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

5Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 6Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may lift you up at the appropriate time. Cast all your worries on Him, for He cares for you. 8Stay alert! Watch out! Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, searching for someone to devour. 9Stand up against him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being laid upon your brothers and sisters throughout the world.

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 1:10While her soul was bitter, she prayed to Adonai and wept.
• 1 Samuel 30:6So David was in a serious bind, for the troops were calling for his stoning, for all the troops were bitter of soul, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in Adonai his God.
• Psalms 27:13Surely I trust that I will see the goodness of Adonai in the land of the living.
• Psalms 37:5Commit your way to Adonai. Trust in Him, and He will do it.
• Psalms 55:22Smoother than butter was his speech, yet war was in his heart. His words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
• Psalms 56:3My foes trample me all day. For many are fighting me arrogantly.
• Matthew 6:25“So I say to you, do not worry about your life—what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?
• Luke 12:11And when they bring you to the synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how you should defend yourself or what you should say,
• Philippians 4:6Do not be anxious about anything—but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.
• Hebrews 13:5Keep your lifestyle free from the love of money, and be content with what you have. For God Himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you,”
• Psalms 34:15Depart from evil and do good. Seek shalom and pursue it.
• Psalms 142:4When my spirit grows faint within me, You know my path. In the way where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
• Matthew 6:26“Look at the birds of the air. They do not sow or reap or gather into barns; yet your Father in heaven feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
• Mark 4:38But Yeshua was in the back of the boat, sleeping on a pillow. They wake Him up and say to Him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are perishing?”
• Luke 12:30For all the nations of the world strive after these things. But your Father knows that you need these things.
• John 10:13The man is only a hired hand and does not care 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