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1 Peter 5:7

“casting all your anxiety on him, because he cares about you.”

1 Peter 5:7 · direct translation from the Greek
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Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, and cast your anxieties on GodHumility and ServicePeter asks us to cast all our anxiety on God, because he cares about youPeace and Anxiety

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Allusion · Psalms 55:22

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Both texts, in Greek, say “cast your care on him” (merimna): 1 Peter 5:7 and Psalm 55:22 (54:23 in the Septuagint).

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

Words of the Septuagint, the ancient Greek translation of the OT (Psalms 54:23 in the Septuagint numbering; Swete's text, CC BY-SA 4.0):

  • ἐπιρίψαντεςepiripsantesG1977ἐπίριψονepiripsonLXX“cast upon”
  • μέριμνανmerimnanG3308μέριμνάνmerimnanLXX“care, worry”

1 Peter 5:7, word by word

castingἐπιρίψαντεςepiripsantes

cast upon

To hand over to God what weighs on you.

Where else “epiripsantes” appears
your anxietyμέριμνανmerimnan

worry

Worry, anxiety.

Where else “merimnan” appears
caresμέλειmelei

be of concern

Matter, be a concern to someone.

Where else “melei” appears

Translation note

Recalls Psalm 55:22.

The context

6Humble yourselves then under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time,

7 · This verse (above)

8Be sober, keep watch. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

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