1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in [the due] time;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
In Context
7having cast all your care upon him, for he cares about you.
Cross References
Exodus 3:19But I know that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a powerful hand.
Exodus 32:11And Moses besought Jehovah his God, and said, Why, Jehovah, doth thy wrath burn against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a strong hand?
Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is mine, and recompense, For the time when their foot shall slip. For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that shall come upon them make haste.
2 Kings 22:19Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before Jehovah, when thou heardest what I spoke against this place and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and didst rend thy garments and weep before me, I also have heard [thee], saith Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 12:12And when he humbled himself, the anger of Jehovah turned away from him, that he would not destroy him altogether; and also in Judah there were good things.
2 Chronicles 32:26And Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Jehovah came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 5:6-8
Humility Recommended. ( a. d. 66.) 5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Having settled and explained the duty of the pastors or spiritual guides of the church, the apostle comes now to instruct the flock, I. How… Read the whole commentary →