1 Peter 5:6 (DRB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:4 And when the prince of pastors shall appear, you shall receive a never fading crown of glory.

1 Peter 5:5 In like manner, ye young men, be subject to the ancients. And do you all insinuate humility one to another: for God resisteth the proud, but to the humble he giveth grace.

1 Peter 5:6 Be you humbled therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in the time of visitation:

1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him, for he hath care of you.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "humbled", "therefore", "under", "mighty", "hand", "exalt", "time", and "visitation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "humbled" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "In like manner ye young men be..." into verse 7's "Casting all your care upon him for...", so "humbled" and "therefore" 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 "humbled" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.