took care of Jesus’ needs.
Judges 14:5 - Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother. When he got to the vineyards of Timnah, a young lion came at him, roaring. The Spirit of God came on him powerfully and he ripped it open barehanded, like tearing a young goat. But he didn’t tell his parents what he had done.
Daniel 6:24 - Then the king commanded that the conspirators who had informed on Daniel be thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. Before they hit the floor, the lions had them in their jaws, tearing them to pieces.
Matthew 25:41 - “Then he will turn to the ‘goats,’ the ones on his left, and say, ‘Get out, worthless goats! You’re good for nothing but the fires of hell. And why? Because— I was hungry and you gave me no meal, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was homeless and you gave me no bed, I was shivering and you gave me no clothes, Sick and in prison, and you never visited.’
Matthew 4:1 - Next Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the Test. The Devil was ready to give it. Jesus prepared for the Test by fasting forty days and forty nights. That left him, of course, in a state of extreme hunger, which the Devil took advantage of in the first test: “Since you are God’s Son, speak the word that will turn these stones into loaves of bread.”
Hosea 11:10 - “The people will end up following God. I will roar like a lion— Oh, how I’ll roar! My frightened children will come running from the west. Like frightened birds they’ll come from Egypt, from Assyria like scared doves. I’ll move them back into their homes.” God’s Word! Ephraim tells lies right and left. Not a word of Israel can be trusted. Judah, meanwhile, is no better, addicted to cheap gods. * * *
Proverbs 20:2 - Quick-tempered leaders are like mad dogs— cross them and they bite your head off.
Isaiah 14:12 - What a comedown this, O Babylon! Daystar! Son of Dawn! Flat on your face in the underworld mud, you, famous for flattening nations!
Isaiah 14:13 - You said to yourself, “I’ll climb to heaven. I’ll set my throne over the stars of God. I’ll run the assembly of angels that meets on sacred Mount Zaphon. I’ll climb to the top of the clouds. I’ll take over as King of the Universe!”
Job 1:6 - One day when the angels came to report to God, Satan, who was the Designated Accuser, came along with them. God singled out Satan and said, “What have you been up to?” Satan answered God, “Going here and there, checking things out on earth.”
Amos 3:8 - The lion has roared— who isn’t frightened? God has spoken— what prophet can keep quiet? * * *
Luke 21:34 - “But be on your guard. Don’t let the sharp edge of your expectation get dulled by parties and drinking and shopping. Otherwise, that Day is going to take you by complete surprise, spring on you suddenly like a trap, for it’s going to come on everyone, everywhere, at once. So, whatever you do, don’t fall asleep at the wheel. Pray constantly that you will have the strength and wits to make it through everything that’s coming and end up on your feet before the Son of Man.”
Zechariah 3:1 - Next the Messenger-Angel showed me the high priest Joshua. He was standing before God’s Angel where the Accuser showed up to accuse him. Then God said to the Accuser, “I, God, rebuke you, Accuser! I rebuke you and choose Jerusalem. Surprise! Everything is going up in flames, but I reach in and pull out Jerusalem!”
Romans 13:11 - But make sure that you don’t get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God. The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed. We can’t afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering and grabbing everything in sight. Get out of bed and get dressed! Don’t loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about!
Luke 22:31 - “Simon, stay on your toes. Satan has tried his best to separate all of you from me, like chaff from wheat. Simon, I’ve prayed for you in particular that you not give in or give out. When you have come through the time of testing, turn to your companions and give them a fresh start.”
1 Peter 4:7 - Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up, so take nothing for granted. Stay wide-awake in prayer. Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. Be quick to give a meal to the hungry, a bed to the homeless—cheerfully. Be generous with the different things God gave you, passing them around so all get in on it: if words, let it be God’s words; if help, let it be God’s hearty help. That way, God’s bright presence will be evident in everything through Jesus, and he’ll get all the credit as the One mighty in everything—encores to the end of time. Oh, yes!
1 John 3:9 - People conceived and brought into life by God don’t make a practice of sin. How could they? God’s seed is deep within them, making them who they are. It’s not in the nature of the God-born to practice and parade sin. Here’s how you tell the difference between God’s children and the Devil’s children: The one who won’t practice righteous ways isn’t from God, nor is the one who won’t love brother or sister. A simple test. * * *
1 Peter 1:13 - So roll up your sleeves, get your head in the game, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy.”
James 4:7 - So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him make himself scarce. Say a quiet yes to God and he’ll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it’s the only way you’ll get on your feet.

