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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.

Context of 1 Peter 5:7

5In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” 6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 8Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

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 1:10In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly.
• 1 Samuel 30:6David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
• Psalms 27:13I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
• Psalms 37:5Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this:
• Psalms 55:22Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
• Psalms 56:3When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
• Matthew 6:25“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?
• Luke 12:11“When you are brought before synagogues, rulers and authorities, do not worry about how you will defend yourselves or what you will say,
• Philippians 4:6Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
• Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
• Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;
• Psalms 142:4Look and see, there is no one at my right hand; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life.
• Matthew 6:26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
• Mark 4:38Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”
• Luke 12:30For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them.
• John 10:13The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for 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