James 4:7
5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- KJV
- Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- WEB
- Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- ASV
- Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- DARBY
- Subject yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
- BLB
- Therefore subject yourselves to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you⁺.
- ÅB
- Vær derfor Gud undergitt! Men stå djevelen imot, og han skal flykte fra dere;
- OTB
- Så, underordne dere under Guds myndighet. Stå imot djevelen, og han vil flykte fra dere.
- B1930
- Vær derfor Gud undergitt! Men stå djevelen imot, og han skal fly fra eder;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Peter 5:8–9
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Read in contextEphesians 4:27
Neither give place to the devil.
Read in contextEphesians 6:11–12
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Read in context1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Read in contextLuke 4:2–13
Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.
Read in contextMatthew 4:3–11
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.
Read in contextHebrews 12:9
Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
Read in contextRomans 10:3
For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
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