Verse 8
8. Be sober Circumspect, watchful.
Be vigilant Wide awake: and with good reason for both precepts.
Your adversary The adversary of you, in particular. The word means the adverse party in a suit; an accuser in a court of law.
The devil Satan, prince of the devils; not, now, as the subtle serpent or an angel of light, but as a terrible lion, roaring through hunger, and raging to destroy.
Walketh about Up and down in the earth, as in Job 2:7; but just now, in particular, in Pontus and the adjacent countries. That Satan’s proper dwelling-place is in the abyss does not prevent his appearing on the earth. His errand at this time was, as chief persecutor, to rouse persecutors, and use them as his instruments to frighten Christians from their faith, or, in case of failure, to destroy them. The apostle well knew the value of his warning, for he had once himself, from not heeding it as given by Christ, denied his Lord.
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