1 Peter 5:6 (YLT)

Passage

be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 5:4 and at the manifestation of the chief Shepherd, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.

1 Peter 5:5 In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

1 Peter 5:6 be humbled, then, under the powerful hand of God, that you He may exalt in good time,

1 Peter 5:7 all your care having cast upon Him, because He careth for you.

1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, vigilant, because your opponent the devil, as a roaring lion, doth walk about, seeking whom he may swallow up,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "humbled", "under", "powerful", "hand", "exalt", "good", and "time". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "humbled" and "under", 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 younger be subject..." into verse 7's "all your care having cast upon Him...", so "humbled" and "under" 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 "under" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.