1 Peter 5:9 (GNV)

Passage

Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren which are in the world.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your care on him: for he careth for you.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, and watch: for your aduersarie the deuil as a roaring lyon walketh about, seeking whom he may deuoure:

1 Peter 5:9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren which are in the world.

1 Peter 5:10 And the God of all grace, which hath called vs vnto his eternall glory by Christ Iesus, after that ye haue suffered a litle, make you perfite, confirme, strengthen and stablish you.

1 Peter 5:11 To him be glory and dominion for euer and euer, Amen.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "world", "faith", "resist", "stedfast", "knowing", "same", "afflictions", and "accomplished". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "world" and "faith", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 8's "Be sober and watch for your aduersarie..." into verse 10's "And the God of all grace which...", so "world" and "faith" 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 "world" and "faith" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.