What Does 1 Peter 5:7 Mean?
Two renderings of the same sentence, the verses it belongs to, and what the passage is doing — so you can decide what it means rather than take someone's word for it.
"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." 1 Peter 5:7, King James Version
The same verse in modern English
"Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7, Berean Standard Bible
What it sits inside
A verse quoted on its own is the commonest way one gets misread. Here it is with what comes immediately before and after, in the King James Version.
1 Peter 5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Peter 5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
1 Peter 5:9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
A conversation built on it
You don't have to finish the whole week today — just this moment, and He's already in it with you.
Questions people ask
What does 1 Peter 5:7 mean?
In modern English (Berean Standard Bible) it reads: “Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.” The King James rendering most people know is: “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
What is the context of 1 Peter 5:7?
The verses immediately around it read: (1 Peter 5:5) Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. (1 Peter 5:6) Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: (1 Peter 5:7) Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. (1 Peter 5:8) Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: (1 Peter 5:9) Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
How is 1 Peter 5:7 used in a conversation about this?
You don't have to finish the whole week today — just this moment, and He's already in it with you.
Reading it is one thing. Saying what it stirs up is another.
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