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交叉引用

The Message - Keep a cool head. Stay alert. The Devil is poised to pounce, and would like nothing better than to catch you napping. Keep your guard up. You’re not the only ones plunged into these hard times. It’s the same with Christians all over the world. So keep a firm grip on the faith. The suffering won’t last forever. It won’t be long before this generous God who has great plans for us in Christ—eternal and glorious plans they are!—will have you put together and on your feet for good. He gets the last word; yes, he does.
新标点和合本 - 务要谨守，警醒。因为你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同吼叫的狮子，遍地游行，寻找可吞吃的人。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 务要谨慎，要警醒。因为你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同咆哮的狮子，走来走去，寻找可吞吃的人。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 务要谨慎，要警醒。因为你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同咆哮的狮子，走来走去，寻找可吞吃的人。
当代译本 - 你们务要谨慎、警醒，因为你们的仇敌魔鬼好像咆哮的狮子四处游走，寻找可以吞吃的人。
圣经新译本 - 你们要谨守、警醒。你们的仇敌魔鬼，好像吼叫的狮子走来走去，寻找可以吞吃的人；
中文标准译本 - 你们要谨慎，要警醒。你们的仇敌魔鬼就像咆哮的狮子走来走去，寻找可吞吃的人。
现代标点和合本 - 务要谨守、警醒，因为你们的仇敌魔鬼如同吼叫的狮子，遍地游行，寻找可吞吃的人。
和合本（拼音版） - 务要谨守、警醒，因为你们的仇敌魔鬼，如同吼叫的狮子，遍地游行，寻找可吞吃的人。
New International Version - Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
New International Reader's Version - Be watchful and control yourselves. Your enemy the devil is like a roaring lion. He prowls around looking for someone to swallow up.
English Standard Version - Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
New Living Translation - Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
Christian Standard Bible - Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour.
New American Standard Bible - Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
New King James Version - Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
Amplified Bible - Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times. That enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour.
American Standard Version - Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
King James Version - Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
New English Translation - Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.
World English Bible - Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.
新標點和合本 - 務要謹守，警醒。因為你們的仇敵魔鬼，如同吼叫的獅子，遍地遊行，尋找可吞吃的人。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 務要謹慎，要警醒。因為你們的仇敵魔鬼，如同咆哮的獅子，走來走去，尋找可吞吃的人。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 務要謹慎，要警醒。因為你們的仇敵魔鬼，如同咆哮的獅子，走來走去，尋找可吞吃的人。
當代譯本 - 你們務要謹慎、警醒，因為你們的仇敵魔鬼好像咆哮的獅子四處遊走，尋找可以吞吃的人。
聖經新譯本 - 你們要謹守、警醒。你們的仇敵魔鬼，好像吼叫的獅子走來走去，尋找可以吞吃的人；
呂振中譯本 - 你們要冷靜戒備着，儆醒着。告你們的對頭、魔鬼、如同咆哮的獅子走來走去，尋找可吞喫的人。
中文標準譯本 - 你們要謹慎，要警醒。你們的仇敵魔鬼就像咆哮的獅子走來走去，尋找可吞吃的人。
現代標點和合本 - 務要謹守、警醒，因為你們的仇敵魔鬼如同吼叫的獅子，遍地遊行，尋找可吞吃的人。
文理和合譯本 - 宜節制儆醒、爾敵乃魔、如吼獅徧行、覓可吞噬者、
文理委辦譯本 - 勤守儆醒、爾敵乃魔鬼、譬彼吼獅遍行、欲吞噬人、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 當謹守警醒、爾敵即魔、如吼獅遍行、覓可吞噬之人、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 爾等宜惺惺昭昭、恆自警惕、蓋與爾為敵之魔鬼、如吼獅猖獗、遍覓可吞之人。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Practiquen el dominio propio y manténganse alerta. Su enemigo el diablo ronda como león rugiente, buscando a quién devorar.
현대인의 성경 - 바짝 정신을 차리고 철저하게 경계하십시오. 여러분의 원수인 마귀가 울부짖는 사자처럼 삼킬 자를 찾아 돌아다니고 있습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Будьте бдительны и бодрствуйте. Ваш враг, дьявол, бродит вокруг, как рычащий лев, в поисках жертвы.
Восточный перевод - Будьте бдительны и бодрствуйте. Ваш враг, дьявол, бродит вокруг, как рычащий лев, в поисках жертвы.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Будьте бдительны и бодрствуйте. Ваш враг, Иблис, бродит вокруг, как рычащий лев, в поисках жертвы.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Будьте бдительны и бодрствуйте. Ваш враг, дьявол, бродит вокруг, как рычащий лев, в поисках жертвы.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Faites preuve de modération et soyez vigilants. Votre adversaire, le diable, rôde autour de vous comme un lion rugissant, qui cherche quelqu’un à dévorer.
リビングバイブル - 最大の敵である悪魔の攻撃に備えて、警戒しなさい。悪魔は、飢えてほえたけるライオンのように、引き裂くべき獲物を求めてうろつき回っているのです。
Nestle Aland 28 - νήψατε, γρηγορήσατε. ὁ ἀντίδικος ὑμῶν διάβολος ὡς λέων ὠρυόμενος περιπατεῖ ζητῶν τινα καταπιεῖν·
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Nova Versão Internacional - Estejam alertas e vigiem. O Diabo, o inimigo de vocês, anda ao redor como leão, rugindo e procurando a quem possa devorar.
Hoffnung für alle - Seid besonnen und wachsam! Denn der Teufel, euer Todfeind, läuft wie ein brüllender Löwe um euch herum. Er wartet nur darauf, dass er einen von euch verschlingen kann.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Hãy cẩn thận, canh phòng đối phó cuộc tiến công của ma quỷ, tên đại tử thù của anh chị em. Nó đi lảng vảng quanh anh chị em như sư tử gầm thét tìm mồi, chực vồ được người nào là xé xác ngay. Khi bị nó tiến công,
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - จงรู้จักบังคับตนเองและตื่นตัวอยู่เสมอ เพราะมารผู้เป็นศัตรูของท่านวนเวียนอยู่รอบๆ ดุจสิงห์คำราม เที่ยวหาเหยื่อเพื่อขย้ำกิน
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - จงควบคุมตนเองและคอยระวังระไวไว้ ศัตรูของท่านคือพญามาร มันวนเวียนดุจสิงโตคำรามที่แสวงหาเหยื่อ

Psalms 109:6 - Send the Evil One to accuse my accusing judge; dispatch Satan to prosecute him. When he’s judged, let the verdict be “Guilty,” and when he prays, let his prayer turn to sin. Give him a short life, and give his job to somebody else. Make orphans of his children, dress his wife in widow’s black; Turn his children into begging street urchins, evicted from their homes—homeless. May the bank foreclose and wipe him out, and strangers, like vultures, pick him clean. May there be no one around to help him out, no one willing to give his orphans a break. Chop down his family tree so that nobody even remembers his name. But erect a memorial to the sin of his father, and make sure his mother’s name is there, too— Their sins recorded forever before God, but they themselves sunk in oblivion. That’s all he deserves since he was never once kind, hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves. Since he loved cursing so much, let curses rain down; Since he had no taste for blessing, let blessings flee far from him. He dressed up in curses like a fine suit of clothes; he drank curses, took his baths in curses. So give him a gift—a costume of curses; he can wear curses every day of the week! That’s what they’ll get, those out to get me— an avalanche of just deserts from God.
Proverbs 19:12 - Mean-tempered leaders are like mad dogs; the good-natured are like fresh morning dew.
Amos 1:2 - The Message: God roars from Zion, shouts from Jerusalem! The thunderclap voice withers the pastures tended by shepherds, shrivels Mount Carmel’s proud peak.
Esther 7:6 - “An enemy. An adversary. This evil Haman,” said Esther. Haman was terror-stricken before the king and queen.
Matthew 24:48 - “But if that person only looks out for himself, and the minute the Master is away does what he pleases—abusing the help and throwing drunken parties for his friends—the Master is going to show up when he least expects it, and it won’t be pretty. He’ll end up in the dump with the hypocrites, out in the cold shivering, teeth chattering.”
Jeremiah 51:38 - “The Babylonians will be like lions and their cubs, ravenous, roaring for food. I’ll fix them a meal, all right—a banquet, in fact. They’ll drink themselves falling-down drunk. Dead drunk, they’ll sleep—and sleep, and sleep . . .  and they’ll never wake up.” God’s Decree. “I’ll haul these ‘lions’ off to the slaughterhouse like the lambs, rams, and goats, never to be heard of again. * * *
Matthew 4:11 - The Test was over. The Devil left. And in his place, angels! Angels came and took care of Jesus’ needs.
Judges 14:5 - Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother. When he got to the vineyards of Timnah, a young lion came at him, roaring. The Spirit of God came on him powerfully and he ripped it open barehanded, like tearing a young goat. But he didn’t tell his parents what he had done.
Daniel 6:24 - Then the king commanded that the conspirators who had informed on Daniel be thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. Before they hit the floor, the lions had them in their jaws, tearing them to pieces.
