1 Peter 5:6

1 Peter 5:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
• New International Version (NIV)Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,

Context of 1 Peter 5:6

4Then when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that never fades away. 5In the same way, you who are younger, be subject 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. And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand 7by casting all your cares on him because he cares for you. 8Be sober and alert. Your enemy the devil, like a roaring lion, is on the prowl looking for someone to devour.

1 Peter 5:6 word by word

ταπεινώθητε οὖν ὑπὸ τὴν κραταιὰν χεῖρα τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα ὑμᾶς ὑψώσῃ ἐν καιρῷ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Humble yourselvesταπεινόωtapeinoō · to humbleG5013
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• underὑπόhupo · by/under: underG5259
• the mightyκραταιόςkrataios · mightyG2900
• handχείρcheir · handG5495
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• he may exaltὑψόωhupsoō · to lift upG5312
• youσύsu · youG4771
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• due timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540

Cross-references for 1 Peter 5:6

• Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh and told him, “Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews: ‘How long do you refuse to humble yourself before me? Release my people so that they may serve me!
• Leviticus 26:41(and I myself will walk in hostility against them and bring them into the land of their enemies), and then their uncircumcised hearts become humbled and they make up for their iniquity,
• 1 Kings 21:29“Have you noticed how Ahab shows remorse before me? Because he shows remorse before me, I will not bring disaster on his dynasty during his lifetime, but during the reign of his son.”
• 2 Kings 22:19‘You displayed a sensitive spirit and humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard how I intended to make this place and its residents into an appalling example of an accursed people. You tore your clothes and wept before me, and I have heard you,’ says the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 12:6The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”
• 2 Chronicles 30:11But some men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 32:26But then Hezekiah and the residents of Jerusalem humbled themselves and abandoned their pride, and the Lord was not angry with them for the rest of Hezekiah’s reign.
• 2 Chronicles 33:12In his pain Manasseh asked the Lord his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
• 2 Chronicles 36:12He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, the Lord’s spokesman.
• Proverbs 29:23A person’s pride will bring him low, but one who has a lowly spirit will gain honor.
• Isaiah 2:11Proud men will be brought low, arrogant men will be humiliated; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 57:15For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: “I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
• Jeremiah 13:18The Lord told me, “Tell the king and the queen mother, ‘Surrender your thrones, for your glorious crowns will be removed from your heads.
• Jeremiah 44:10To this day your people have shown no contrition! They have not revered me nor followed the laws and statutes I commanded you and your ancestors.’
• Daniel 5:22“But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, although you knew all this.
• Micah 6:8He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord really wants from you: He wants you to promote justice, to be faithful, and to live obediently before your God.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 5:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Humble yourselves - Those who submit patiently to the dispensations of God's providence he lifts up; those who lift themselves up, God thrusts down. If we humble not ourselves under God's grace, he will humble us under his judgments. Those who patiently submit to him, he exalts in due time; if his hand be mighty to depress, it is also mighty to exalt.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Humble yourselves therefore - Be willing to take a low place - a place such as becomes you. Do not arrogate to yourselves what does not belong to you; do not evince pride and haughtiness in your manner; do not exalt yourselves above others. See the notes at Luke 14:7-11. Compare Proverbs 15:33; Proverbs 18:12; Proverbs 22:4; Micah 6:8; Philemon 2:8. Under the mighty hand of God - This refers probably to the calamities which he had brought upon them, or…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. 66. under the mighty hand--afflicting you (1Pe 3:15): "accept" His chastisements, and turn to Him that smiteth you. He depresses the proud and exalts the humble. in due time--Wait humbly and patiently for His own fit time. One oldest manuscript and Vulgate read, "In the season of visitation," namely, His visitation in mercy.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 5:6

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Care
• Commandments
• Humility
• Righteous

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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