1 Peter 5:6
“Humble yourselues therefore vnder the mighty hand of God, that hee may exalt you in due time,”
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1 Peter 5:6 Context
4And when the chiefe shepheard shall appeare, ye shall receiue a crowne of glory that fadeth not away. 5Likewise ye yonger, submit your selues vnto the elder: yea, all of you bee subiect one to another, and bee clothed with humilitie: for God resisteth the proud, and giueth grace to the humble. 6Humble yourselues therefore vnder the mighty hand of God, that hee may exalt you in due time, 7Casting all your care vpon him, for he careth for you. 8Be sober, be vigilant: because your aduersary the deuill, as a roaring Lion walketh about, seeking whom he may deuoure.
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Other Translations for 1 Peter 5:6
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
- King James Version
Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
- American Standard Version (1901)
For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;
- Basic English Bible
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in [the due] time;
- Darby Bible
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
- Webster's Bible
Humble yourselves therefore beneath the mighty hand of God, so that at the right time He may set you on high.
- Weymouth Bible
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
- World English Bible
Therfor be ye mekid vndir the myyti hoond of God, that he reise you in the tyme of visitacioun,
- Wycliffe Bible
be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Commentary for 1 Peter 5:6
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Wesley's Notes for 1 Peter 5:6
5:6 The hand of God - Is in all troubles.
People's Bible Notes for 1 Peter 5:6
1Pe 5:6 Humble yourselves. Because God "giveth grace to the humble" (1Pe 5:5). Under the mighty hand of God. God exalts as well as casts down. He lifts up the humble, therefore, "Humble yourselves . . . that he may exalt you". In due time. In God's own time; not our time, but God's.