1st Peter Chapter 5 verse 6 Holy Bible
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
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For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;
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Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in [the due] time;
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Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
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Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;
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be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,
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1st Peter 5 : 6 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 6. - Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. The Alexandrine Manuscript and some ancient versions add ἐπισκοπῆς, "in the time of visitation," probably from Luke 19:44. For "the mighty hand of God," comp. Deuteronomy 3:24; Luke 1:51. St. Peter was doubtless thinking of the well-remembered words of the Lord, "He that humbleth himself shall be exalted."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) Humble yourselves therefore.--This, too, looks an amplification of a proverb, when we compare it with James 4:10. The humility here recommended is not merely a submissive bearing of the strokes which it pleased God to let fall upon them, but it was to be shown, as we see in the former verse, in their bearing toward one another. And "the mighty hand of God" is not to be regarded as that which is chastising them, but as the protecting shelter which they are humbly to seek.In due time.--St. Peter probably means, in the day of judgment, which seemed so instant.
