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

5Young 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.”

6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.

7Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

9Resist him, standing firm in your faith and in the knowledge that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering.

10And 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.

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

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References and Original Words

Verse 5

Original words

Young menνεώτεροιG3501Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural - Comparativein the same wayὉμοίωςG3668Adverbsubmit yourselvesὑποτάγητεG5293Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Pluralto [your] eldersπρεσβυτέροιςG4245Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural - ComparativeAndδὲG1161Conjunctionall [of you]πάντεςG3956Adjective - Vocative Masculine Pluralclothe yourselvesἐγκομβώσασθεG1463Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularwith humilityταπεινοφροσύνηνG5012Noun - Accusative Feminine Singulartoward one anotherἀλλήλοιςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine PluralbecauseὅτιG3754Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularopposesἀντιτάσσεταιG498Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular[the] proudὑπερηφάνοιςG5244Adjective - Dative Masculine PluralbutδὲG1161ConjunctiongivesδίδωσινG1325Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulargraceχάρινG5485Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularto [the] humbleταπεινοῖςG5011Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural

BSB notes

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

Original words

Humble yourselvesΤαπεινώθητεG5013Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person PluralthereforeοὖνG3767ConjunctionunderὑπὸG5259Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularmightyκραταιὰνG2900Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularhandχεῖραG5495Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularso thatἵναG2443ConjunctioninἐνG1722Preposition[due] timeκαιρῷG2540Noun - Dative Masculine SingularHe may exaltὑψώσῃG5312Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural
Verse 7

Original words

CastἐπιρίψαντεςG1977Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralallπᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularanxietyμέριμνανG3308Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularonἐπ’G1909PrepositionHimαὐτόνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionHeαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularcaresμέλειG3199Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularforπερὶG4012PrepositionyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural
Verse 8

Original words

Be sober-mindedΝήψατεG3525Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural[and] alertγρηγορήσατεG1127Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralYourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluraladversaryἀντίδικοςG476Noun - Nominative Masculine SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingulardevilδιάβολοςG1228Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularprowls aroundπεριπατεῖG4043Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularlikeὡςG5613Adverba roaringὠρυόμενοςG5612Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularlionλέωνG3023Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularseekingζητῶνG2212Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[someone]τιναG5101Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singularto devourκαταπιεῖνG2666Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 9

Original words

ResistἀντίστητεG436Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural[him]G3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular[standing] firmστερεοὶG4731Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralin [your]τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularfaithπίστειG4102Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[and] in the knowledge thatεἰδότεςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralyourὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person PluralbrothersἀδελφότητιG81Noun - Dative Feminine Singular-τῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularthroughoutἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularworldκόσμῳG2889Noun - Dative Masculine Singularare undergoingἐπιτελεῖσθαιG2005Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivetheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Pluralsame kindsαὐτὰG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Neuter 3rd Person PluralofτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter PluralsufferingπαθημάτωνG3804Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 10

Original words

AndδὲG1161Conjunction[after you] have sufferedπαθόνταςG3958Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Pluralfor a little whileὀλίγονG3641Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingulartheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularof allπάσηςG3956Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingulargraceχάριτοςG5485Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularhas calledκαλέσαςG2564Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingulareternalαἰώνιονG166Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositionChristΧριστῷG5547Noun - Dative Masculine Singularwill HimselfαὐτὸςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singularrestore [you]καταρτίσειG2675Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularsecure [you]στηρίξειG4741Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularstrengthen [you]σθενώσειG4599Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[and] establish [you]θεμελιώσειG2311Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR in Christ Jesus
Verse 11

Original words

To Him [be]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingulartheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularpowerκράτοςG2904Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvεἰςG1519PrepositionvvvτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralforeverαἰῶναςG165Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural[and]τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraleverαἰώνωνG165Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralAmenἀμήνG281Hebrew Word

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