1 Peter
1 Peter 5:5
5Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because,
“God opposes the proud,
but gives grace to the humble.”d
Footnotes
- d 5:5 Proverbs 3:34|PRO 3:34(see also LXX)
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young men | νεώτεροι | neōteroi | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural - Comparative | G3501 young, new, fresh |
| in the same way | Ὁμοίως | Homoiōs | Adverb | G3668 in like manner |
| submit yourselves | ὑποτάγητε | hypotagēte | Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G5293 I place under, subject to |
| to | πρεσβυτέροις | presbyterois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural - Comparative | G4245 elder |
| And | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| all | πάντες | pantes | Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural | G3956 all, the whole, every kind of |
| clothe yourselves | ἐγκομβώσασθε | enkombōsasthe | Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural | G1463 I clothe myself |
| with humility | ταπεινοφροσύνην | tapeinophrosynēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5012 humility |
| toward one another | ἀλλήλοις | allēlois | Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine Plural | G240 one another |
| because | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| opposes | ἀντιτάσσεται | antitassetai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G498 I set myself against, resist |
| proud | ὑπερηφάνοις | hyperēphanois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G5244 proud, arrogant |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| gives | δίδωσιν | didōsin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| grace | χάριν | charin | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5485 grace, favor, kindness |
| to | ταπεινοῖς | tapeinois | Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural | G5011 humble, lowly |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
James 4:6 · Proverbs 3:34 · Ephesians 5:21 · Romans 12:10 · Colossians 3:12 · Philippians 2:3 · Isaiah 66:2 · Romans 13:14 · Isaiah 57:15 · 1 Peter 4:5 · Hebrews 13:17 · Leviticus 19:32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.