1 Peter 5:8 in Other Translations
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;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary [the] devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may 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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,
| Be sober, | Νήψατε | nēpsate | NAY-psa-tay |
| be vigilant; | γρηγορήσατε | grēgorēsate | gray-goh-RAY-sa-tay |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | OH-tee |
| your | ὁ | ho | oh |
| adversary | ἀντίδικος | antidikos | an-TEE-thee-kose |
| the | ὑμῶν | hymōn | yoo-MONE |
| devil, | διάβολος | diabolos | thee-AH-voh-lose |
| as | ὡς | hōs | ose |
| roaring a | λέων | leōn | LAY-one |
| lion, | ὠρυόμενος | ōryomenos | oh-ryoo-OH-may-nose |
| walketh about, | περιπατεῖ | peripatei | pay-ree-pa-TEE |
| seeking | ζητῶν | zētōn | zay-TONE |
| whom | τινα | tina | tee-na |
| he may devour: | καταπίῃ· | katapiē | ka-ta-PEE-ay |