1 Peter 5:6-8

Shepherd the Flock of God

⁶ _x Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, ⁷ _y casting all your anxieties on him, because _z he cares for you. ⁸ _a Be sober-minded; _b be watchful. Your _c adversary the devil _d prowls around _e like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

1. Cross References
   1 Peter 5:5
   Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
   
2. Cross References
   Psalms 37:5
   Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him, and he will act.
   Psalms 55:22
   Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
   Matthew 6:25
   Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
   
3. Cross References
   Psalms 40:17
   As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!
   
4. Cross References
   1 Peter 1:13
   Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 24:42
   Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
   
6. Cross References
   Ephesians 4:27
   And give no opportunity to the devil.
   Ephesians 6:11
   Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be ...
   Revelation 12:9
   And the great dragon was thrown down, that anci...
   Revelation 12:12
   Therefore, rejoice, O heavens and you who dwell...
   Job 1:9 - 12
   Then Satan answered the Lord and said, "Does Jo...
   Luke 22:31
   Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have yo...
   2 Corinthians 2:11
   So that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for...
   
7. Cross References
   Job 1:7
   The Lord said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the Lord and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.
   Job 2:2
   And the Lord said to Satan, "From where have you come?" Satan answered the Lord and said, "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.
   
8. Cross References
   Psalms 22:21
   Save me from the mouth of the lion! You have rescued me from the horns of the wild oxen!