1 Peter 5:5 (DBY)

Passage

Likewise [ye] younger, be subject to [the] elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against [the] proud, but to [the] humble gives grace.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:3 not as lording it over your possessions, but being models for the flock.

1 Peter 5:4 And when the chief shepherd is manifested ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

1 Peter 5:5 Likewise [ye] younger, be subject to [the] elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against [the] proud, but to [the] humble gives grace.

1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in [the due] time;

1 Peter 5:7 having cast all your care upon him, for he cares about you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "likewise", "younger", "subject", "elder", "bind", "humility", and "towards". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "likewise", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "And when the chief shepherd is manifested..." into verse 6's "Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand...", so "grace" and "likewise" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "likewise" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.