1 Peter 5:6
Be made lowly, therefore, under the strong hand of God, that he may lift, you, up in due time,—
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
In Context
7All your anxiety, casting upon him, because he careth for you.
Cross References
Exodus 3:19But, I, know, that the king of Egypt will not suffer you to go,—not even by a firm hand.
Exodus 32:11And Moses besought the face of Yahweh his God,—and said—Wherefore, O Yahweh, should thine anger kindle upon thy people, whom thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great might and with a firm hand?
Deuteronomy 32:35Unto the days of vengeance and requital: Unto the time their foot shall totter? For, near, is the day of their fate, And their destiny speedeth on.
2 Kings 22:19Because, tender, was thy heart, and thou didst humble thyself before Yahweh when thou heardest what I had spoken against this place and against the inhabitants thereof—that they should become a desolation and a curse, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me, therefore also, I, have hearkened—declareth Yahweh.
2 Chronicles 12:12But, when he humbled himself, then turned from him the anger of Yahweh, that he would not destroy, to make an end,—moreover also, in Judah, there were some good things.
2 Chronicles 32:26Then Hezekiah humbled himself, for the uplifting of his heart, he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,—so that the wrath of Yahweh 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 →