Parallel Verses

American Standard Version

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

New American Standard Bible

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that at the proper time he may exalt you.

A Conservative Version

Therefore be lowered under the mighty hand of God, so that he may lift you up in time,

Amplified

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God [set aside self-righteous pride], so that He may exalt you [to a place of honor in His service] at the appropriate time,

An Understandable Version

Therefore, be humble [in your actions] before God's powerful authority, so that you may be exalted [by Him] at the proper time.

Anderson New Testament

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the strong hand of God, that he may exalt you in due season.

Bible in Basic English

For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;

Common New Testament

Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.

Daniel Mace New Testament

submit yourselves therefore to the divine jurisdiction, that he may exalt you in due time.

Darby Translation

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

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

Be humbled, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.

Godbey New Testament

Therefore humble yourselves beneath the mighty hand of God, that he may lift you up in due time:

Goodspeed New Testament

Submit humbly, therefore, to God's mighty hand, so that he may in due time raise you up.

John Wesley New Testament

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Julia Smith Translation

Therefore be humbled under the strong hand of God, that he might lift you up) in due measure:

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the [right] time,

Modern King James verseion

Therefore be humbled under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Submit yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you, when the time is come.

Moffatt New Testament

Humble yourselves under the strong hand of God, then, so that when it is time, he may raise you;

Montgomery New Testament

So humble yourselves under God's mighty hand, so that he may exalt you in due time.

NET Bible

And God will exalt you in due time, if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

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

Sawyer New Testament

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

The Emphasized Bible

Be made lowly, therefore, under the strong hand of God, that he may lift, you, up in due time, -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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

Twentieth Century New Testament

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in his good time,

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

Humble yourselves therefore beneath the mighty hand of God, so that at the right time He may set you on high.

Williams New Testament

Therefore humbly submit to God's strong hand, so that at the proper time He may exalt you.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

Be humbled, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due season;

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ταπεινόω 
Tapeinoo 
Usage: 7

οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

ὑπό 
Hupo 
of, by, under, with, in, not tr,
Usage: 188

the mighty
κραταιός 
Krataios 
Usage: 1

χείρ 
Cheir 
hand, not tr
Usage: 149

of God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

ἵνα 
Hina 
that, to,
Usage: 472

he may exalt
ὑψόω 
Hupsoo 
exalt, lift up
Usage: 8

you
ὑμᾶς 
Humas 
you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,
Usage: 314

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Peter 5:6

Devotionals containing 1 Peter 5:6

Images 1 Peter 5:6

Prayers for 1 Peter 5:6

Context Readings

Instructions For Christians

5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

Cross References

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.

Matthew 23:12

And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and whosoever shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Deuteronomy 32:35

Vengeance is mine, and recompense, At the time when their foot shall slide: For the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things that are to come upon them shall make haste.

Luke 14:11

For everyone that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Luke 18:14

I say unto you, This man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

Exodus 3:19

And I know that the king of Egypt will not give you leave to go, no, not by a mighty hand.

Exodus 10:3

And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

Exodus 32:11

And Moses besought Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, that thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

Leviticus 26:41

I also walked contrary unto them, and brought them into the land of their enemies: if then their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity;

1 Kings 21:29

Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.

2 Kings 22:19

because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before Jehovah, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 12:6-7

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.

2 Chronicles 12:12

And when he humbled himself, the wrath of Jehovah turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things found .

2 Chronicles 30:11

Nevertheless certain men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 32:26

Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of Jehovah came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

2 Chronicles 33:12

And when he was in distress, he besought Jehovah his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

2 Chronicles 33:19

His prayer also, and how God was entreated of him, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up the Asherim and the graven images, before he humbled himself: behold, they are written in the history of Hozai.

2 Chronicles 33:23

And he humbled not himself before Jehovah, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.

2 Chronicles 36:12

and he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah his God; he humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet'speaking from the mouth of Jehovah.

Job 36:22

Behold, God doeth loftily in his power: Who is a teacher like unto him?

Psalm 75:10

All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.

Psalm 89:13

Thou hast a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

Psalm 89:16-17

In thy name do they rejoice all the day; And in thy righteousness are they exalted.

Proverbs 29:23

A man's pride shall bring him low; But he that is of a lowly spirit shall obtain honor.

Isaiah 2:11

The lofty looks of man shall be brought low, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and Jehovah alone shall be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 40:4

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain:

Isaiah 57:15

For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.

Jeremiah 13:18

Say thou unto the king and to the queen-mother, Humble yourselves, sit down; for your headtires are come down, even the crown of your glory.

Jeremiah 44:10

They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers.

Ezekiel 17:21

And all his fugitives in all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward every wind: and ye shall know that I, Jehovah, have spoken it.

Ezekiel 21:6

Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.

Daniel 5:22

And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thy heart, though thou knewest all this,

Micah 6:8

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Luke 1:52

He hath put down princes from their thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree.

Romans 5:6

For while we were yet weak, in due season Christ died for the ungodly.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

1 Timothy 2:6

who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony to be borne in its own times;

Titus 1:3

but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

James 1:9-10

But let the brother of low degree glory in his high estate:

James 5:10

Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.

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