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1 Peter 5:7 KJV
1 Peter · chapter 5 · verse 7
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.1 Peter 5:7 · King James Version
What 1 Peter 5:7 means
Casting is a throwing word. You don't set care down gently, you get rid of it. The reason is in the back half of the verse — for he careth for you — and Peter wrote it to people under real persecution. He put it straight after a line about humility, because pride is what makes a man keep carrying things.
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1 Peter 5:7 in context
5Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
7Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 55:22
- Philippians 4:6
- Psalms 37:5
- Psalms 56:3-4
- Matthew 6:25-26
- Matthew 6:33-34
- Hebrews 13:5-6
- Psalms 34:15
Key words (Strong's)
- Castingepiriptōto throw upon, place uponG1977 →
- carethmeleito care aboutG3199 →
- caremerimnacare, anxietyG3308 →
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Having settled and explained the duty of the pastors or spiritual guides of the church, the apostle comes now to instruct the flock, I. How to behave themselves to their ministers and to one another.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 5-7