1 Peter 5:7
5 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
9 Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
- KJV
- Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
- WEB
- casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
- ASV
- casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.
- DARBY
- having cast all your care upon him, for he cares about you.
- BLB
- having cast all your⁺ anxiety on Him, because with Him there is care about you⁺.
- ÅB
- og kast all deres sorg på ham! for han har omsorg for dere.
- OTB
- og kast all deres bekymring på Ham, fordi Han bryr seg om dere.
- B1930
- og kast all eders sorg på ham! for han har omsorg for eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Short explanation
Cast all your anxieties on God, because he cares for you. The verse also says why we can: God cares.
Context: Peter writes to Christians who were suffering for their faith.
See also: Psalms 55:22, Philippians 4:6
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Cross references
Psalms 55:22
Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
Read in contextPhilippians 4:6
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Read in contextPsalms 37:5
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.
Read in contextPsalms 56:3–4
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You.
Read in contextMatthew 6:25–26
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?
Read in contextMatthew 6:33–34
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
Read in contextHebrews 13:5–6
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Read in contextPsalms 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
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