“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour — the call to vigilance (nephal, be sober) and alertness (gregoreuō, watch) posits active opposition from the 'adversary, the devil' (antidikos...diabolos), who 'prowls like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour' (katapino, swallow up). The vivid predatory metaphor emphasizes spiritual danger.
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