1 Peter 5:7

1 Peter 5:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
• New International Version (NIV)Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.

Context of 1 Peter 5:7

5Young people, in a similar way, place yourselves under the authority of spiritual leaders. Furthermore, all of you must serve each other with humility, because God opposes the arrogant but favors the humble. 6Be humbled by God’s power so that when the right time comes he will honor you. Turn all your anxiety over to God because he cares for you. 8Keep your mind clear, and be alert. Your opponent the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion as he looks for someone to devour. 9Be firm in the faith and resist him, knowing that other believers throughout the world are going through the same kind of suffering.

1 Peter 5:7 word by word

πᾶσαν τὴν μέριμναν ὑμῶν ἐπιρίψαντες ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν, ὅτι αὐτῷ μέλει περὶ ὑμῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Castingἐπιρρίπτωepirrhiptō · to throw onG1977
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• careὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• careμέριμναmerimna · concernG3308
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• carethμέλωmelō · to concernG3199
• forπερίperi · aboutG4012

Cross-references for 1 Peter 5:7

• 1 Samuel 1:10Though she was resentful, she prayed to the Lord while she cried.
• 1 Samuel 30:6David was in great distress because the people in their bitterness said he should be stoned. (They were thinking of their sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.)
• Psalms 27:13I believe that I will see the goodness of the Lord in this world of the living.
• Psalms 37:5Entrust your ways to the Lord. Trust him, and he will act ⌞on your behalf⌟.
• Psalms 55:22Turn your burdens over to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will never let the righteous person stumble.
• Psalms 56:3Even when I am afraid, I still trust you.
• Matthew 6:25“So I tell you to stop worrying about what you will eat, drink, or wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothes?
• Luke 12:11“When you are put on trial in synagogues or in front of rulers and authorities, don’t worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say.
• Philippians 4:6Never worry about anything. But in every situation let God know what you need in prayers and requests while giving thanks.
• Hebrews 13:5Don’t love money. Be happy with what you have because God has said, “I will never abandon you or leave you.”
• Psalms 34:15The Lord’s eyes are on righteous people. His ears hear their cry for help.
• Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see that no one notices me. Escape is impossible for me. No one cares about me.
• Matthew 6:26“Look at the birds. They don’t plant, harvest, or gather the harvest into barns. Yet, your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?
• Mark 4:38But he was sleeping on a cushion in the back of the boat. So they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to die?”
• Luke 12:30Everyone in the world is concerned about these things, but your Father knows you need them.
• John 10:13The hired hand is concerned about what he’s going to get paid and not about the sheep.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 5:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Casting all your care - · Your anxiety, your distracting care, on him, for he careth for you, ̔ ̔, for he meddles or concerns himself, with the things that interest you. Whatever things concern a follower of God, whether they be spiritual or temporal, or whether in themselves great or small, God concerns himself with them; what affects them affects him; in all their afflictions he is afflicted. He who knows that God cares for him, need have no anxious…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Casting all your care upon him - Compare Psalm 55:22, from whence this passage was probably taken. “Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.” Compare, for a similar sentiment, Matthew 6:25-30. The meaning is, that we are to commit our whole cause to him. If we suffer heavy trials; if we lose our friends, health, or property; if we have arduous and responsible duties to perform; if we feel…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-9Verses 5-9 Humility preserves peace and order in all Christian churches and societies; pride disturbs them. Where God gives grace to be humble, he will give wisdom, faith, and holiness. To be humble, and subject to our reconciled God, will bring greater comfort to the soul than the gratification of pride and ambition. But it is to be in due time; not in thy fancied time, but God's own wisely appointed time. Does he wait, and wilt not thou? What…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14Peter concludes the letter with directions to: elders (5:1–4), younger people (5:5), and the entire church (5:5–11). He then gives final greetings and ends the letter (5:12–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Casting--once for all: so the Greek aorist. care--"anxiety? The advantage flowing from humbling ourselves under God's hand (1Pe 5:6) is confident reliance on His goodness. Exemption from care goes along with humble submission to God. careth for you--literally "respecting you." Care is a burden which faith casts off the man on his God. Compare Psa 22:10; 37:5; 55:22, to which Peter alludes; Lu 12:22, 37; Php 4:6. careth--not so strong a Greek word as…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 5:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Care
• Commandments
• Righteous
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• Adversary
• Constraint
• Devour
• Ensample
• Heritage
• Oversight
• Stedfast
• Vigilant
• Witness
• Care; Carefulness; Careful

Commentaries on 1 Peter 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings