1 Peter 5:6

Translations

Modern

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

Traditional

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

Literal

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time,

Latin

Humiliamini igitur sub potenti manu Dei, ut vos exaltet in tempore visitationis:

Original

Greek

English

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

Notes

1 Peter 5:1–14

Peter 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).

Theme notes and profiles

Simon Peter The Grace of God

Related verses

James 4:10
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.
Luke 14:11
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Proverbs 29:23
A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.
Matthew 23:12
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
Luke 18:14
I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
Luke 1:52
He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.
2 Chronicles 32:26
Then Hezekiah humbled the pride of his heart—he and the people of Jerusalem—so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them during the days of Hezekiah.
2 Chronicles 12:12
Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.
2 Chronicles 33:12
And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
Isaiah 40:4
Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
Jeremiah 44:10
To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.
Psalm 75:10
“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”

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1 Peter 5:6

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