1 Peter 5:5–7
Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, and cast your anxieties on God
Study it word by word5Likewise, you younger, submit to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
6Humble yourselves then under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time,
7casting all your anxiety on him, because he cares about you.
In its context
3nor as lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
4And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.
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8Be sober, keep watch. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
9Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being accomplished in your brotherhood in the world.
Its words in the original
- ὁμοίωςhomoiōs· likewise
In the same way, likewise.
- νεώτεροιneōteroi· young, new
New, recent; young.
- ὑποτάγητεhypotagēte· subject, submit
Put under, subject; in the passive or middle, be subject, submit oneself, obey.
- πρεσβυτέροιςpresbyterois· elder
Elder: an older man; also the leaders of a people or of a community.
- ἀλλήλοιςallēlois· one another
One another, each other.
- ταπεινοφροσύνηνtapeinophrosynēn· humility
Humility: not thinking of oneself more highly than is right.
- ἐγκομβώσασθεenkombōsasthe· clothe oneself with
Clothe oneself with something, put it on like a garment.
- θεὸςtheos· God, god
God. In the plural or in another sense, "gods".
- ὑπερηφάνοιςhyperēphanois· arrogant, proud
Arrogant, proud: setting oneself above others.
- ἀντιτάσσεταιantitassetai· oppose
Oppose, resist, set oneself against someone or something.
- ταπεινοῖςtapeinois· humble, lowly
Humble, lowly, of low position.
- δίδωσινdidōsin· give
Give.
- χάρινcharin· grace
Grace, favor.
- ΤαπεινώθητεTapeinōthēte· humble, bring low
Humble, bring low, abase; humble oneself, make oneself small.
- κραταιὰνkrataian· mighty, strong
Mighty, strong.
- χεῖραcheira· hand
Hand.
- ὑψώσῃhypsōsēi· lift up
Lift up, raise high; exalt.
- καιρῷkairōi· time, right time
Time, the appointed moment.
- μέριμνανmerimnan· worry
Worry, anxiety.
- ἐπιρίψαντεςepiripsantes· throw on
Throw on, cast upon.
- μέλειmelei· be of concern
Matter, be a concern to someone.