Matthew 25:41 - “Then he will turn to the ‘goats,’ the ones on his left, and say, ‘Get out, worthless goats! You’re good for nothing but the fires of hell. And why? Because— I was hungry and you gave me no meal, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was homeless and you gave me no bed, I was shivering and you gave me no clothes, Sick and in prison, and you never visited.’
Matthew 4:1 - Next Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the Test. The Devil was ready to give it. Jesus prepared for the Test by fasting forty days and forty nights. That left him, of course, in a state of extreme hunger, which the Devil took advantage of in the first test: “Since you are God’s Son, speak the word that will turn these stones into loaves of bread.”
Hosea 11:10 - “The people will end up following God. I will roar like a lion— Oh, how I’ll roar! My frightened children will come running from the west. Like frightened birds they’ll come from Egypt, from Assyria like scared doves. I’ll move them back into their homes.” God’s Word! Ephraim tells lies right and left. Not a word of Israel can be trusted. Judah, meanwhile, is no better, addicted to cheap gods. * * *
Proverbs 20:2 - Quick-tempered leaders are like mad dogs— cross them and they bite your head off.
Isaiah 14:12 - What a comedown this, O Babylon! Daystar! Son of Dawn! Flat on your face in the underworld mud, you, famous for flattening nations!
Isaiah 14:13 - You said to yourself, “I’ll climb to heaven. I’ll set my throne over the stars of God. I’ll run the assembly of angels that meets on sacred Mount Zaphon. I’ll climb to the top of the clouds. I’ll take over as King of the Universe!”
Job 1:6 - One day when the angels came to report to God, Satan, who was the Designated Accuser, came along with them. God singled out Satan and said, “What have you been up to?” Satan answered God, “Going here and there, checking things out on earth.”
Amos 3:8 - The lion has roared— who isn’t frightened? God has spoken— what prophet can keep quiet? * * *
Luke 21:34 - “But be on your guard. Don’t let the sharp edge of your expectation get dulled by parties and drinking and shopping. Otherwise, that Day is going to take you by complete surprise, spring on you suddenly like a trap, for it’s going to come on everyone, everywhere, at once. So, whatever you do, don’t fall asleep at the wheel. Pray constantly that you will have the strength and wits to make it through everything that’s coming and end up on your feet before the Son of Man.”
Zechariah 3:1 - Next the Messenger-Angel showed me the high priest Joshua. He was standing before God’s Angel where the Accuser showed up to accuse him. Then God said to the Accuser, “I, God, rebuke you, Accuser! I rebuke you and choose Jerusalem. Surprise! Everything is going up in flames, but I reach in and pull out Jerusalem!”
Romans 13:11 - But make sure that you don’t get so absorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the time and doze off, oblivious to God. The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed. We can’t afford to waste a minute, must not squander these precious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence, in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering and grabbing everything in sight. Get out of bed and get dressed! Don’t loiter and linger, waiting until the very last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and be up and about!
Luke 22:31 - “Simon, stay on your toes. Satan has tried his best to separate all of you from me, like chaff from wheat. Simon, I’ve prayed for you in particular that you not give in or give out. When you have come through the time of testing, turn to your companions and give them a fresh start.”
1 Peter 4:7 - Everything in the world is about to be wrapped up, so take nothing for granted. Stay wide-awake in prayer. Most of all, love each other as if your life depended on it. Love makes up for practically anything. Be quick to give a meal to the hungry, a bed to the homeless—cheerfully. Be generous with the different things God gave you, passing them around so all get in on it: if words, let it be God’s words; if help, let it be God’s hearty help. That way, God’s bright presence will be evident in everything through Jesus, and he’ll get all the credit as the One mighty in everything—encores to the end of time. Oh, yes!
1 John 3:9 - People conceived and brought into life by God don’t make a practice of sin. How could they? God’s seed is deep within them, making them who they are. It’s not in the nature of the God-born to practice and parade sin. Here’s how you tell the difference between God’s children and the Devil’s children: The one who won’t practice righteous ways isn’t from God, nor is the one who won’t love brother or sister. A simple test. * * *
1 Peter 1:13 - So roll up your sleeves, get your head in the game, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy.”
James 4:7 - So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him make himself scarce. Say a quiet yes to God and he’ll be there in no time. Quit dabbling in sin. Purify your inner life. Quit playing the field. Hit bottom, and cry your eyes out. The fun and games are over. Get serious, really serious. Get down on your knees before the Master; it’s the only way you’ll get on your feet.