1 Peter 5:5-7

Shepherd the Flock of God

⁵ Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. _w Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for _x "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."

⁶ _x Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, ⁷ _y casting all your anxieties on him, because _z he cares for you.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 20:26 - 27
   It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant.
   John 13:4 - 5
   Rose from supper. He laid aside his outer garments, and taking a towel, tied it around his waist.
   John 13:14
   If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
   
2. Cross References
   James 4:6
   But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, "God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
   James 4:10
   Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Peter 5:5
   Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
   
4. Cross References
   Psalms 37:5
   Commit your way to the Lord ; trust in him, and he will act.
   Psalms 55:22
   Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
   Matthew 6:25
   Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
   
5. Cross References
   Psalms 40:17
   As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!