1 Peter 5

8 Be sober-minded,  * 5:8 1Th 5:6,8; 2Tm 4:5; 1Pt 1:13; 4:7 be alert.  * 5:8 Rv 16:15 Your adversary the devil  * 5:8 Mt 4:1,10; Ac 13:10 is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. 9 Resist him,  * 5:9 Eph 6:13–14; Jms 4:7 firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.

10 The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory  * 5:10 1Pt 5:1,4; 2Pt 3:18 in Christ,  * 5:10 Other mss read in Christ Jesus will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little while.  * 5:10 Or to a small extent