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James 4:10
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James 4:10
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10 Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will exalt you.
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1 Peter 5:5
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1 Peter 5:5
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5 In the same way, you who are younger,[a] be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.[b]
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- 1 Peter 5:5 sn In this context younger and elder are terms that combine two meanings: relative age and an official structure of leadership in the church. As in v. 1, elder here denotes those who exercise spiritual leadership, who for the most part are older in years. Likewise younger means the rest of the community, who for the most part are younger in age, who are urged to accept the authority of their leaders.
- 1 Peter 5:5 sn A quotation from Prov 3:34 (cf. Jas 4:6).
1 Peter 5:6
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1 Peter 5:6
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6 And God will exalt you in due time,[a] if you humble yourselves under his mighty hand[b]
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- 1 Peter 5:6 tn Grk “in time,” but connoting “the proper time, when the time is right” as in Matt 24:45; Luke 12:42.
- 1 Peter 5:6 tn Grk “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that in due time he may exalt you.” The sentence was rearranged so that the English reader could more clearly see the connection between “casting” (v. 7) and “humble” (v. 6).
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