8“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm

13 “Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right,

“All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble. Humble yourselves, therefore, under

“Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be

“7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. 8 Above all, love each

“Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are sent by

Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among

Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe” “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”

“Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that

13 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is