Focused Passage

1 Peter 5:5-11

Humble Shepherding, Watchful Resistance, and the God Who Restores

Peter moves from exhorting elders to shepherd willingly and humbly, to calling the congregation to humility under God's mighty hand, to urging watchful resistance against the devil, and finally to blessing the God of all grace who restores sufferers into eternal glory.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.

7 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.

10 And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

11 To Him be the power forever and ever. Amen.

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Original words

Young men νεώτεροι G3501 Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural - Comparative in the same way Ὁμοίως G3668 Adverb submit yourselves ὑποτάγητε G5293 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural to [your] elders πρεσβυτέροις G4245 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural - Comparative And δὲ G1161 Conjunction all [of you] πάντες G3956 Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural clothe yourselves ἐγκομβώσασθε G1463 Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular with humility ταπεινοφροσύνην G5012 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular toward one another ἀλλήλοις G240 Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction - G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular opposes ἀντιτάσσεται G498 Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular [the] proud ὑπερηφάνοις G5244 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural but δὲ G1161 Conjunction gives δίδωσιν G1325 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular grace χάριν G5485 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to [the] humble ταπεινοῖς G5011 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Proverbs 3:34 (see also LXX)
Verse 6

Original words

Humble yourselves Ταπεινώθητε G5013 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural therefore οὖν G3767 Conjunction under ὑπὸ G5259 Preposition - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular mighty κραταιὰν G2900 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular hand χεῖρα G5495 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction in ἐν G1722 Preposition [due] time καιρῷ G2540 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular He may exalt ὑψώσῃ G5312 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 7

Original words

Cast ἐπιρίψαντες G1977 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural all πᾶσαν G3956 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular anxiety μέριμναν G3308 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular on ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition Him αὐτόν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular because ὅτι G3754 Conjunction He αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular cares μέλει G3199 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular for περὶ G4012 Preposition you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Verse 8

Original words

Be sober-minded Νήψατε G3525 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural [and] alert γρηγορήσατε G1127 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural Your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural adversary ἀντίδικος G476 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular devil διάβολος G1228 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular prowls around περιπατεῖ G4043 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular like ὡς G5613 Adverb a roaring ὠρυόμενος G5612 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular lion λέων G3023 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular seeking ζητῶν G2212 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular [someone] τινα G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular to devour καταπιεῖν G2666 Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 9

Original words

Resist ἀντίστητε G436 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural [him] G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular [standing] firm στερεοὶ G4731 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural in [your] τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular faith πίστει G4102 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular [and] in the knowledge that εἰδότες G1492 Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural brothers ἀδελφότητι G81 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular - τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular throughout ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular world κόσμῳ G2889 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular are undergoing ἐπιτελεῖσθαι G2005 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive the τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural same kinds αὐτὰ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person Plural of τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural suffering παθημάτων G3804 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 10

Original words

And δὲ G1161 Conjunction [after you] have suffered παθόντας G3958 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural for a little while ὀλίγον G3641 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular God Θεὸς G2316 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of all πάσης G3956 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular grace χάριτος G5485 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular who G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular has called καλέσας G2564 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular you ὑμᾶς G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural to εἰς G1519 Preposition His αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular eternal αἰώνιον G166 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular glory δόξαν G1391 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition Christ Χριστῷ G5547 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular will Himself αὐτὸς G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular restore [you] καταρτίσει G2675 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular secure [you] στηρίξει G4741 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular strengthen [you] σθενώσει G4599 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular [and] establish [you] θεμελιώσει G2311 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR in Christ Jesus
Verse 11

Original words

To Him [be] αὐτῷ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular power κράτος G2904 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular vvv εἰς G1519 Preposition vvv τοὺς G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Plural forever αἰῶνας G165 Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural [and] τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural ever αἰώνων G165 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Amen ἀμήν G281 Hebrew Word

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