God & Savior

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you.
1 Peter 5:6
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Study notes

Humble yourselves under God's mighty hand, so that at the right time He may lift you up.

Explanation

Peter has just quoted Proverbs 3:34, that God gives grace to the humble (5:5). God's "mighty hand" recalls how He rescued Israel from Egypt. Believers can trust that hand and leave the timing of their honour to Him.

Original language
  • ταπεινώθητε (tapeinōthēte): to humble
    Greek · Verb, aorist, passive, imperative, 2nd person plural · Strong's G5013 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Humble yourselves.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 Peter 5:6, word 1

  • κραταιὰν (krataian): mighty
    Greek · Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · Strong's G2900 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Mighty.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 Peter 5:6, word 5

  • χεῖρα (cheira): hand
    Greek · Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · Strong's G5495 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Hand.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 Peter 5:6, word 6

  • ὑψώσῃ (hupsōsē): to lift up
    Greek · Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · Strong's G5312 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    He may lift up, exalt.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 Peter 5:6, word 11

  • καιρῷ (kairō): time/right time
    Greek · Noun, dative, singular, masculine · Strong's G2540 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Proper time.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 1 Peter 5:6, word 13

Cross-references
  • James 4:10 · Parallel account

    Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

  • 1 Peter 5:5 · Surrounding passage

    God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

  • Luke 14:11 · Same theme

    He who humbles himself will be exalted.

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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

ταπεινώθητε οὖν ὑπὸ τὴν κραταιὰν χεῖρα τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα ὑμᾶς ὑψώσῃ ἐν καιρῷ,

  1. ταπεινώθητεtapeinōthēte“do be humbled”
    Verb, aorist, passive, imperative, 2nd person plural · from ταπεινόω · “to humble” · Strong's G5013
  2. οὖνoun“therefore”
    Conjunction · “therefore/then” · Strong's G3767
  3. ὑπὸhupo“under”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259H
  4. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. κραταιὰνkrataian“mighty”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from κραταιός · “mighty” · Strong's G2900
  6. χεῖραcheira“hand”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from χείρ · “hand” · Strong's G5495
  7. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  8. θεοῦ,theou“of God,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  9. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  10. ὑμᾶςhumas“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  11. ὑψώσῃhupsōsē“He may exalt”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person singular · from ὑψόω · “to lift up” · Strong's G5312
  12. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  13. καιρῷ,kairō“[due] time,”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from καιρός · “time/right time” · Strong's G2540
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  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)