⁶^uHumble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: ⁷^vCasting all your care upon him; for ^whe careth for you. ⁸^xBe sober, ^ybe vigilant; because your adversary ^zthe devil, ^aas a roaring lion, ^bwalketh about, seeking whom he may devour: ⁹^cWhom resist ^dstedfast in the faith, knowing that ^ethe same afflictions ^fare accomplished in your ^gbrethren that are in the world. ¹⁰But the God of all grace, ^hwho hath called us unto ⁱhis eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered ^ka while, ^lmake you perfect, ^mstablish, strengthen, ⁿsettle you. ¹¹^oTo him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

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Footnotes

u James 4:10. See Matt. 23:12.
vSee Ps. 37:5. & Heb. 13:5.
xSee ch. 1:13. So Luke 21:34, 36.
ySee Matt. 24:42.
z Job 1:9. & 2:2. Eph. 4:27. & 6:11. Rev. 12:9–12. So Luke 22:31. 2 Cor. 2:11.
bComp. Job 1:7.
cSee James 4:7.
d 2 Tim. 2:19 (Gk.). So Col. 2:5.
eSee Acts 14:22. Comp. 1 Cor. 10:13.
f Gal. 3:3 (Gk.).
gch. 2:17 (Gk.). So Heb. 12:8.
kSo 2 Cor. 4:17. See ch. 1:6. Comp. Heb. 10:37.
l Heb. 13:21. Jude 24. See Luke 6:40.
mSo 2 Pet. 1:12. See Rom. 16:25.
nSee Eph. 3:17.
oSee ch. 4:11.

Cross references

w Wisd. 12:13.
a Prov. 28:15.
h 1 Cor. 1:9. 1 Thess. 2:12. 1 Tim. 6:12.
i 2 Tim. 2:10.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.

Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you. Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. Resist him, firm in the faith, knowing that the same kind of sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.

The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little while. To him be dominion forever. Amen.

NLTNew Living Translation

So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.

Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your family of believers all over the world is going through the same kind of suffering you are.

In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation. All power to him forever! Amen.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the right time, casting all your cares on him, because he cares for you.

Be sober; be on the alert. Your adversary the devil walks around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Resist him, steadfast in your faith, because you know the same kinds of sufferings are being accomplished by your community of believers in the world. And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the power forever and ever. Amen.